Exam 6: Political Parties

What was the significance of the Supreme Court's decision in McCutcheon v.Federal Election Commission?

How does the American two-party system facilitate or hinder democracy? Compare the U.S.electoral system to multiparty systems.How did the American electoral system arise,and who has manipulated it? Offer an analysis of the potential for realistic prodemocratic change in the U.S.electoral system.

The __________ was legislation regulating unrestricted soft money in elections.

Why have minor parties been so unsuccessful in U.S.politics? In what electoral systems are minor parties more likely to be successful?

Explain the party fund-raising and expenditure processes.How and why have these processes altered over time? Assess monetary regulation of political parties and their effects on party strength.

Party platforms are ratified at national party conventions.

Which of these is an electoral "earthquake," where new issues emerge,new coalitions replace old ones,and the minority party often displaces the majority party?

Which groups benefited most from reforms within the Democratic Party in the late 1960s?

Which of the following is an effective counterargument to the party decline argument?

Which of the following best corresponds to the three functions of political parties?

Briefly discuss specific Democratic and Republican Party reforms and assess long-term prospects for the two-party system in the United States.

The Libertarian Party usually focuses on the personality and charisma of its presidential candidate.

Which of the following changes to the American electoral system would most help minor parties obtain representation?

Examine the role of minor parties in U.S.politics.How have minor parties affected the electoral system? What limitations have kept them from achieving major-party status? Provide a detailed assessment from the individual voter's perspective on the utility of voting for a minor party.Use the presidential election of 2000 (Bush v.Gore)as a test case.

Realigning elections are also known as __________.

Which of the following was a Progressive Era reform?

Ross Perot's candidacy in 1992 and 1996 demonstrated which of the following?

Why are politicians not more responsible for adhering to their parties' platforms and their own campaign promises? What explains this?

Since the 1950s,the parties in government have been characterized as __________ more often than not.

Australia was the first country to adopt the secret ballot in 1857.