Exam 11: Political Parties

Democratic superdelegates are not pledged to a candidate and thus may support whichever candidate they choose.

A gradual shift in party coalitions that is based more on demographic shifts than on shocks to the political system is known as a __________ realignment.

Members of which of the following groups are most likely to prefer the Democratic Party?

The media are partly responsible for the nation's perception that our country is deeply divided along party lines.

Describe how the New Deal realignment transformed American political parties.

Members of think tanks are primarily responsible for writing the national party platforms.

The national parties have set restrictions about how states select __________.

A __________ is a dramatic shift in partisan preferences that drastically alters the political landscape.

Virtually all government regulation of political parties falls to the states.

Which of the following was a prominent feature of the era called the "Golden Age" of political parties?

Proponents of a government that includes a greater role for minor parties might suggest that the United States consider Europe's system of __________.

What role do the national party conventions play in the election process? Assess whether the convention process should be reformed.

Since 1993,the Republican Party's fund-raising has consistently dwarfed that of their Democratic counterparts.

What is the party in the electorate?

How does a citizen typically become a delegate to a national party convention?

When was the Era of Good Feelings?

Which of the following voter profiles most strongly suggests that an individual will identify with the Democratic Party?

The __________ is the site for the approval of the party platform every four years.

During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries,political machines provided __________.

The highlight of the national party conventions is the casting of the Electoral College votes.