Question 1

The top official of each of the two major parties is called the party president.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

In the twentieth century, no third party candidate has come close to winning a presidential election.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Reform in the Democratic Party included the institution of a system of proportionality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Television, radio, the Internet, and telephones have weakened the role of candidates and increased the importance of parties.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Party platforms

Accepted Answer

A) are short, concise statements of party purpose. 
B) explain the ideology of the party in specific details. 
C) are widely read by party members. 
D) give reasons for supporting a particular candidate. 
E) are vague, ponderous documents that generally give individuals few reasons for voting against the party. 
A) are short, concise statements of party purpose. 
B) explain the ideology of the party in specific details. 
C) are widely read by party members. 
D) give reasons for supporting a particular candidate. 
E) are vague, ponderous documents that generally give individuals few reasons for voting against the party.

Question 6

Minor parties built around a charismatic leader tend to last longer than other kinds of minor parties.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

When one party is in charge of the presidency and the other is in charge of one or both houses of Congress, the United States is said to have

Accepted Answer

A) executive order. 
B) split power. 
C) divided government. 
D) gridlock. 
E) realignment. 
A) executive order. 
B) split power. 
C) divided government. 
D) gridlock. 
E) realignment.

Question 8

Which of the following was NOT key in reducing the prevalence of the "spoils system," or patronage system, from American politics?

Accepted Answer

A) Civil service reforms 
B) Direct primary elections 
C) Ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment 
D) The Great Depression 
E) The growth of nonpartisan city elections 
A) Civil service reforms 
B) Direct primary elections 
C) Ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment 
D) The Great Depression 
E) The growth of nonpartisan city elections

Question 9

Party platforms are intentionally ambiguous.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Judges do NOT sit together by party because

Accepted Answer

A) they have no party affiliation. 
B) they are not allowed to by the Constitution. 
C) they don't have enough members to form meaningful coalitions. 
D) they are forbidden by party leaders. 
E) the judicial branch operates in a nonpartisan manner. 
A) they have no party affiliation. 
B) they are not allowed to by the Constitution. 
C) they don't have enough members to form meaningful coalitions. 
D) they are forbidden by party leaders. 
E) the judicial branch operates in a nonpartisan manner.

Question 11

Although the realignment of 1896 did NOT include a change of the party in power, the Republican party did come to be dominated by its

Accepted Answer

A) conservative wing. 
B) liberal wing. 
C) progressive wing. 
D) secessionist wing. 
E) fundamentalist wing. 
A) conservative wing. 
B) liberal wing. 
C) progressive wing. 
D) secessionist wing. 
E) fundamentalist wing.

Question 12

The Republican Party is organized around big city mayors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

In general, the rise of television and electronic technology has made parties less relevant in their role of educating the public.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The __________, a piece of campaign finance reform legislation, sought to restrict soft money at the federal level.

Accepted Answer

A) Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act 
B) McCain-Feingold Act 
C) Campaign Contribution Reform Act 
D) Donation Restriction Act 
E) Campaign Finance Reform Act 
A) Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act 
B) McCain-Feingold Act 
C) Campaign Contribution Reform Act 
D) Donation Restriction Act 
E) Campaign Finance Reform Act

Question 15

The judicial branch of the national government, with its lifetime tenure and political independence, is designed to operate in what express manner?

Accepted Answer

A) Nonpartisan 
B) Multipartisan 
C) Bipartisan 
D) Tripartisan 
E) Partisan 
A) Nonpartisan 
B) Multipartisan 
C) Bipartisan 
D) Tripartisan 
E) Partisan

Question 16

The first party was organized by

Accepted Answer

A) George Washington. 
B) Thomas Jefferson. 
C) Benjamin Franklin. 
D) Alexander Hamilton. 
E) John Adams. 
A) George Washington. 
B) Thomas Jefferson. 
C) Benjamin Franklin. 
D) Alexander Hamilton. 
E) John Adams.

Question 17

Your text asserts that, with regard to political parties, most people

Accepted Answer

A) don't think parties are necessary. 
B) would prefer that party labels were absent from ballots. 
C) have most of the new ideas. 
D) are critical and distrustful of them. 
E) do not identify with any party. 
A) don't think parties are necessary. 
B) would prefer that party labels were absent from ballots. 
C) have most of the new ideas. 
D) are critical and distrustful of them. 
E) do not identify with any party.

Question 18

The institutional characteristics of political parties include

Accepted Answer

A) national party leadership. 
B) state and local party participation. 
C) party platforms. 
D) All of the above 
E) national party leadership and party platforms only. 
A) national party leadership. 
B) state and local party participation. 
C) party platforms. 
D) All of the above 
E) national party leadership and party platforms only.

Question 19

Realigning elections are characterized by

Accepted Answer

A) intense voter involvement. 
B) disruptions of traditional voting patterns. 
C) changes in the relationships of power within the broader political community. 
D) the formation of new and durable electoral groupings. 
E) All of the above 
A) intense voter involvement. 
B) disruptions of traditional voting patterns. 
C) changes in the relationships of power within the broader political community. 
D) the formation of new and durable electoral groupings. 
E) All of the above

Question 20

In 2000 all parties combined raised how much soft money?

Accepted Answer

A) 100 million dollars 
B) 200 million dollars 
C) 300 million dollars 
D) 400 million dollars 
E) 500 million dollars 
A) 100 million dollars 
B) 200 million dollars 
C) 300 million dollars 
D) 400 million dollars 
E) 500 million dollars

Exam 7: Political Parties

The top official of each of the two major parties is called the party president.

In the twentieth century, no third party candidate has come close to winning a presidential election.

Reform in the Democratic Party included the institution of a system of proportionality.

Television, radio, the Internet, and telephones have weakened the role of candidates and increased the importance of parties.

Party platforms

Minor parties built around a charismatic leader tend to last longer than other kinds of minor parties.

When one party is in charge of the presidency and the other is in charge of one or both houses of Congress, the United States is said to have

Which of the following was NOT key in reducing the prevalence of the "spoils system," or patronage system, from American politics?

Party platforms are intentionally ambiguous.

Judges do NOT sit together by party because

Although the realignment of 1896 did NOT include a change of the party in power, the Republican party did come to be dominated by its

The Republican Party is organized around big city mayors.

In general, the rise of television and electronic technology has made parties less relevant in their role of educating the public.

The __________, a piece of campaign finance reform legislation, sought to restrict soft money at the federal level.

The judicial branch of the national government, with its lifetime tenure and political independence, is designed to operate in what express manner?

The first party was organized by

Your text asserts that, with regard to political parties, most people

The institutional characteristics of political parties include

Realigning elections are characterized by

In 2000 all parties combined raised how much soft money?

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