Question 1

American political parties play an important role in educating voters about policy issues.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The current trend of both national parties is toward weaker state party organizations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Franklin Roosevelt's promise of a "new deal" for the people became the basis for

Accepted Answer

A) making government expenditures to stimulate economic growth. 
B) sporadic government activity regarding the economy. 
C) deregulating financial markets. 
D) enacting antitrust legislation. 
E) reducing the number of people employed by the national government. 
A) making government expenditures to stimulate economic growth. 
B) sporadic government activity regarding the economy. 
C) deregulating financial markets. 
D) enacting antitrust legislation. 
E) reducing the number of people employed by the national government.

Question 4

For the party that controls the White House, the national party chair actually serves at the pleasure of the

Accepted Answer

A) party leaders. 
B) campaign contributors. 
C) president. 
D) congressional leadership. 
E) national platform committee. 
A) party leaders. 
B) campaign contributors. 
C) president. 
D) congressional leadership. 
E) national platform committee.

Question 5

In multiparty systems, which of the following is NOT correct?

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A) Parties at the extremes are more likely to have some influence. 
B) Parties are more doctrinaire. 
C) Parties are more centered on personalities of the candidates. 
D) Legislatures more accurately reflect the full range of the views of the electorate. 
E) Third, fourth, or additional parties have an incentive to run because they can win some seats. 
A) Parties at the extremes are more likely to have some influence. 
B) Parties are more doctrinaire. 
C) Parties are more centered on personalities of the candidates. 
D) Legislatures more accurately reflect the full range of the views of the electorate. 
E) Third, fourth, or additional parties have an incentive to run because they can win some seats.

Question 6

A closed primary is one in which

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A) no votes are counted whatsoever. 
B) voters can only vote if they have made a campaign contribution. 
C) nonbinding decisions about party preference are decided. 
D) delegates to a party caucus are selected. 
E) voters can only vote in their own party's primary. 
A) no votes are counted whatsoever. 
B) voters can only vote if they have made a campaign contribution. 
C) nonbinding decisions about party preference are decided. 
D) delegates to a party caucus are selected. 
E) voters can only vote in their own party's primary.

Question 7

The importance of political parties to the operation of local and state government

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A) reflects that of the national party's importance. 
B) is relatively low. 
C) varies quite a bit. 
D) is always quite high. 
E) is high in the localities, but low in the states. 
A) reflects that of the national party's importance. 
B) is relatively low. 
C) varies quite a bit. 
D) is always quite high. 
E) is high in the localities, but low in the states.

Question 8

Women gained the right to vote in national elections in 1920.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Parties exist primarily as organizing mechanisms for winning elections.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

For the party that controls the White House, the national party chair actually serves at the pleasure of the Speaker of the House.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Party members who follow a particular candidate, and who see the party as the means to place their candidate in power, are termed

Accepted Answer

A) party regulars. 
B) candidate activists. 
C) issue activists. 
D) lobbyists. 
E) chairmen. 
A) party regulars. 
B) candidate activists. 
C) issue activists. 
D) lobbyists. 
E) chairmen.

Question 12

Local and judicial elections are the most likely elections to be

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A) non partisan. 
B) heavily contested. 
C) partisan. 
D) open primaries. 
E) closed primaries. 
A) non partisan. 
B) heavily contested. 
C) partisan. 
D) open primaries. 
E) closed primaries.

Question 13

Platform positions can hurt a candidate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The top official of each of the two major parties is called the

Accepted Answer

A) national committee president. 
B) national committee chair. 
C) national convention chair. 
D) White House chair. 
E) national party president. 
A) national committee president. 
B) national committee chair. 
C) national convention chair. 
D) White House chair. 
E) national party president.

Question 15

The Seventeenth Amendment to the Constitution, ratified in 1913, marked the first time that U.S.Senators were

Accepted Answer

A) not allowed to hold two offices at the same time. 
B) selected by the house of representatives. 
C) elected by the electoral college. 
D) popularly elected. 
E) appointed by the various states' legislatures. 
A) not allowed to hold two offices at the same time. 
B) selected by the house of representatives. 
C) elected by the electoral college. 
D) popularly elected. 
E) appointed by the various states' legislatures.

Question 16

The Democratic Party's "superdelegates"

Accepted Answer

A) are positions for elected officials who are not required to run for election as delegates. 
B) are positions for party members who win them by way of lottery. 
C) were eliminated in 1968 when the party instituted several reforms. 
D) were of no significance in the 2008 nomination process. 
E) None of the above 
A) are positions for elected officials who are not required to run for election as delegates. 
B) are positions for party members who win them by way of lottery. 
C) were eliminated in 1968 when the party instituted several reforms. 
D) were of no significance in the 2008 nomination process. 
E) None of the above

Question 17

Minor parties have never worn more than a handful of congressional seats.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The county committee of a political party is

Accepted Answer

A) better organized than the state committee. 
B) waning away as the state committee exerts control. 
C) in charge of selecting state level candidates. 
D) variable, with some very active and organized while others are quiescent. 
E) usually flooded with candidates for local offices. 
A) better organized than the state committee. 
B) waning away as the state committee exerts control. 
C) in charge of selecting state level candidates. 
D) variable, with some very active and organized while others are quiescent. 
E) usually flooded with candidates for local offices.

Question 19

When a political party receives a number of legislators corresponding to their percentage of the vote, winners are determined by

Accepted Answer

A) direct election. 
B) winner take all. 
C) third parties. 
D) proportional representation. 
E) coalition. 
A) direct election. 
B) winner take all. 
C) third parties. 
D) proportional representation. 
E) coalition.

Question 20

Political parties do all the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) organize electoral competition. 
B) unify large portions of the electorate. 
C) increase the complexity of democracy for voters. 
D) transform individual preferences into policy. 
E) provide a mechanism for opposition. 
A) organize electoral competition. 
B) unify large portions of the electorate. 
C) increase the complexity of democracy for voters. 
D) transform individual preferences into policy. 
E) provide a mechanism for opposition.

Exam 7: Political Parties

American political parties play an important role in educating voters about policy issues.

The current trend of both national parties is toward weaker state party organizations.

Franklin Roosevelt's promise of a "new deal" for the people became the basis for

For the party that controls the White House, the national party chair actually serves at the pleasure of the

In multiparty systems, which of the following is NOT correct?

A closed primary is one in which

The importance of political parties to the operation of local and state government

Women gained the right to vote in national elections in 1920.

Parties exist primarily as organizing mechanisms for winning elections.

For the party that controls the White House, the national party chair actually serves at the pleasure of the Speaker of the House.

Party members who follow a particular candidate, and who see the party as the means to place their candidate in power, are termed

Local and judicial elections are the most likely elections to be

Platform positions can hurt a candidate.

The top official of each of the two major parties is called the

The Seventeenth Amendment to the Constitution, ratified in 1913, marked the first time that U.S.Senators were

The Democratic Party's "superdelegates"

Minor parties have never worn more than a handful of congressional seats.

The county committee of a political party is

When a political party receives a number of legislators corresponding to their percentage of the vote, winners are determined by

Political parties do all the following EXCEPT

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