Question 1

A strong party system is likely to produce __________.

Accepted Answer

A) ineffective public policies 
B) high levels of voter turnout 
C) increased levels of political apathy 
D) multiple candidates running for most seats 
A) ineffective public policies 
B) high levels of voter turnout 
C) increased levels of political apathy 
D) multiple candidates running for most seats

Question 2

Which statement describes the shift in the U.S.party system that began in the 1980s?

Accepted Answer

A) The two parties have become more polarized. 
B) The Republican Party has shrunk significantly. 
C) The Democratic Party has shifted its coalition. 
D) The two parties have adopted roughly the same platforms. 
A) The two parties have become more polarized. 
B) The Republican Party has shrunk significantly. 
C) The Democratic Party has shifted its coalition. 
D) The two parties have adopted roughly the same platforms.

Question 3

During recent decades,party cohesion in the United States has __________.

Accepted Answer

A) declined 
B) disappeared 
C) increased 
D) stagnated 
A) declined 
B) disappeared 
C) increased 
D) stagnated

Question 4

Which statement explains why Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev deliberately undermined the Soviet party structure?

Accepted Answer

A) The Soviet economy weakened due to poor wheat production in the Ukraine. 
B) The Communist Party was beginning to bow to pressure from President Reagan. 
C) The Soviet party structure could not sustain the massive convict population occupying Siberia. 
D) The Communist Party has largely filled government positions with corrupt opportunists. 
A) The Soviet economy weakened due to poor wheat production in the Ukraine. 
B) The Communist Party was beginning to bow to pressure from President Reagan. 
C) The Soviet party structure could not sustain the massive convict population occupying Siberia. 
D) The Communist Party has largely filled government positions with corrupt opportunists.

Question 5

Which statement describes the long-term trend for political parties in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) They are becoming more organized and offering voters a greater variety of choice on election day. 
B) They are increasingly prone to interest group influence and the erosion of traditional party functions. 
C) They are becoming increasingly centralized and less dependent on outside donors for their financial resources. 
D) They are moving toward devotee parties with highly organized subcultures and narrow,highly ideological policies. 
A) They are becoming more organized and offering voters a greater variety of choice on election day. 
B) They are increasingly prone to interest group influence and the erosion of traditional party functions. 
C) They are becoming increasingly centralized and less dependent on outside donors for their financial resources. 
D) They are moving toward devotee parties with highly organized subcultures and narrow,highly ideological policies.

Question 6

Democrats in the U.S.Congress are more clearly __________ than they were previously.

Accepted Answer

A) conservative 
B) liberal 
C) pragmatic 
D) principled 
A) conservative 
B) liberal 
C) pragmatic 
D) principled

Question 7

A communist,one-party state is likely to be filled with political __________.

Accepted Answer

A) extremists 
B) moderates 
C) opportunists 
D) reformers 
A) extremists 
B) moderates 
C) opportunists 
D) reformers

Question 8

FDR's Democratic coalition consisted of __________.

Accepted Answer

A) Catholics,Jews,and blacks 
B) blacks,whites,and Hispanics 
C) the poor,young voters,and immigrants 
D) women,gun-owners,and civil rights activists 
A) Catholics,Jews,and blacks 
B) blacks,whites,and Hispanics 
C) the poor,young voters,and immigrants 
D) women,gun-owners,and civil rights activists

Question 9

Which of these is true about the party system in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) Politicians are more loyal to party leaders than ever before. 
B) Most Americans support one or another of the third parties. 
C) It is rare for individuals to change their party identification. 
D) Many voters are registered with more than one political party. 
A) Politicians are more loyal to party leaders than ever before. 
B) Most Americans support one or another of the third parties. 
C) It is rare for individuals to change their party identification. 
D) Many voters are registered with more than one political party.

Question 10

In most democratic countries,major parties attempt to be _________ in order to win a large number of votes

Accepted Answer

A) catchall parties 
B) highly ideological 
C) sympathetic to the poor 
D) coalitions of minor parties 
A) catchall parties 
B) highly ideological 
C) sympathetic to the poor 
D) coalitions of minor parties

Question 11

Consider the fact that members of Congress increasingly rely on journalists,think tanks,or other areas of expertise for information or ideas on which to base policy decisions.This supports the argument that __________.

Accepted Answer

A) political parties have never played a substantive role in setting policy 
B) political parties are declining in their dominance of political functions 
C) political parties are expanding their dominance over how ideas become public policy 
D) political parties will continue,for example,to censor or outlaw the activities of think tanks 
A) political parties have never played a substantive role in setting policy 
B) political parties are declining in their dominance of political functions 
C) political parties are expanding their dominance over how ideas become public policy 
D) political parties will continue,for example,to censor or outlaw the activities of think tanks

Question 12

Nearly every seat for public office in the United States is highly competitive.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of these is a characteristic of single-party systems?

Accepted Answer

A) They lack ideological commitment. 
B) They are generally poorly organized. 
C) They lack competition and accountability. 
D) They foster too much competition to retain stability. 
A) They lack ideological commitment. 
B) They are generally poorly organized. 
C) They lack competition and accountability. 
D) They foster too much competition to retain stability.

Question 14

Which statement explains how a party's level of coherence affects voters?

Accepted Answer

A) Parties that are coherent are always going to be mass parties with a large,devoted membership. 
B) Parties that are coherent are more likely to use mass propaganda to persuade uninformed citizens. 
C) Parties that are coherent tend to be ideologically inconsistent,leading to voter confusion on election day. 
D) Parties that are coherent deliver on their election promises; voters can expect policy changes and implementation in line with party ideology. 
A) Parties that are coherent are always going to be mass parties with a large,devoted membership. 
B) Parties that are coherent are more likely to use mass propaganda to persuade uninformed citizens. 
C) Parties that are coherent tend to be ideologically inconsistent,leading to voter confusion on election day. 
D) Parties that are coherent deliver on their election promises; voters can expect policy changes and implementation in line with party ideology.

Question 15

In what sense do parties help to maintain government legitimacy?

Accepted Answer

A) They facilitate compromise rather than conflict. 
B) They add stability and order to the organization of government. 
C) They aggregate diverse interests into larger,more manageable groups. 
D) They give citizens a way to communicate their needs to the government. 
A) They facilitate compromise rather than conflict. 
B) They add stability and order to the organization of government. 
C) They aggregate diverse interests into larger,more manageable groups. 
D) They give citizens a way to communicate their needs to the government.

Question 16

The Republican Party became more coherently conservative under the leadership of __________.

Accepted Answer

A) Dwight D.Eisenhower 
B) Gerald Ford 
C) Richard Nixon 
D) Ronald Reagan 
A) Dwight D.Eisenhower 
B) Gerald Ford 
C) Richard Nixon 
D) Ronald Reagan

Question 17

Which statement describes parties that are part of a fluid party system?

Accepted Answer

A) They stand for little and do not last long. 
B) They tend to be cadre parties that lack mass support. 
C) They are ideologically motivated but poorly organized. 
D) They are able to change ideologically to meet the needs of the electorate. 
A) They stand for little and do not last long. 
B) They tend to be cadre parties that lack mass support. 
C) They are ideologically motivated but poorly organized. 
D) They are able to change ideologically to meet the needs of the electorate.

Question 18

Which of the following politicians would most likely be described as a "Blue Dog"?

Accepted Answer

A) a Republican senator from a liberal state 
B) a Democratic senator from a very liberal state 
C) a Democratic congressman representing a conservative district 
D) a Republican congresswoman representing a very conservative district 
A) a Republican senator from a liberal state 
B) a Democratic senator from a very liberal state 
C) a Democratic congressman representing a conservative district 
D) a Republican congresswoman representing a very conservative district

Question 19

Under Margaret Thatcher,the British Conservatives wanted to __________.

Accepted Answer

A) dismantle the welfare state 
B) distribute wealth more evenly 
C) promote an official state religion 
D) implement Keynesian economic policies 
A) dismantle the welfare state 
B) distribute wealth more evenly 
C) promote an official state religion 
D) implement Keynesian economic policies

Question 20

In Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union,communist governments were voted out of power.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

A strong party system is likely to produce __________.

Which statement describes the shift in the U.S.party system that began in the 1980s?

During recent decades,party cohesion in the United States has __________.

Which statement explains why Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev deliberately undermined the Soviet party structure?

Which statement describes the long-term trend for political parties in the United States?

Democrats in the U.S.Congress are more clearly __________ than they were previously.

A communist,one-party state is likely to be filled with political __________.

FDR's Democratic coalition consisted of __________.

Which of these is true about the party system in the United States?

In most democratic countries,major parties attempt to be _________ in order to win a large number of votes

Consider the fact that members of Congress increasingly rely on journalists,think tanks,or other areas of expertise for information or ideas on which to base policy decisions.This supports the argument that __________.

Nearly every seat for public office in the United States is highly competitive.

Which of these is a characteristic of single-party systems?

Which statement explains how a party's level of coherence affects voters?

In what sense do parties help to maintain government legitimacy?

The Republican Party became more coherently conservative under the leadership of __________.

Which statement describes parties that are part of a fluid party system?

Which of the following politicians would most likely be described as a "Blue Dog"?

Under Margaret Thatcher,the British Conservatives wanted to __________.

In Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union,communist governments were voted out of power.

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Exam 10: Parties

A strong party system is likely to produce __________.

Which statement describes the shift in the U.S.party system that began in the 1980s?

During recent decades,party cohesion in the United States has __________.

Which statement explains why Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev deliberately undermined the Soviet party structure?

Which statement describes the long-term trend for political parties in the United States?

Democrats in the U.S.Congress are more clearly __________ than they were previously.

A communist,one-party state is likely to be filled with political __________.

FDR's Democratic coalition consisted of __________.

Which of these is true about the party system in the United States?

In most democratic countries,major parties attempt to be _________ in order to win a large number of votes

Consider the fact that members of Congress increasingly rely on journalists,think tanks,or other areas of expertise for information or ideas on which to base policy decisions.This supports the argument that __________.

Nearly every seat for public office in the United States is highly competitive.

Which of these is a characteristic of single-party systems?

Which statement explains how a party's level of coherence affects voters?

In what sense do parties help to maintain government legitimacy?

The Republican Party became more coherently conservative under the leadership of __________.

Which statement describes parties that are part of a fluid party system?

Which of the following politicians would most likely be described as a "Blue Dog"?

Under Margaret Thatcher,the British Conservatives wanted to __________.

In Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union,communist governments were voted out of power.

Politics and Political Science

Political Ideologies

States

Constitutions and Rights

Regimes

Political Culture

Public Opinion

Political Communication

Interest Groups

Elections

Legislatures

Executives and Bureaucracies

Judiciaries

Political Economy

Violence and Revolution

International Relations

Filters