Exam 7: Political Parties: Organizing Politics

The real work of the national party organizations is done by __________.

The Democratic Party receives disproportionate support from __________.

According to Figure 7.10,activists in the Democratic Party today are most likely to be identified as __________.

One of the various ways in which parties contribute to democratic governance is by __________.

Ticket __________ divide their votes between candidates of different parties for different offices in the same general election.

Following the Civil War,the Democratic Party's stronghold was with __________.

What must precede a major-party realignment?

The form of change in which a dominant party declines and is replaced by another dominant party is called dealignment.

Which of the following is LEAST likely to make a financial contribution to a Republican candidate?

Some political scientists have theorized that realigning elections occur every __________ years.

Why does the United States have a two-party system?

Democratic convention delegates are typically more conservative than Democratic voters.

The New Deal Democratic coalition emerged in part when __________.

No third parties that have challenged American notions of individual liberty and equality have ever won much of a following.This demonstrates the __________.

Though they provide definition to the differences between parties,party platforms are primarily symbolic because they __________.

What was unique about the 1896 presidential election and party realignment?

Following the Revolutionary War,defenders of the Constitution were known as __________.

Who is included in the "party-in-the-electorate"?

Though a large majority of Americans identify with one of the two major parties,party polarization is increasing.

American political parties consist of which three elements?