Exam 7: Political Parties: Organizing Politics

Conservative Republicans aided in the creation of numerous Tea Party organizations,though the Tea Party itself was not a product of the organized Republican Party.

The political realignment of the Gilded Age resulted from __________.

When can a party change its platform?

Convention delegates and candidates are chosen,by some state parties,in meetings of party members called caucuses.

The strength of the Republican Party lies in the Northeast and on the Pacific Coast.

All of the following are associated with the Democratic Party except __________.

Give an overview of the key phases of political party development in the United States.How did the Framers envision electoral participation in government? How has this been realized? Be certain to demonstrate where realignments have occurred and the reasons why.Evaluate in detail what dealignment entails,and assess whether it has occurred.

The new party system that emerged from the Civil War featured a victorious __________ Party that generally represented the northern industrial economy.

The electorate becoming less partisan than in the past is a key indicator of __________.

The national party __________ is the formal governing body of both major parties between conventions.

Ross Perot's Reform Party represented a __________ the current party system.

During the Reagan years,the Democratic Party had the image as the party of __________.

The responsible party model implies that elected officials should be more accountable __________.

The years 1860-1928 saw the ascendency of which party?

Modern national party conventions primarily serve what ends?

The only major social shift from Democrat to Republican occurred in which two groups?

Progressive movement reforms gave voters the power to choose a party's nominees directly.

The end of party-worker-driven communication between candidates and voters coincided with the rise of mass medi.

The year 1968 in the United States brought the beginning of a new political era and __________.

Which of the following caused a number of southern states to leave the New Deal coalition that had emerged in the 1930s?