Question 1

What are patronage jobs?

Accepted Answer

A) Jobs given for political reasons rather than for merit or competence 
B) Jobs in the national convention 
C) Jobs given on the basis of merit rather than for political reasons 
D) A description of anyone who worked in the Daley administration in Chicago 
E) Jobs that manage volunteers 
A) Jobs given for political reasons rather than for merit or competence 
B) Jobs in the national convention 
C) Jobs given on the basis of merit rather than for political reasons 
D) A description of anyone who worked in the Daley administration in Chicago 
E) Jobs that manage volunteers

Question 2

What was the issue that brought the Democrats to power in 1932?

Accepted Answer

A) The Great Depression 
B) World War I 
C) Slavery 
D) Silver coinage 
E) Vietnam 
A) The Great Depression 
B) World War I 
C) Slavery 
D) Silver coinage 
E) Vietnam

Question 3

According to Anthony Downs,a "team of men and women seeking to control the governing apparatus by gaining office in a duly constituted election" is an interest group,or faction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

In 2000,Green Party candidate Ralph Nader forced more attention on ________ issues and drew away a small percentage of votes from Al Gore.

Accepted Answer

A) budgetary 
B) environmental 
C) health 
D) national security welfare 
E) None of the above is true. 
A) budgetary 
B) environmental 
C) health 
D) national security welfare 
E) None of the above is true.

Question 5

Describe and evaluate party organization at the local,state,and national levels.What have been the recent trends in the distribution of party power?

Accepted Answer

Party organization at the local, state,

Question 6

Which of these is NOT part of the responsible party model?

Accepted Answer

A) The minority party must promote the majority party's platform. 
B) The parties must present distinct,comprehensive programs for governing the nation. 
C) Each party's candidate must be committed to its program and have the discipline to carry it out. 
D) The majority party must implement its programs. 
E) The majority party must accept responsibility for the performance of the government. 
A) The minority party must promote the majority party's platform. 
B) The parties must present distinct,comprehensive programs for governing the nation. 
C) Each party's candidate must be committed to its program and have the discipline to carry it out. 
D) The majority party must implement its programs. 
E) The majority party must accept responsibility for the performance of the government.

Question 7

What are the main components of the responsible party model? How does the U.S.fail or meet the requirements of responsible party government?

Accepted Answer

The main components of the responsible p

Question 8

A political party organization that relies on material inducements,such as patronage,to win votes and to govern is a party machine.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Each party holds a national convention every

Accepted Answer

A) year. 
B) two years. 
C) four years. 
D) five years. 
E) six years. 
A) year. 
B) two years. 
C) four years. 
D) five years. 
E) six years.

Question 10

The chairperson of the party that controls the White House is normally selected by

Accepted Answer

A) members of the party in Congress. 
B) a committee of state chairpersons. 
C) the presidential nominee. 
D) a closed primary. 
E) None of the above is true. 
A) members of the party in Congress. 
B) a committee of state chairpersons. 
C) the presidential nominee. 
D) a closed primary. 
E) None of the above is true.

Question 11

Urban party machines are no longer very active.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Third parties almost never win office in the United States,but they sometimes have an effect on the Electoral College vote and have served as "safety valves" for expressing popular discontent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Andrew Jackson was the first president identified as a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) Independent. 
B) Democrat. 
C) Republican. 
D) Democratic-Republican. 
E) Whig. 
A) Independent. 
B) Democrat. 
C) Republican. 
D) Democratic-Republican. 
E) Whig.

Question 14

Who among the following was NOT a national party chairperson?

Accepted Answer

A) Bob Dole 
B) George H. W. Bush 
C) Howard Dean 
D) Bill Clinton 
E) Tim Kaine 
A) Bob Dole 
B) George H. W. Bush 
C) Howard Dean 
D) Bill Clinton 
E) Tim Kaine

Question 15

Keeping the party operating between conventions is the job of the

Accepted Answer

A) national committee. 
B) regional offices. 
C) elected officials. 
D) congressional leadership. 
E) majority or minority whip. 
A) national committee. 
B) regional offices. 
C) elected officials. 
D) congressional leadership. 
E) majority or minority whip.

Question 16

The "three-headed political giant" refers to the three branches of government.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The election of 1828 that brought Andrew Jackson to the presidency was significant because it

Accepted Answer

A) began the ascendancy of the New Deal coalition around the Democratic Party. 
B) marked the rise of the Whigs. 
C) was the first time the Republican Party controlled Congress. 
D) forged a new political coalition. 
E) marked the beginning of the dominance of northern industrialists. 
A) began the ascendancy of the New Deal coalition around the Democratic Party. 
B) marked the rise of the Whigs. 
C) was the first time the Republican Party controlled Congress. 
D) forged a new political coalition. 
E) marked the beginning of the dominance of northern industrialists.

Question 18

The party that stood in primary opposition to Jackson's Democratic Party was the Whig Party.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

During the second party system in United States history,Martin Van Buren argued that

Accepted Answer

A) political parties were harming the country because they promoted factionalism,petty bickering,and disunity. 
B) the Whigs should be the sole party,as they were the only legitimate representatives of the people. 
C) the Democrats should be the sole party,as they were the only legitimate representatives of the people. 
D) the Republicans should be the sole party,as they were the only legitimate representatives of the people. 
E) a governing party needed a loyal opposition party to represent parts of society that it could not. 
A) political parties were harming the country because they promoted factionalism,petty bickering,and disunity. 
B) the Whigs should be the sole party,as they were the only legitimate representatives of the people. 
C) the Democrats should be the sole party,as they were the only legitimate representatives of the people. 
D) the Republicans should be the sole party,as they were the only legitimate representatives of the people. 
E) a governing party needed a loyal opposition party to represent parts of society that it could not.

Question 20

What is the difference between a closed primary and an open primary? What are some disadvantages and advantages of each?

Accepted Answer

A closed primary is a type of election i

What are patronage jobs?

What was the issue that brought the Democrats to power in 1932?

According to Anthony Downs,a "team of men and women seeking to control the governing apparatus by gaining office in a duly constituted election" is an interest group,or faction.

In 2000,Green Party candidate Ralph Nader forced more attention on ________ issues and drew away a small percentage of votes from Al Gore.

Describe and evaluate party organization at the local,state,and national levels.What have been the recent trends in the distribution of party power?

Which of these is NOT part of the responsible party model?

What are the main components of the responsible party model? How does the U.S.fail or meet the requirements of responsible party government?

A political party organization that relies on material inducements,such as patronage,to win votes and to govern is a party machine.

Each party holds a national convention every

The chairperson of the party that controls the White House is normally selected by

Urban party machines are no longer very active.

Third parties almost never win office in the United States,but they sometimes have an effect on the Electoral College vote and have served as "safety valves" for expressing popular discontent.

Andrew Jackson was the first president identified as a(n)

Who among the following was NOT a national party chairperson?

Keeping the party operating between conventions is the job of the

The "three-headed political giant" refers to the three branches of government.

The election of 1828 that brought Andrew Jackson to the presidency was significant because it

The party that stood in primary opposition to Jackson's Democratic Party was the Whig Party.

During the second party system in United States history,Martin Van Buren argued that

What is the difference between a closed primary and an open primary? What are some disadvantages and advantages of each?

Introducing Government in America

The Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties and Public Policy

Civil Rights and Public Policy

Public Opinion and Political Action

The Mass Media and the Political Agenda

Campaigns and Voting Behavior

Interest Groups

Congress

The Presidency

The Federal Bureaucracy

The Federal Courts

Congress,the President,and the Budget: the Politics of Taxing and Spending

Social Welfare Policymaking

National Security Policymaking

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Exam 8: Political Parties

What are patronage jobs?

What was the issue that brought the Democrats to power in 1932?

According to Anthony Downs,a "team of men and women seeking to control the governing apparatus by gaining office in a duly constituted election" is an interest group,or faction.

In 2000,Green Party candidate Ralph Nader forced more attention on ________ issues and drew away a small percentage of votes from Al Gore.

Describe and evaluate party organization at the local,state,and national levels.What have been the recent trends in the distribution of party power?

Which of these is NOT part of the responsible party model?

What are the main components of the responsible party model? How does the U.S.fail or meet the requirements of responsible party government?

A political party organization that relies on material inducements,such as patronage,to win votes and to govern is a party machine.

Each party holds a national convention every

The chairperson of the party that controls the White House is normally selected by

Urban party machines are no longer very active.

Third parties almost never win office in the United States,but they sometimes have an effect on the Electoral College vote and have served as "safety valves" for expressing popular discontent.

Andrew Jackson was the first president identified as a(n)

Who among the following was NOT a national party chairperson?

Keeping the party operating between conventions is the job of the

The "three-headed political giant" refers to the three branches of government.

The election of 1828 that brought Andrew Jackson to the presidency was significant because it

The party that stood in primary opposition to Jackson's Democratic Party was the Whig Party.

During the second party system in United States history,Martin Van Buren argued that

What is the difference between a closed primary and an open primary? What are some disadvantages and advantages of each?

Introducing Government in America

The Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties and Public Policy

Civil Rights and Public Policy

Public Opinion and Political Action

The Mass Media and the Political Agenda

Campaigns and Voting Behavior

Interest Groups

Congress

The Presidency

The Federal Bureaucracy

The Federal Courts

Congress,the President,and the Budget: the Politics of Taxing and Spending

Social Welfare Policymaking

National Security Policymaking

Filters