Question 1

The Democratic Party's long-time regional stronghold,"the Solid South",stemmed from a realignment during which historical period?

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A)  Civil War era
B)  1890s
C)  Great Depression
D)  1980s
E)  None of these answers is correct.F) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

Question 2

Explain why the single-member district system of elections tends to promote a two-party system.

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In a single-member district system,each ...

Question 3

________ is based on judgment about the past performance of an elected official or political party.

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A)  Prospective voting
B)  Retrospective voting
C)  Split-ticket voting
D)  Straight-ticket voting
E)  None of these answers is correct.F) A) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 4

National party organizations can dictate the day-to-day decisions of

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A)  local party organizations only.
B)  state party organizations only.
C)  local and state party organizations.
D)  neither local nor state party organizations.
E)  party leaders in Congress.F) C) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 5

During the twentieth century,American parties lost their complete control over

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A)  nominations.
B)  financing.
C)  platforms.
D)  the staffing of government jobs.
E)  All these answers are correct.F) All of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 6

About 95 percent of all political activists in the United States work at

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A)  the national level.
B)  the state level.
C)  the local level.
D)  the national and state levels.
E)  Republican and Democratic party headquarters.F) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 7

In twentieth-century American history,the most important minor parties were ________ parties.

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A)  ideological
B)  single-issue
C)  factional
D)  reform
E)  non-alignedF) None of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 8

What is a candidate-centered campaign,and how does it differ from a party-centered one? Identify some advantages and disadvantages of candidate-centered campaigns.

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Question 9

The major reason for the persistence of the American two-party system is

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A)  that there are naturally only two sides to political disputes.
B)  regional conflict.
C)  the existence of single-member election districts.
D)  the existence of state laws prohibiting the placement of a third major party on the ballot.
E)  proportional representation.F) D) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 10

Which of the following is an accurate representation of the public's opinion about leaders and their accountability?

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A)  Most citizens have a high opinion of Congress as a whole,but say they have little confidence in their local representative in Congress.
B)  Most citizens have a high opinion of both Congress as a whole and their local representative in Congress.
C)  Most citizens have a low opinion of Congress as a whole,but say they have confidence in their local representative in Congress.
D)  Most citizens have a low opinion of Congress as a whole and also of their local representative in Congress.
E)  Most citizens do not feel that their local representatives in Congress should be held accountable for the votes they have to make in order to stay in line with their party's platform.F) D) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 11

All of the following use top-two primaries EXCEPT

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A)  Oregon.
B)  Washington.
C)  California.
D)  Nebraska.
E)  Louisiana.F) All of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 12

American party organizations

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A)  are about to die out.
B)  are more powerful today than at any time in history.
C)  have more power than their Western European counterparts.
D)  are still important,but their role in campaigns is secondary to that of candidates.
E)  are unimportant in the political system today.F) None of the above
G) A) and C)

Question 13

Ticket splitting was most prominent during which decade?

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A)  1970s
B)  1990s
C)  1980s
D)  1960s
E)  1950sF) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 14

On average,how much money must a U.S.senator raise every week of his or her six-year term in order to acquire enough money to launch a competitive bid for reelection?

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A)  $200
B)  $2,000
C)  $20,000
D)  $200,000
E)  $2,000,000F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 15

________ warned Americans of the "baneful effects" of factions (political parties) in his 1797 farewell address.

Accepted Answer

A)  James Madison
B)  Thomas Jefferson
C)  George Washington
D)  Andrew Jackson
E)  Abraham LincolnF) None of the above
G) C) and E)

Question 16

Which of the following is an example of a single-issue party?

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A)  Populists
B)  Green Party
C)  Socialist Workers Party
D)  Libertarian Party
E)  Greenback PartyF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 17

The winner-take-all system is also known as the ________ system.

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A)  plurality
B)  majority
C)  minority
D)  democratic
E)  proportionalF) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 18

James Carville and Roger Ailes are both examples of

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A)  minor party candidates who earned more than five percent of the vote.
B)  campaign strategists who have earned legendary reputations.
C)  congressional incumbents whose reelection bids were derailed by smear campaigns.
D)  national chairpersons of one of the two major parties.
E)  lobbyists jailed for their illegal soft money contributions.F) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Question 19

Andrew Jackson's contribution to the development of political parties was the

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A)  forging of a coalition of Democrats and Whigs.
B)  introduction of primary elections.
C)  formation of a new type of grassroots party organization.
D)  formation of the Federalist Party.
E)  formation of the Republican Party.F) C) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 20

In the recent elections,which voting demographic has become a more cohesive voting bloc that has sided heavily with the Democratic Party,seeing it as more closely aligned with their interests?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hispanics
B)  African Americans
C)  the middle class
D)  the affluent
E)  seniorsF) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

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