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) B) and D)

Question 2

Regarding state party organizations,the day-to-day operation is usually the responsibility of the

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A)  central committee.
B)  state chairperson.
C)  national chairperson who oversees all state party organizations.
D)  state governor or top leaders in the legislative branch.
E)  None of these answers is correct.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 3

It is relatively rare for a party nominee to get less than ________ percent of the partisan vote in a presidential or a congressional race.

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A)  50
B)  60
C)  70
D)  80
E)  90F) A) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 4

Organizationally,the U.S.major parties are

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A)  decentralized and fragmented.
B)  centralized and weak.
C)  decentralized and strong.
D)  centralized and strong.
E)  no longer in operation.F) A) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 5

What are primary elections and what impact have they had on party organizations?

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A primary election is a method of nomina...

Question 6

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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Candidates effectively control the candi...

Question 7

Which of the following represents the greatest blow to the organizational strength of U.S.parties?

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A)  the national convention
B)  the direct primary
C)  Jacksonian democracy
D)  the emergence of PACs
E)  voter registrationF) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 8

Proportional representation systems encourage the formation of smaller parties by enabling parties to

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A)  win legislative seats even though they do not receive a majority of votes in elections.
B)  receive campaign funds from government in proportion to their support in opinion polls.
C)  win legislative seats by lottery for parties that have no chance of winning majority support.
D)  share in patronage appointments,which serve as an incentive to lure campaign workers.
E)  advertise on television.F) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 9

Negative campaigning in presidential elections was first used in

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A)  the early years of the country.
B)  Andrew Jackson's campaigns for the presidency.
C)  the 1860 election.
D)  the Depression years.
E)  the 1960s.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 10

The MOST obvious sign of the party realignment of recent decades has been the strong tendency of

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A)  the South to vote Republican.
B)  the Plains states to vote Republican.
C)  the West Coast to vote Democratic.
D)  Colorado to vote Democratic.
E)  the Midwest to vote Democratic.F) D) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 11

Democrats and Republicans have endured as the two major U.S.parties primarily due to

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A)  the stability of their ideologies.
B)  the lack of good third-party candidates.
C)  a high degree of party discipline.
D)  their ability to adapt to changing circumstances.
E)  None of these answers is correct.F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 12

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) B) and E)

Question 13

A candidate for which minor party in 1912 managed to earn more votes than one of his major party opponents?

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A)  Socialist
B)  Prohibition
C)  Bull Moose
D)  Reform
E)  PopulistF) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 14

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 D)

Question 15

How do European parties differ from American parties?

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In Europe,where there are no primary ele...

Question 16

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

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

Question 17

What is meant by a party realignment?

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A party realignment occurs when many sig...

Question 18

Prospective voting is characterized by

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A)  a sudden shift in the vote from one party to another.
B)  choices based on party loyalty.
C)  choices based on a candidate's past performance.
D)  choices based on what candidates promise to do if elected.
E)  the symbolism of a candidate's personality.F) A) and C)
G) D) and E)

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) B) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 20

________ lost the 1964 presidential election in a landslide because his views were seen as too extreme.

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A)  James Weaver
B)  Jimmy Carter
C)  George McGovern
D)  Richard Nixon
E)  Barry GoldwaterF) B) and D)
G) A) and D)

Exam 8: Political Parties,candidates,and Campaigns: Defining the Voters Choice

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A candidate for which minor party in 1912 managed to earn more votes than one of his major party opponents?

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What is meant by a party realignment?

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