Question 1

During the 1980s,under the leadership of Ronald Reagan,which two groups did the Republican Party add to their coalition?

Accepted Answer

A)   religious conservatives and working-class whites
B)   African Americans and upper-class intellectuals
C)   Latinos and the business community
D)   Jews and unionized workers
E)   gays and lesbians and southern farmers

Question 2

Donations made directly to political parties for voter registration and party organization are called soft money.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Party activists are ______ to contribute time,energy,and effort to party affairs and ______ to hold more extreme views than the party's rank-and-file voters.

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A)   less likely;less likely
B)   less likely;more likely
C)   more likely;more likely
D)   more likely;less likely
E)   equally likely;equally likely

Question 4

The New Deal Coalition broke down during the 1960s.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

How many party systems has the United States had since 1789?

Accepted Answer

A)   two
B)   six
C)   twelve
D)   twenty-four
E)   forty-three

Question 6

Women are more likely than men to vote for the Democratic Party.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 7

Competition between political parties ______ voter turnout.

Accepted Answer

A)   depresses
B)   promotes
C)   subverts
D)   corrupts
E)   has no effect on

Question 8

Most electoral districts in the United States are multimember districts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The number of independents,Democrats,and Republicans in the American public has changed significantly over the last five decades.Describe these changes and discuss why they may have occurred.Is there evidence that dealignment is occurring in the United States?

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Question 10

A political party is

Accepted Answer

A)   an organization that influences the government through fund-raising.
B)   an organization established by the Constitution to nominate candidates.
C)   an organization that tries to influence the government by getting its members elected to office.
D)   an organization that was considered seditious until the twentieth century.
E)   an organization that collects fees from its members in order to pay the salaries of government officials. C

Question 11

One important cause of the United States' two-party system is

Accepted Answer

A)   the Constitution's requirement for bipartisanship in Congress.
B)   single-member electoral districts.
C)   multimember electoral districts.
D)   proportional representation.
E)   internal mobilization.

Question 12

When Richard Nixon employed his "southern strategy," he

Accepted Answer

A)   used the FBI to help collect secrets and blackmail southern Democratic leaders.
B)   ignored the southern states in favor of voters in the Midwest and Northeast.
C)   appealed to disaffected white voters in the South.
D)   referred to the break-in at the Watergate apartments.
E)   appealed to black southerners who had recently mobilized for civil rights. C

Question 13

A party's ______ contains its philosophy,principles,and policy positions.

Accepted Answer

A)   caucus
B)   convention
C)   platform
D)   machine
E)   primary

Question 14

Which famous American,in his farewell address,encouraged his fellow citizens to shun partisan politics?

Accepted Answer

A)   Alexander Hamilton
B)   Thomas Jefferson
C)   George Washington
D)   George Mason
E)   Benjamin Franklin

Question 15

What issue led to the demise of the Whig Party?

Accepted Answer

A)   slavery
B)   economic regulations and tariffs
C)   the admission of California into the Union
D)   the death of Andrew Jackson
E)   industrialization

Question 16

A "safe district" is

Accepted Answer

A)   a district where a majority of voters identify as independents.
B)   a district where a majority of voters identify with their member of Congress's party.
C)   a district that is not likely to be the target of a terrorist attack.
D)   a district that has a crime rate that is lower than the national average.
E)   a district that includes a military base.

Question 17

At the national level,the Democratic Party seeks to unite organized labor,the poor,members of racial minorities,and upper-middle-class professionals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which group was not a part of the New Deal coalition?

Accepted Answer

A)   Catholics
B)   farmers
C)   business leaders
D)   organized labor
E)   upper-middle-class intellectuals

Question 19

Third parties in the United States typically represent

Accepted Answer

A)   women's interests.
B)   extremist religious groups.
C)   recent immigrants.
D)   the political interests of America's allies who attempt to influence the American decision-making process because U.S.policies can affect their futures.
E)   social and economic interests that are disregarded by the two major parties for certain reasons.

Question 20

A party's platform is best understood as a

Accepted Answer

A)   negotiated agreement between the party's various factions.
B)   public relations program designed for media consumption.
C)   clear statement of the principles to which each party candidate will be committed.
D)   contract with the American people.
E)   set of rules for determining who can and who cannot become a member of the party.

Exam 9: Political Parties

During the 1980s,under the leadership of Ronald Reagan,which two groups did the Republican Party add to their coalition?

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Donations made directly to political parties for voter registration and party organization are called soft money.

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Party activists are ______ to contribute time,energy,and effort to party affairs and ______ to hold more extreme views than the party's rank-and-file voters.

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The New Deal Coalition broke down during the 1960s.

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How many party systems has the United States had since 1789?

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Women are more likely than men to vote for the Democratic Party.

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Competition between political parties ______ voter turnout.

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Most electoral districts in the United States are multimember districts.

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The number of independents,Democrats,and Republicans in the American public has changed significantly over the last five decades.Describe these changes and discuss why they may have occurred.Is there evidence that dealignment is occurring in the United States?

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