Chapter 8 Review

The Republican Party formed when the ________ Party dissolved.

Whig

________ tend to affiliate with the Republican Party.

White evangelicals

Those who vote in ________ must be registered party members.

a closed primary

What is a party system?

a period of time in which parties and issues are stable

When parties decide on their legislative priorities for the year they are engaged in the process of _______.

agenda setting

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) and Republican National Committee (RNC)...

are both unable to force state and local parties to share their positions on issues.

American political parties...

are ideologically diverse.

How is the party platform approved?

at the nominating convention, held every four years

To be a part of the party in the electorate, one must...

be a citizen who identifies with a political party, whether it be Republican, Democratic, Libertarian, Green, or some other party.

The group of Democratic legislators in the U.S. House is called a ________, while the Republicans call their group a ________.

caucus; conference

Which one of the following is an example of an issue or event that caused a realignment?

civil rights in the 1960s

In the 1990s, the Republican Party primarily drew support from evangelical voters, white southerners, and the wealthy. This is an example of a party ________.

coalition

The groups that identify with a party are said to make up its ________.

coalition

Republican Party leaders in 2016...

could not prevent Donald Trump from running for the presidency even though they did not support him during the primaries.

What is the public face of the political parties?

elected officials at all levels of government

Most Independents...

have some weak attachment to one of the major parties.

Andrew Jackson was important to the development of American political parties because...

he helped build Democratic Party organizations at the state and local levels, which helped to mobilize citizens and bind them to the Democratic Party.

A state decides to elect all members to its U.S. House delegation from one at-large district through proportional voting. For example, a party that receives 20 percent of the votes will get 20 percent of the House seats. This change is likely to do which of the following to the state's congressional delegation?

increase minor party representation

One of the practical reasons that virtually all prominent candidates for the presidency and Congress run as Democrats or Republicans is that...

it is easier to get on the general election ballot as a major-party candidate.

Minor-party candidates like Gary Johnson and Jill Stein have a difficult time winning office because...

many people consider a vote for a minor-party candidate to be a wasted one because such candidates almost never win.

The principal body in each party organization is the ________, which consists of representatives from ________.

national committee; state party organizations

Who is in charge of a major American political party today?

no single person is in charge of the party

Maine has a closed primary, meaning that...

only registered party members can participate.

The loyalty that people have to one party is called ________.

party identification

Which one of the following terms describes a situation in which the issues that divide the political parties change in a way that cuts across existing political coalitions?

realignment

New Hampshire has a semi-closed primary, meaning that...

registered party members and Independents can participate.

What does a political party do?

runs candidates for political office and coordinates the actions of officials elected under the party banner

The Democrats and the Whigs competed in the ________ party system.

second

A 527 organization...

seeks to influence elections through voter mobilization efforts and issue ads.

Which important political event led to the New Deal Coalition?

the Great Depression

What prompted the creation of the Democratic Party?

the election of Andrew Jackson as president

What is the party principle?

the idea that parties are organizations distinct from their elected officials

The leaders and workers of a party at the national, state, and local levels are known as ________.

the party organization

Which issue split the major parties in the fifth and sixth party systems and remains relevant today?

the proper size and role of the federal government

If a woman spends a year working on a candidate's presidential campaign, and her candidate subsequently wins and she is appointed to a federal job, this is an example of ________.

the spoils system

Rewarding party supporters with benefits, such as government jobs, is known as ________.

the spoils system

The fact that parties have brand names means...

their names evoke certain positions or issues.

Party platforms are important documents because...

they provide a general guide for the types of policies winning candidates are likely to vote for if elected.

George Wallace and Ross Perot are examples of...

third-party candidates who attracted significant numbers of votes.

The party in government comprises...

those politicians who have been elected into office under a party label.

The party organization, the party in government, and the party in the electorate are considered

three separate and largely independent pieces that compose American political parties.

MoveOn.org...

typically supports Democratic candidates.

Prior to the 2018 midterm elections,...

unified Republican Party government existed in national politics.

Duverger's Law holds that there will only be two political parties...

when there are single-member districts and plurality voting.

A caucus (or conference) is an organization...

within government that meets to discuss party positions on issues.

Groups such as the Young Democrats and Young Republicans...

work to support party candidates in elections.

Today, ________ are a key party of the Democratic coalition.

African Americans

What factor contributed to the transition from the fifth to the sixth party system?

Democratic candidates and party leaders, particularly outside the South, came out against the "separate but equal" system of racial discrimination

Which parties were part of the first party system in the United States?

Democratic-Republicans and Federalists

Which one of the following statements is true about party identification today?

Democrats have a slight advantage over Republicans.

In 2016,...

Donald Trump received the Republican nomination in spite of the fact that many party leaders opposed his candidacy.

Both the Federalist Party and the Democratic-Republican Party were competitive during the Era of Good Feelings.

False

Donald Trump was a typical major party nominee in 2016.

False

Ideological differences between the two major parties have decreased over the last 60 years.

False

In general, Republicans today favor a more active federal government than do Democrats.

False

Party leaders in America can control what their members do if they are elected into office.

False

The Republican Party is highly centralized.

False

The Republicans have a brand name but the Democrats do not.

False

The party platforms for the Republicans and Democrats are basically the same.

False

The popularity of party brands for the Republicans and Democrats tends to be very stable over time.

False

The principal body in each party organization is the Congressional Caucus.

False

Which party most strongly supported a national bank?

Federalist Party

________ exists when candidates from a party tend to concentrate their campaigns on issues that are priorities for members of their party.

Issue ownership

Which one of the following statements is true today?

It is more difficult for Republicans and Democrats in Congress to achieve common ground.

What was significant about the disintegration of the Federalist Party?

It led to the Era of Good Feelings and eventually to the second party system.

Which one of the following is true about the 2016 presidential election?

Ninety percent of Republicans voted for Donald Trump.

During the third and fourth party systems the Republican Party had significant strength in the ________, while the Democratic Party had significant strength in the ________.

Northeast; South

Which one of the following statements is accurate?

Republicans and Democrats agree on some priorities.

Which one of the following statements is accurate today?

Republicans have lost support in New England.

How has the political landscape of the South changed in the last 50 years?

The South has gone from being solidly Democratic to solidly Republican.

What was a reason for the rise of the Republican Party?

The issue of slavery split the second party system.

What marked the Era of Good Feelings?

There was only one political party, the Democratic-Republicans.

Which statement is true about Independents?

They tend to participate less in political campaigns than Republican or Democratic identifiers.

Duverger's Law works against minor political parties.

True

In the 1850s, the issue of slavery ended the second party system involving the Whigs and Democrats.

True

Most Independents in America have a weak attachment to one of the major political parties.

True

Political parties are used as an accountability mechanism by the American people.

True

The Club for Growth is an example of a 527 organization.

True

The Democratic Party began in the early nineteenth century.

True

The Federalist Party had no national party organization in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.

True

The fifth party system was created as a result of the Great Depression.

True