PSCI 2305 EXAM 2 STUDY

What is the purpose of a party platform?

It articulates party positions in the hopes of both pleasing party members and attracting voters.

The electoral system in the United States is characterized by which of the following?

Single member districts.

What problem might they actually make worse?

The problem of ideas failing to become legislation.

What ideological shift occurred when the tea party rose to prominence?

Republican presidential candidates moved further to the right between 2008 and 2012.

Which of the following statements best characterizes the positions taken by the two parties?

Republicans focus on parental rights in education while democrats focus on eliminating inequities.

Which of the following statements best characterizes the positions taken by either the republican party or the democratic party?

Republicans support constitutional carry.

the contract from america succeeded in doing which of the following?

Securing the house of representatives for the republicans.

Why wasn't Jill Stein the presidential candidate for the green party, expected to have much success in 2016?

She received less than 1 percent of the vote in 2012, making a victory for her in 2016 long shot.

Which of the following represents a notable instance of party members working across party lines?

Souther democrats voting to oppose healthcare reform.

What is a party platform?

A document that establishes official party values and policy positions.

Why was 2016 a good time for a third party movement in support of a presidential candidate?

A gallup poll showed that 58 percent of americans desire a viable third party option.

Which of the following would be considered an advantage if the two party system?

A guaranteed legislative majority.

The RNC is which of the following?

A national-level party organization.

Who became the first republican president?

Abraham Lincoln

Who participated in the vote to elect Nancy Pelosi speaker of the house in 2007?

All representatives in the house.

How does the democratic party characterize climate changed

As a serious threat that requires immediate action and global coordination.

How does the republican party characterize climate change?

As an issue championed by extremists

What might be implications of the movement for the future of the republican party and washington policy making in general?

As republicans shift further right, a greater climate of disagreement and polarization is likely to occur further breeding conflict instead of comprise.

Where are party platforms written and published?

At national conventions

What is one was in which the republican plans to tackle the issue of immigration?

By building a wall along the southern border of the U.S

Which action did the blue dog democrats take with regard to healthcare reform?

They defied party leadership.

How have congressional Republicans and Democrats changed since the 1980's?

They had become more polarized.

Which of the following is true of the party workers, candidates, and members?

They increase party influence over the government.

Which function do minor parties serve in the political system?

They spotlight issues ignored by the major parties.

What is the problem third parties can solve according to this video?

Third parties can bring ideas to the table that the two main parties normally would not have considered.

Who are considered the fathers of american political parties?

Thomas jefferson and Alex Hamilton

A single event in which groups of voters switch party loyalty is known as what?

A critical election

What does the solid south refer to?

Democratic party dominance in southern states following the civil war

Which of the following explains the reasons for the two party system in the United states?

Duverger's Law.

How might the national committee chair try to get state and local committees to adopt policy positions?

By threatening to withhold funding.

The responsible party government model suggests which of the following?

Candidates should carry out campaign promises.

Which is one result of party polarization?

Congress may fail to pass legislation because parties are competing with each other.

Party activists may be described as which of the following?

Contributors of recourses.

What is one way that the two parties differ on the issue of healthcare?

Democrats believe that abortion is part of healthcare, while republicans believe that abortion is not.

How do the parties differ on the issue of gov spending?

Democrats want to increase taxes on corporations while republicans want to enforce a balanced budget.

Why was the time of monroe administration known as the era of good feelings?

Electoral politics were dominated by the democratic republicans.

What issue caused a serious rift in the whig party?

Expansion of slavery

The goals of the progressive party centered on which of the following priorities?

Expansion of women's suffrage.

Which of the following would be considered a DIS-advantage of the two party system?

Limited access to minor parties.

Why do some people feel that the green party spoiled the 2000 presidential election?

Many liberals voted for Nader in the 2000 election, thus tipping the scales in favor of republican presidential candidate George Bush.

The pendelton civil service reform act of 1883 stipulated that public employees be hired according to what criteria?

Merit.

What parties existed at the time of the founding?

No official parties existed at the time of the founding.

Americans have increasingly come to identify with which of the following?

No party

The election of 1860 divided the country between which of the following?

Northern and southern states

Which characterizes the relationship between the two major parties today?

Polarization.

Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt responded to the economic situation of the 1930's with which of the following measures?

Public works projects

Which of the following tasks (among others) are party workers primarily responsible for?

Raising money, mobilizing voters, and conducting research.

The democratic republican party was more closely aligned wth which of the following?

The anit-federalist

When voters elect independent or third party candidates to congress, what happens?

The caucus with one of the two major parties because the rules of congress are structured to accommodate a two party system.

Which part of the constitution discusses political parties?

The constitution does not discuss political parties. W

The political party reformed by andrew jackson is the ancestor of which of the following?

The modern demorcratic party?

The power of which of the following appears to be increasing?

The party in government.

The era of republican party dominance is also known as what?

The progressive era

George washington outlines his views on which of the following?

The spirit of party as an aspect of human nature.

What event ended the era of republican party dominance?

The stock market crash of 1929

Through the authors don't provide direct evidence of the tea party's effect, what does their analysis suggest the movement has done effectively?

The tea party movement has pushed the republican party further to the right on the ideological spectrum toward positions openly hostile to the federal gov.

Which issues led to conflict within the democratic party during the 1968 election cycle?

The vietnam war and civil rights.

In his book, Three's a crowd, what does political scientist Ronald Rapoport suggest third parties need to survive?

Unique agenda and new ideas to introduce to the political conversation.

What was steins strategy for expanding support for the green party?

Uniting progressive movements by trying environmental issues to economic and social justice issues.

What problem do both republicans and democrats say they will address when managing gov spending?

Waste

Which event gave rise to the political uncertainty of the 1970's and 1980's?

Watergate scandal

When are differences between the two major party platforms likely to be the greatest?

When differences in the electorate are the greatest.

During the era of republican party dominance the political agenda focused on which of the following issues?

Womens suffrage

What question does Ezra Klein get more than any other?

Wouldn't a third party fix congress?

How might the party in government try to enact the party agenda?

by coordinating executive and legislative actions.

What is one way in which democrats plan to tackle the issue of immigration?

by ending raids that leave children and other vulnerable people without caregivers.

In april 2020, a plurality of americans identified themselves as which of the following?

independents.