Chapter 8

The election of ____ was a realigning election

1932

Which of the following voting blocs has moved heavily into the Democratic Party since the 1960s?

African Americans

Which of the following groups are currently most likely part of the Democratic coalition?

African Americans, union members, the elderly

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

Barry Goldwater

The Civil War triggered a party realignment. What were the two major parties during this realignment period?

Democrat and Republican

What were the two competitive political parties during the first party system?

Federalists and Democrat-Republicans

Which of the following are trie of Hispanic voters in the United States?

Hispanics tend to be liberal on economic issues and conservative on social issues; they lean heavily toward the Democratic party.

Populist _______ won electoral votes in six states in the presidential election of 1892.

James B. Weaver

______ is associated with the Era of Good Feelings

James Monroe

Which party benefited from the 1896 realignment, which was triggered by an economic depression following a banking crisis under President Grover Cleveland.

Republican Party

Opposition to slavery gave rise to which party?

Republican party

Which is a reason why some scholars think we have moved into a new party alignment?

The Republican Party has become stronger in the South and the Democratic Party had become stronger in the Northeast.

Which of the following statements describe how U.S. campaigns are both party centered and candidate centered?

The same parties are represented nationwide. Candidates organize their own campaigns.

Which of the following are considered ways in which third parties can impact the American political process?

They draw attention to issues that are not getting much attention from the two major parties. They can influence electoral outcomes in a closely contested election between the two dominant party candidates. They give voters who are dissatisfied with the candidates from the two major parties a third option to vote for.

The main opposition to the Democratic Party in the 1830s and 1840s was the _____ Party, which eventually died out.

Whig Party

Countries with multiparty systems tend to have what kind of electoral system?

a proportional representation system

Which of the following characteristics of political campaigns have undergone change?

amount of money required, focus on campaign, length of campaign

Modern campaigns for high office

are much longer than they were historically

In general, political parties are made up of a ______ constituency of supporters.

broad

James Carville and Roger Ailes are both examples of..

campaign strategists who have earned legendary reputations.

Which of the following factors have contributed to the weakening of party organizations?

candidate-centered campaigns, primary elections

Organizationally, the U.S. major parties are..

decentralized and fragmented

Even if a third party candidate fails to win an election, the candidate has still done which of the following to help the third party succeed?

encouraged the major parties to address issues introduced by the third party, draw attention to an issue previously ignored by the two major candidates.

Since the 1980s, which group has voted most strongly for the Republican Party?

fundamentalist Christians

The fact that more white women than white men vote for the Democratic Party, is an example of a..

gender gap

Political parties began to emerge in the United States..

in spite of the founding fathers' beliefs about them.

The rise of candidate-centered campaigns has

increased the importance of money in political campaigns & made it easier for political newcomers to win high office.

Today's political campaigns rely on which of the following to be successful?

media producers, pollsters, campaign strategists

A _____ political system, is made up of at least three political parties.

multiparty

When a political party makes a(n) _______ for an elected office, it selects a person to run as the party's candidate in the general election for that office.

nomination

If a minor party gains a large following, it is almost certain that..

one or both major parties will absorb its issues, and the minor party will lose support.

Local party organizations operate

only during campaign periods

Grassroot parties..

operate at the local level, are open to all citizens

Which of the following are considered functions of a political party?

parties endeavor to represent a majority, parties seek to govern.

Organizations that nominate and seek to elect candidates to government office are known as

political parties

A reason political parties have emerged whenever democracy has been established is that..

political parties provide individuals a way to join together in order to exercise their collective influence

An election in which voters chose the party's nominees is called a(n) ______ election.

primary

Voting for a candidates's promises rather than his or her past actions is an example of what is called ______ voting.

prospective

Which type of third parties arise from a belief that partisan politics is a corrupting influence that needs to be changed?

reform parties

The national, state, and local organizations of the Republican and Democratic Parties are

relatively independent, that is each level does not have much control over the others.

Today, political candidates tend to..

set up and run their own campaign organizations

Third parties formed to promote a stance on a particular issue are known as..

single-issue parties

The Republican Party has advocated for a

smaller government that performs fewer social welfare functions

In order to raise enough funds for their campaigns, political candidates raise money from all the following groups except..

state governments.

Many voters cast a ______, where they only vote for candidates of one party.

straight ticket

In terms of percentage of the presidential popular vote, the most successful of the 20th third parties was..

the Bull Moose Party

Which political party has been known for its advancement of civil rights and expansion of social welfare programs?

the Democratic Party

Which of the following led to the start of the political party realignment in the 1930s that worked to the benefit of the Democratic Party?

the Great Depression

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

the direct primary

When a realignment in the electorate occurs, which of the following occurs?

the parties reorganize themselves.

How do candidates encourage people to vote on Election Day?

they rely on organizations to spread the word, the contact prospective voters on Election Day

Which of the following are roles that national political parties have?

to raise money for Congressional campaigns, to seek media coverage of party positions and activities, to raise money for presidential campaigns

Current election laws in the U.S. favor a..

two-party system

State parties are involved with which of the following activities?

voter registration, election of U.S. senators