CH 6 Political Parties

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 statement best characterizes the nature of political action committees and 527s?

They are not part of the political party organization.

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

True

When parties decide on their legislative priorities for the year they are engaged in

agenda setting

These are shorthand ways of providing voters with information and cues about candidates' positions based on their party.

brand names

Which one of the following is NOT an important role that parties play in fostering cooperation in governing?

candidate recruitment

In Congress, the Democrats are organized by a ______, while the Republicans are organized by a _______.

caucus; conference

A primary where only those voters registered with a party can vote is known as a ________ primary?

closed

The American political parties are

decentralized organizations with loose coordination across groups.

If the Democrats control the Senate and the White House and the Republicans control the House of Representatives, what is this an example of?

divided government

What prompted the creation of the Democratic Party?

election of Andrew Jackson as president

Select the correct party coalition for the modern Democratic party.

ethnic and racial minorities, the religiously unaffiliated, and the Millennial generation

American political parties are highly centralized.

false

What do we call the principal or main body in each party organization in America?

national committee

Who is in charge of an American political party?

no single person is in charge of the party

If a registered Democrat votes in a Republican primary, the voter's state has a(n) ________ primary.

open

Which kind of primary has the MOST potential eligible voters?

open

The loyalty that people have to one party is called

party identification

From 1897 until 1932, one of the major parties, the Republicans, won most presidential elections, while the other major party, the Democrats, won when the Republicans were divided. The major issues of the time were industrialization and immigration. The Republicans had the support of business, while the Democrats relied on urban immigrants and southern whites. This description is an example of a

party system

Which of the following is an organization that runs candidates for office and coordinates the actions of affiliated elected officials?

political parties

A vote to select a party's nominee is known as a

primary election

When the United States goes from one party system to another, this is known as a

realignment

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

The Second Party System ultimately split over the issue of

slavery

In a spoils system,

supporters of the winning party are rewarded.

__________ is made up of politicians who were elected as candidates of a party, while __________ involves the structure of national, state, and local parties, including party leaders and workers.

the party in government; the party organization

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

the spoils system

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

true

The Democratic Party began in the early nineteenth century.

true

America's electoral rules are most likely to result in how many major parties?

two

The ability of parties to ensure that those who run for office do so effectively and that those who win responsibly uphold their elective positions most clearly demonstrates which benefit of political parties?

working together in campaigns

What was significant about the disintegration of the Federalist Party?

led to the Era of Good Feelings and into the second party system

Which party most strongly supported a national bank?

Federalist Party

The Republican Party formed when the ________ Party dissolved.

Whig

________ tend to affiliate with the Republican Party.

White Evangelicts

What is a party platfom?

a set of objectives outlining the party's issue positions and priorities, which candidates are not required to suppo

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.