Chapter 8 Post-Test Part 1

Juan considers himself a Republican, while Mariah considers herself a Democrat. These are examples of their

party ID

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

national committee

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

They are not part of the political party organization.

Which of the following BEST summarizes the political views of "independents"?

They are usually closet partisans and favor one party over another.

What is a party platform?

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

In Congress, the Democrats are organized by a ______, while the Republicans are organized by a _______. Group of answer choices

caucus; conference

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

Select the correct party coalition for the modern Democratic party:

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

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.

If a voting system has a rule that whichever candidate receives the most votes wins, even if he or she does not get over 50 percent of the votes, we describe that system as what kind of voting?

plurality

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

political party

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

realignment.

The ability of parties to ensure that those who run for office do so effectively and that those who wterm-15in responsibly uphold their elective positions most clearly demonstrates which benefit of political parties?

recruiting good candidates

Duverger's Law states that in a democracy with __________, only two parties' candidates will have a realistic chance of winning political office.

single-member districts and plurality voting

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

According to Duverger's Law, if we want to know how many major political parties a country will have, what should we look at?

the rules for determining how many votes are needed to win an election, along with other electoral rules