Patterson Ch.8
Which of the following voting blocs has moved heavily into the Democratic Party since the 1960s?
black americans
All party organizations have a responsibility to
build support among voters
The fact that more white women than white men vote for the Democratic Party is an example of a
gender
The largest expenditure in presidential campaigns is for which of the following
media
A state that permits all registered voters, regardless of party affiliation, to vote in a primary election has what type of primary system?
open
The groups and interests that support a political party are collectively referred to as a
party coalition
Until the early 20th century, the major party nominees for president were selected via this method?
picked by the party organization
In a proportional representation system, which of the following is true?
political parties win a number of seats in the legislature in rough proportion to the percentage of the vote each party receives
Which of the following contributed to the decline of the old system of party organizations?
primary elections
Today, political candidates tend to
set up and tun their own campaign organizations
On a ________, citizens vote for candidates from different parties.
split ticket
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 groups are currently most likely part of the Democratic coalition?
-18-29 year olds -union members -African Americans
Which two candidates for president lost in overwhelming landslide in part because they diverged too far from the middle of the ideological spectrum?
-George McGovern -Barry Goldwater
Which of the following characteristics of political campaigns have undergone change?
-amount of money required -length of the campaign -focus of the campaign
Which of the following statements describe how U.S. campaigns are both party centered and candidate centered?
-candidates organize their own campaigns -the same parties are represented nationwide
The Civil War triggered a party realignment. What were the two major parties following this realignment period?
-democratic party -Republican party
Which two political parties were competitive during the first party system?
-democratic-republicans -federalists
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?
-drawn attention to an issue previously ignored by the two major candidates -encouraged the major parties to address issues introduced by the third party
What purpose does party competition serve in American politics?
-it allows groups of voters to act in unison -it narrows down options for voters
Which of the following states have closed primaries?
-kansas -florida -nevada
Which of the following statements about negative ads and negative campaigning are true?
-negative campaigning in presidential elections was used as long ago as when Thomas Jefferson ran for office -Abraham Lincoln was the target insulting comments about his appearance during election campaigns
Which of the following are considered functions of a political party?
-parties seek to govern -parties endeavor to represent a majority
Today's political campaigns rely on which of the following to be successful?
-pollsters -campaign strategist -media producers
Which of the following are true of grassroots parties?
-they are open to all citizens -they operate at the local level
How do candidates encourage people to vote on Election Day?
-they contact prospective voters on Election Day -they rely on organizations to spread the word
Which of the following are distinct disadvantages of the rise of candidate centered campaigns?
-they provide opportunities for power interest groups to donate money to candidates -they make it easier for officeholders to deny responsibility for government actions
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.
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
Opposition to slavery gave rise to which party?
Republican Party
Which of the following best describes the voting electorate after the expansion of voting rights during the Jacksonian Era?
all white males
In general, political parties are made up of a _______ constituency of supporters.
broad
Third parties that break off from one of the two dominant parties are known as
factional parties
Which type of third party is highly organized around a framework concerning the nature and roles of government in society?
ideologically oriented parties
political parties began to emerge in the United States
in spite of the founding fathers beliefs about them
This theory argues that a party can maximize its vote by placing itself at the location of the middle voters preference.
median voter theory
An election in which voters chose the party nominees is call a __________ election.
primary
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 of the following groups except
state governments
In politics, what re linkage institutions?
they connect citizens with government
What is another name for the plurality system?
winner-take-all system
Although state parties do not work full time, they are _______ like to have full-time employees than local parties.
more
Voting for a candidates promises rather than his to her past actions is an example of what is called ________________ voting.
prospective
The United States government functions as a ____________ system.
two-party
Which of the following factors have contributed to the weakening of party organizations?
-primary elections -candidate-centered campaigns
Which of the following are totes that national political parties have?
-to raise money for presidential campaigns -to seek media coverage of party positions and activities -to raise money for Congressional campaigns