Federal Gov't 2305 Quiz 8

Political parties serve to... A. link the public with its elected leaders. B. enable people with different backgrounds and opinions to act together. C. offer the public a choice between policies and leaders. D. provide potential leaders an opportunity to attain public office. E. All of these answers are correct.

A. link the public with its elected leaders. B. enable people with different backgrounds and opinions to act together. C. offer the public a choice between policies and leaders. D. provide potential leaders an opportunity to attain public office. *E. All of these answers are correct.*

During the twentieth century, American parties lost their complete control over... A. nominations. B. financing. C. platforms. D. the staffing of government jobs. E. All of these answers are correct.

A. nominations. B. financing. C. platforms. D. the staffing of government jobs. *E. All of these answers are correct.*

Andrew Jackson's contribution to the development of political parties was the...

Formation of a new type of grassroots party organization.

________ warned Americans of the "baneful effects" of factions (political parties) in his 1797 farewell address.

George Washington.

What demographic is key to the future of both parties?

Hispanic voters.

The issue of slavery gave birth to the ________ party as a major political party.

Republican.

________ does not have a competitive multiparty system.

The United States.

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

The direct primary.

The major reason for the persistence of the American two-party system is...

The existence of single-member election districts.

The most recent party realignment had a realigning election in...

The most recent party realignment had no single realigning election.

Democrats and Republicans have endured as the two major U.S. parties primarily due to...

Their ability to adapt to changing circumstances.

Proportional representation systems encourage the formation of smaller parties by enabling parties to...

Win legislative seats even though they do not receive a majority of votes in elections.