Government Chapter 17 Study Guide

What event led to the dominance of two parties in the American political system?

Civil War

believe government should actively address social issues

Democrates

A person who supports laws that limit the production of greenhouse gases and opposes American involvement in foreign wars would most likely identify with which of these parties?

Democratic Party

According to demographic trends, a Hispanic female who works in a bank in Los Angeles is most likely to vote for a candidate from which party?

Democratic Party

Which of these statements is true about political parties?

Each political party relies on many citizen volunteers during elections.

a nation with an authoritarian government often has a two-party system

False

believe in a limited economic role for government

Republicans

Which of these would be a major barrier to the success of a candidate running as a member of the Reform Party in the United States?

Third-parties rarely qualify for public financing

Someone who is to the far right on the political spectrum would most likely agree with which of these statements?

Wealthy people deserve to keep most of the money they have earned.

Which of these people is most likely to self-identify as a Republican?

White male engineer who lives in a suburb of Miami

A local political party is most likely to recommend which of these people for a state executive appointment?

a lawyer who does volunteer legal work for the party

A delegate to a nominating convention must be which of the following?

a member of the party

Which of the systems described below is most likely to produce a government that is shaped by the widest variety of viewpoints and ideologies?

a system in which the parties within the coalition government change after each election

In some states, members of a political party are welcome to attend a series of meetings in order to nominate the candidate that will represent the party. What is this system of nomination called?

caucus

belief that the U.S. has a special role to play in world affairs

exceptionalism

In a primary system that uses plurality, a candidate only wins the primary if he or she wins at least 51% of the vote

false

Only presidential candidates from the major parties are listed on the ballot in each state

false

a third party focuses solely on the legalization of certain banned substances would be considered an ideological party

false

often the result when polarization affects political parties

gridlock

statement of belief on a variety of specific issues

party platform

What would be the best way to predict how a candidate is likely to vote on a wide variety of issues if he or she is elected?

read the platform of the candidate's political party

A primary system that uses plurality can save the party time and money by allowing it to avoid what?

runoff

Which of these is part of both the Democratic and Republican Party platforms?

support for counterterrorism measures

Anyone who is eligible to be a delegate at the local level in a party could potentially become a delegate at the party's national convention

true

Delegates from every state attend a political party's national convention to nominate the party's presidential and vice presidential candidates

true

The major political parties nominate candidates at the national, state, and local levels

true

a multi-party system tends to require the building of coalitions to govern

true

A candidate from the Green Party in the United States runs for the presidency to bring attention to issues involving the environment and social justice. The Green Party could be considered what?

ideological party

the two current major parties in the United States were originally one party

true

third-party candidates running for president must gather voter signatures to be placed on the ballot in each state

true