political science
Roughly how much of campaign spending is devoted to producing and airing televised political advertisements?
1/2
ticket splitting was most prominent during which decade?
1970s
political parties in the US originated partly as a political feud between
Hamilton and Jefferson
Which of the following provides an example of a factional party?
The New Vision Party split from a major party over disputes about that party's trade policies
Which of the following statements is TRUE about the system of election if the US
it follows a plurality system in which the candidate w/ the most votes in a district wins the office
National party organization can dictate the day-to-day decisions of
neither local nor state party organizations
A state allows independents and sometimes voters of the other party to vote in a party's primary. Only restriction they can't vote on more that one party's primaries.
open-primary
Moira identifies strongly w/ the Democratic Party. Even thought she doesn't like the recent performance she uses this type of voting
straight-ticket
The major reason for the persistence of the American two-party system is
the existence of single-member election districts
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