AP Gov Chapter 9

Under convention rules adopted by Democrats in 1988, most Democratic ____________ are automatically delegates

A and B

Parties in the United States are relatively weak today mainly because

A and D

In 1831 the ________________ Party held the first American party convention

Anti-Masonic

Leading up the Civil War, Republicans generally won

B and D

Why should George Washington, long other Founders of our nation, have been so opposed to political parties?

Because disputes over policies and elections were not easily separated from disputes over governmental legitimacy

The 2014 election produced the following outcome:

Congress was controlled completely by Republicans, and the president was a Democrat. This is the correct answer.

George Washington was critical of political parties most notably in his

Farewell Address

Of the following statements, which is true about party machines?

Party machines are characterized by a high degree of leadership control over member activity.

Despite the decline of parties, state and local parties have thrived due to

Support from the national parties, better local fundraising, and recruiting from social movements are all true.

The oldest political parties in the world are currently found in

The United States

Which of the following statements about the two-party system is correct?

The United States is one of the few countries with such a system.

Which of the following is not a reason for stronger political parties in Europe?

The greater age of European parties

Which statement is incorrect?

Typically, a majority of independents vote for the independent candidate.

Of the following statements, which one best describes voters relationship with political parties.

Voters are less attached to political parties today than they were a hundred years ago.

The Mugwumps were

a faction of the Republican party

Thomas Jefferson considered his Republican Party to be

a temporary arrangement

The candidacy of William Jennings Bryan strengthened the Republican Party because Bryan

alienated many voters in the populous northeastern states

American political parties have become weaker as

all of the above

Political machines are credited with helping elect

all of the above

Over recent decades, research on party identification has found

an increase in independents

In an open primary

any voter may vote for any party, but only one party

The text argues that the central problem of the parties today is how to

appeal to moderate voters despite the parties' ideological orientation.

In Europe, the vast majority of candidates

are nominated by party leaders

Ticket splitting was almost unheard of in the nineteenth century because

ballots were printed by the parties and government ballots featured "party columns"

The Bull Moose and La Follette Progressive parties probably encouraged the major parties to pay more attention to

business regulation

A meeting of party followers at which convention delegates are picked is known as a

caucus

Progressives called for electoral reforms, such as the initiative and the referendum, to give

citizens a direct say in making laws

Many strong social movements in the United States (for example, the antiwar movement of the late 1960s) never produced a significant third party. One reason is that

dissident elements were able to influence elections through party primaries and national conventions.

More than half of the delegates at the 1984 Democratic national conventions are

drawn from the ranks of the AFL-CIO, the National Education Association and the National Organization for Women

The Populist Party is an example of a(n)

economic protest party

In 1896, the realignment was driven by issues related to

economics

The term superdelegate refers to

elected officials and party leaders who are not required to pledge themselves in advance to a presidential candidate.

The modern Republican Party

emerged as a major party only after the civil war

The plurality electoral system in the United States means that

every party must be a broad based coalition

Which type of minor party probably has the greatest influence on US public policy?

factional

As a result of changes made by the parties in the 1960s and 1970s, the Democrats have become more ____________ and the Republican Party has become more _____________

factionalized ... bureaucratized

Decentralization of political authority in the United States is chiefly promoted by

federalism

Scholars recognize at least ___________ periods of critical realignment in American politics

five

In his Farewell Address, George Washington took this position on political parties.

he condemned political parties

The Libertarian and Socialist parties in the United States are examples of

ideological parties

The classical machine-type party was developed and perfected

in the nineteenth century, before the large-scale Irish and Italian immigrations.

The disadvantage to parties of the current system of presidential nomination is that it

increases the chances of nominating a candidate unappealing to the average voter or to the party's rank and file

The process of attracting key party and interest group figures to a candidate is the

invisible primary

After a decade of reforms, the Democrats and Republicans have come to represent two ideologically different sets of

issue activists and party elites

The typical convention delegate&φραχ34; Democratic or Republican &φραχ34;can best be characterized as a(n)

issue oriented amateur

Which of the following statements regarding the Tammany Hall political machine is incorrect?

its power was enhanced by the hatch act

The formulas for apportioning delegates to the national party conventions are such that the Democrats give extra delegates to _________ states and the Republicans give extra delegates to states that are ________

large ... loyal

The first organized political party in American history was

made up of the followers of jefferson

The Hatch Act allows federal civil service employees to

make campaign contributions

According to the text, national conventions have been transformed into

meetings where delegates ratify decisions made by voters.

Up until the Jacksonian period of political parties, presidential candidates were nominated by

members of Congress

Under convention rules adopted by Democrats in 1980, there must be an equal number of

men and women

The U.S. federal system ensures that the nation's parties are __________ than their Europeancounterparts.

more decentralized

To obtain power within a political party, an individual must usually

move away from the center

The __________ manages the day-to-day work of the party.

national chairman

Which of the following statements concerning the Socialist party of Eugene Debs is incorrect?

none of the above

The text suggests Democrats have had some difficulty in competing for the presidency, in part, because

of the views their candidates have had on social issues and taxation

Split ticket voting became less common around the turn of the century when the Progressives instituted the "________ ballot"

office

The Free Soil and Know-Nothing Parties are examples of

one-issue parties

Clear realignments, like the one that occurred in 1932, may not occur again because

parties no longer change as dramatically, instead aligning gradually.

A stable, long-term attachment to a political party is a voter's

partisan identification

National party conventions were developed as a reform of

party caucuses

In Europe, candidates for elective office are generally nominated by

party leaders

In most states, candidates for office are chosen by

primary elections

The ________, a faction of the Republican Party, were opposed to the patronage system and favored nonpartisan elections at the city level.

progressives

Beginning in the 1960s, the __________ became more bureaucratized, whereas the __________ became more factionalized.

republican party; democratic party

Party activists are not likely to

resemble the average citizen

The test suggest most Americans would ________________ partisanship's becoming a conspicuous feature of other organizations to which they belong

resent

The most recent independent candidate for president who was able to get on the ballot in every statewas

ross perot

The first step in electing candidates is

selecting and convincing good candidates to run

During the founding period of U.S. history, political parties could best be characterized as

small coalitions based more on geography and class than on common economic interests.

According to Democratic Senator Barbara Mikulski, the training grounds for national political activists today are

social movements

In political jargon, the money given to aid political parties is known as "________ money"

soft

The text suggest ____________ have become "grand masters" at building personal followings

southern politicians in one-party states

The political action arm of the United Auto Workers in Detroit has created a clear example of a

sponsored party

American political parties, unlike those of most other democratic nations, are closely regulated by

state and federal laws

A political machine is a party organization that recruits its member by the use of

tangible incentives

Of the following, which group is NOT a political party?

teamster

The two-party system has persisted in the United States for all of the following reasons except

the Fourteenth Amendment limits access to the ballot

Even if one questions the validity of the concept of a critical election, it is quite clear that

the South is becoming more supportive of the Republican party

Which of the following statements about the formula by which delegates to the nominating conventions are apportioned is correct?

the democrats and republicans use different formulas

Americans tend to see Democrats handling this issue better than Republicans.

the economy

The first political party was organized by

the followers of Jefferson

At the opposite extreme from the political machine is

the ideological party

Which description of the Jacksonian period of political parties is incorrect?

the number of eligible voters decreased

Current scholars question the realignment theory because

the parties are split on many issues, rather than one issue, and issues change gradually.

Almost all elections in the United States are based on

the plurality system

All of the following were true of the so-called "progressives" except

they opposed the use of mass media in the conduct of political debate

Elections based on a plurality system discourage new parties from forming because

under this winner-take-all system, no incentive is given for finishing second (or lower).

The purpose of the convention and primary system was to

weaken party leaders.