GOV 1301 CHPT 8

Which of the following states have closed/partially closed primaries?

-North Carolina -Florida -Nevada

Which of the following statements describe how U.S. campaigns are both party centered and candidate centered?

-The same parties are represented nationwide. -Candidates organize their own campaigns.

Which of the following are true of Hispanic voters in the United States?

-They lean heavily toward the Democratic Party, except for Cuban Americans. -Hispanics tend to be liberal on economic issues and conservative on social issues.

Which of the following characteristics of political campaigns have undergone change?

-amount of money required -focus of the campaign -length of the campaign

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

Which of the following sum up the various functions of political consultants?

-production of promotional materials -advising on how to run a successful campaign -gathering voter opinions

State parties are involved with which of the following activities?

-voter registration -election of U.S. senators

What percentage of voters today cast a split ticket?

20 percent

Since the Great Depression, which party's agenda has included a strong commitment to provide a safety net for the most vulnerable members of society?

Democratic

______ refers to the selection of the individual who will run as the party's candidate in the general election.

Nomination

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.

Opposition to slavery gave rise to which party?

Republican Party

When a realignment in the electorate occurs, which of the following occurs?

The parties reorganize themselves.

In politics, what do linkage institutions do?

They connect citizens with government.

Which party formed during the 1830s was competitive against the Jacksonian Democratic Party?

Whig Party

In general, political parties are made up of a ______ constituency of supporters.

broad

Although party organizations still manage many tasks related to elections, the lead role in elections now lies with the

candidate.

Third parties that break off from one of the two dominant parties are known as

factional parties.

The largest expenditure in presidential campaigns is for which of the following?

media

Local party organizations operate

only during campaign periods.

A(n) ______ primary is one in which any registered voter, regardless of party affiliation, may vote.

open

The groups and interests that support a political party are collectively referred to as a

party coalition.

Which of the following voting blocs was largely notable for its migration to the Republican Party during the 1980s?

southern whites

On a ______, citizens vote for candidates from different parties.

split ticket

During the 1930s the Democratic Party became the party of federal power rather than the ______ party.

states' rights

Who oversees the day-to-day operations of the political party's national organization?

the national chair

America's plurality, or winner-take-all, system of electing candidates works to the disadvantage of

third parties.

The U.S. government functions as a(n) ______ system.

two party

How did many of the founding fathers view political parties?

with suspicion

What percentage of party activists work within local political party organizations?

95%

Which two candidates for president lost in overwhelming landslides in part because they diverged too far from the middle of the ideological spectrum?

Barry Goldwater George McGovern

Since 1968 the Republican Party has been weaker at the national level than it was in the decades after the Great Depression.

False

Which of the following statements is true regarding a single-member district electoral system?

The candidate with more votes than any opponent wins the election in the district.

Because of the increasing cost of political campaigns,

candidates must constantly work to raise funds.

In the era of Jacksonian democracy, the efforts of local party organizations, along with the extension of voting rights to citizens without property, contributed to an almost ______ increase in election turnout

fourfold

In Britain's 2017 election, the Liberal Democrats received 7 percent of the national vote and, thereby, roughly 7 percent of the seats in Parliament. This is an example of a _____ system.

proportional representation

The national, state, and local organizations of the Republican and Democratic parties are

relatively independent; that is, each level does not have much control over the others.

What is the purpose of a primary election (direct primary)?

to enable voters to select their respective party's candidates for a general election

The most electorally successful factional party in U.S. history was the

Bull Moose Party.

Which two political parties were competitive during the first party system?

-Democratic-Republicans -Federalists

To date, the Internet has proven itself to be better than television as a medium for which of the following political actions?

-mobilizing supporters -fundraising

What usually happens after a third party is relatively successful in attracting votes during a U.S. national election?

One or both major parties will try to co-opt the issue or issues that made the third party successful.

Which of the following statements about televised debates in presidential campaigns are true?

They are usually part of presidential campaigns.

In order to have the best chance to win in a two-party system, political parties normally

align themselves near the middle of the voting spectrum.

What group was most concerned about what Scammon and Wattenberg called the "social issue"?

conservative Christians

True or false: The Internet has overtaken television as the principal medium of election politics.

false

As compared to on television, ______ have greater control over the message on the Internet.

individual users

The highlighting of candidates' attributes is called

packaging

Which of the following ranks the amount of media coverage of candidates from highest to lowest?

presidential candidates, Senate candidates, House candidates

Which of the following contributed to the decline of the old system of party organizations?

primary elections

The strongest reform party in U.S. history was the

progressive party

A permanent shift in party allegiances or electoral support is known as a party

realignment.

In order to raise enough funds for their campaigns, political candidates raise money from all of the following groups except

state governments.

When does a national party committee defer to the president to choose a national chair?

when the party controls the White House

Which of the following statements about negative ads and negative campaigning are true?

-Abraham Lincoln was the target of insulting comments about his appearance during election campaigns. -Negative campaigning in presidential elections was used as long ago as when Thomas Jefferson ran for office.

Which president was elected under his promise that he would do something about the Great Depression?

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Which of the following best describes the voting electorate after the expansion of voting rights during the era of Jacksonian democracy?

all white males

Today's political campaigns rely on which of the following to be successful?

media producers pollsters campaign strategists

The Republican Party has advocated for a

smaller government that performs fewer social welfare functions.

The in-party's chances of staying in power has historically depended primarily on

the condition of the economy.

True or false: Rather than being the result of an abrupt shift in response to a single disruptive issue, realignments are caused by gradual changes in response to several issues.

true

Which type of third party is highly organized around a framework concerning the nature and role of government in society?

ideologically oriented parties

A ______ political system is made up of at least three political parties.

multiparty

Voting for a candidate's past performance rather than future promises is an example of what is called ______ voting.

retrospective

On a variety of issues, white women hold opinions that are on average ______ than those of white men.

more liberal