GOV Chapter 7
When did the first political realignment occur?
1980
Which of the following groups do not belong to the so-called Reagan Coalition
African Americans
The vote in the 2000 Presidential election showed that
Americans were more evenly divided that perhaps at any other time in history
What early political party eventually morphed into today's Democartic Party
Democratic-Republican Party
Following the Revolutionary War, defenders of the Constitution were known as
Federalists
Which President forged the New Deal coalition?
Franklin Roosevelt
Why does the United States have a two-party system?
It developed in the struggle between Federalists and Democratic-Republicans
Party identification is most determined by a perceived allegiance to
Party labels like "Republican" and "Democrat"
The years 1860-1928
Republicans
The New Deal Democratic coalition emerged in part when
The African Americans ended their historic ties with the Republican Party
Andrew Jackson lead his supporters to form what party?
The Democratic Party
Which of the following statements correctly describes todays political landscape in the United States?
The Republican Party is increasingly regionalized and dependent on southern white voters
What was unique about the 1896 presidential election and party realignment?
The party in power did not switch
Which of the following caused a number of Southern states to leave the New Deal Coalition that had emerged in the 1930s?
The signing of the Civil Rights Act by Lyndon Johnson in 1964
How did Republicans fail to take advantage of the political opportunity they achieved in 1994 congressional elections?
They made many promises but delivered on few of them
What must precede a major-party realignment?
a critical election
Advocates of the responsible party model believe parties should craft an articulate platform and
be consistently held accountable to it
The Democratic party receives disproportionate support from
blue-collar workers
Which traditional party role has been largely usurped by other entities?
campaign organization and finance
The electoralate becoming less partisan than in the past is a key indicator of dealignment
dealignment
The year 1968 in the United States brought the beginning of a new political era and
dealignment
Americans have historically preferred what party government?
divided
The political realignment of the Gilded Age resulted from
economic distress and depression
What promotes party cohesion in contemporary American polotics?
likemindedness
One of the various ways in which parties contribute to democratic governance is by
nominating candidates
Which key functions of political parties differentiates them from other political organizations?
organizing the electorate
What has a strong influence in voter choice in elections?
party identifications
In most state party primary elections, a ________ electoral system determines the winner
plurality
An organization that seeks to achieve power by winning public office is called a(n)
political party
Which democratic function of political parties was nonexistent until the early twentieth century and has given voters greater input into polotics?
primary elections
The responsible party model implies that elected officials should be more accountable
regarding adherence to the party platform
Following the diverse government of the 1990s, what set of circumstances might explain the ability of the subsequent presidency to pass leglistation easily
single party control of Congress and the Presidency
What key issue lead to the dissolution of the Whig party?
slavery in the South
The only major social shift from Democrat to Republican occured in which two groups?
southern whites and Protestant evangelical whites
During the Reagan years, the Democratic Party had the image as the party of
special interests and executive failure
All the following are associated with the Democratic Party except
the Reagan Coalition
Which has demonstrated a notable effect in smoothing ways for parties to enact their platforms?
unified party government
Republican electoral success ended in 2006 with the rise of
war-weariness and economic uncertainty
Following the Civil War, the Democratic Party's stronghold was with
white southern voters
