political parties Ap Gov
A gradual shift in party coalitions that is based more on demographic shifts than on shocks to the political system known as a _________ realignment. A) demographic B) district C) piecemeal D) party E) secular
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According to Table 11.2, women voters today are most likely to identify as _____________. A) Republicans B) independents C) apathetic D) Republicans or Democrats E) Democrats
E
Proponents of a govenrment that includes minor parties might suggest that the United States consider Europe's system of ____________. A) proportional representation B) delegate elections C) multi-party national conventions D) tripartite platforms E) non-partisan elections
A
The ____________ is the formal governing body of both major parties. A) national party committee B) national party delegation C) national party legislature D) national party assembly E) national party convention
A
What is the single greatest influence in establishing a persons first party identification? A) parents B) religion C) geography D) hot-button issues E) economic status
A
Which entity has the responsibility of establishing a cohesive vision for patisan identifiers nationwide? A) the national party B) the national caucus C) the delegates D) the national chairperson E) the national committee
A
Who was the first chief executive to win the White House as the nominee of a truly national, popularly based political party following the first national party convention in 1832? A) Andrew Jackson B) Benjamin Franklin C) John Adams D) James Garfield E) Henry Clay
A
Why do state legislators rely more on their state and local parties for election assistance than do their congressional counterparts? A) because legislators have a greater need for their party's financial and technological respurces B) because state legislators are at the entry level of politics and need more guidance from the party C) because state legislators cannot enter a campaign without their party's driect approval D) because state legislators base their main talking points directly on state and local public party E) because state legislators are not able to make campaign-related desisions on their own
A
How did many city-dwellers and European immigrants view political parties during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries? A) as an extension of the law B) as purveyors of housing, emplorment, and foos C) as a means of expressing their political views D) as something to be avoided E) as confirmation of a class-based society
B
Married voters today are most likely to identify as_______. A) Republicans or Democrats B) Republicans C) independents D) apathetic E) Democrats
B
One of the various ways in which parties contribute to democratic goverance is by______. A) narrowing voter choice B) running candidates C) reducing inter-party competition D) reducing accountibility mechanisms E) dividing the electorate
B
When a party's base of supporters undergoes a fundamental and enduring alteration, what is this called? A) critical realignment B) party realignment C) dealignment D) party re-identification E) secular realignment
B
While the national congressional campaign commitees work to garner more seats for their respective parties, the Democratic National Commitee and Republican National Committee focus on _____________. A) aiding presidential campaigns and writing a focused party platform B) aiding presidential campaigns and conducting general party-building activities C) conducting general party-building activities and writing a focused party platform D) conducting oversight of state parties and deliberating over nomination of a presidential nominee E) conducting oversight of state parties and other general party-building activities
B
How are critical elections and party realignments interrelated? A) A party realignment occurs after one of more critical elections, and is characterized by gradual change. B) A party realignment occurs during a critical election, and is characterized by gradual change. C) A party realignment occurs after one of more critical elections and may involve a national crisis D) A party realignment occurs before a critical election, and may involve a national crisis. E) A party realignment occurs before a critical election, and is characterized by gradual change.
C
How are third parties usually significant? A) They win elections in crucial swing states B) They intentionally spoil election wins by their ideologically closest major party C) They push major parties to incorporate new ideas or elucidate current ones D) They distract from important policy debates E) They effectively disprove Duverger's law
C
Modern national party conventions serve what ends? A) They hold elections to determine the new party leaders. B) They mobiliza supporters for the nominee, who has basically already been decided. C) They deliberate on the party's chpices for presidential and vice-presidential nominees. D) They assemble delegates who will be assessed for their future political potential based on their writing of a largely inconsequential party platform E) They write the party platform, which will be crucial over the next four years.
C
On table 11.2, "Who identifies as a Democrat? A Republican?", Hispanics are most likely to identify as __________. A) Republicans B) Greens C) Democrats D) Independents E) Libertarians
C
Scholarship suggests that about ________ of the promises in the victorious party's presidential platform are completely or mostly implemented. A) one-half B) one-fourth C) two-thirds D) one-third E) less than one-fourth
C
The most visible instrument that parties use to formulate, convey, and promote public policy is _______. A) its constitution B) its articles C) its platform D) its procedural document E) its regulations
C
What institutional feature of U.S. politics prevents the success of third parties? A) a constitutional restriction B) proportional representation C) the electoral college D) open-primary systems E) multi-member districts
C
What was a key contributor to the rare stability in Republican and Democratic political identities during the "Golden Age" (1860-1932)? A) political compromise B) political fund-raising C) political machines D) political mobility E) political arbitration
C
Which demographic group currently most closely identifies with the Democratic Party? A) Protestants B) whites C) African Americans D) Hispanics E) Catholics
C
Which of the following voter profiles most strongly suggests that an individual will identify with the Republican Party? A) senior citizen, Jewish, from the Midwest B) white, female, Evangelical Christian C) Protestant, male, annual income over $75,000 D) white, Catholic, from the Northeast E) Hispanic, female, Catholic
C
Which of the following was a prominent feature of the era called the "Golden Age" of political parties? A) secular realignment B) bipartisanship C) political machines D) candidate-centered politics E) party realignment
C
Why does the United States have a two-party system? A) It was a compromise between a unitary system's efficiency and a multiparty system's diversity. B) The Fremers wanted competition between political parties. C) It developed in the struggle between Federalists and Democratic-Republicans D) The Framers wanted to avoid the mistakes of Europe. E) It developed in the struggle between slave owners and abolitionists
C
A critical election is typically associated with ___________. A) polar realignment B) dealignment C) proportional realignment D) electoral realignment E) presidential realignment
D
Recent polls concerning party identification might lead a political scientist trying to understand voter behavior to believe that voter resignation _____________. A) indicates a significant Republican shift B) indicates a significant Democratic shift C) indicates no change over the last two decades D) indicates more independents than Democrats or Republicans E) has little if any significant predictive value
D
What serves as the glue that holds together the disparate elements of the U.S. governmental and political apparatus? A) Congress B) bipartisanship C) the winner-take-all-system D) the political parties E) the political machine
D
What typically precedes a major party realignment? A) censure B) a caucus C) a key nomination D) a critical election E) economic crises
D
"Are American Political Parties Polarized?" suggests that both major political parties are moving ideologically___________. A) together, but Republicans are more moderate B) together, but Independents still claim the moderate majority C) apart, but Democrats are more extremely polarized D) together, but Democrats are more moderate E) apart, but Republicans are more eextremely polarized
E
A collection of policy-oriented researchers and academics who are sources of policy ideas is called a __________. A) caucus B) political party C) political machine D) convention E) think tank
E
Although national committee activities attract most of the media attention, the roots of the party lie in ___________. A) the Oval Office B) the House of Representatives C) the Senate D) Washington, D.C. E) the states and localities
E
Americans trust the government more when ________. A) Democrats and Republicans work together in Congress B) there is a strong third-party candidate C) electoral votes indicate a clear win in the presidential election D) it is not a "critical election" year E) their chosen political party controls the White House
E
Decreasing number of ____________ has been identified as one cause of increasing polarization. A) East Coast conservation Democrats B) southern conservative Republicans C) Midwest independents D) West Coast liberal Republicans E) northern liberal Republicans
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How to minor parties facilitate democracy in the United States? A) by challenging the constitutional supports for the two-party system B) by thwarting the major party that is most ideologically distant C) by winning a disproportionate number of local elections D) by sending important delegates to the major parties' national conventions E)) by bringing more citizens into the political process with issue awareness
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The years 1860-1928 saw the ascendency of which party? A) Federalists B) Whigs C) Democrats D) Democratic-Republicans E) Republicans
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What are some major barriers to third-party political success? A) unpopular policies, voter perceptions, and campain finance rules B) constitutional restrictions, voter perceptions, and poor media coverage C) anti-fusion laws, campaign finance rules, and unpopular policies D) two-party system, constitutional restrictions, and poor media coverage E) ballot access, campaign finance rules, and voter perception
E
What has become the most powerful predictor of congressional voting in recent years? A) campaign finances B) trust C) economic stance D) hot-button issues E) party labels
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What key issue led to the dissolution of the Whig party? A) the Mexican-American War B) post-Civil War Reconstruction C) federal taxation D) malfeasance in office E) slavery in the South
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When can a party change its platform? A) virtually anytime B) every two years C) at the start of each fiscal year D) after a federal census E) during the national party convention
E
When did the last political realignment occur, according to most political scientists? A) 1860 B) 1968 C) 2000 D) 1894 E) 1932
E
Which democratic function of political parties was nonexistent until the early twentieth century and has given voters greater input into politics? A) critical elections B) policy coordination C) party nominations D) party machine E) primary elections
E
Which of the following voter profiles most strongly suggests that an individual will identify with the Democratic Party? A) Asian, male, Evangelical Christian B) white, male, Protestant C) college-educated, male, from the South D) senior citizen, male, annual income over $75,000 E) black, female, from the Northeast
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Which of the following was a prominent feature of post- World War II politics? A) secular realignment B) party realignment C) political machines D) bipartisanship E) candidate-centered politics
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Who is included in the "party in the electorate"? A) public officials who are registered with one major party B) party officers who seek to steer the electorate through media spin C) voters achieve in the business of the party D) party officers who seek to educate the public on key party stances E) voters who identify with a party label
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