political parties (us) mc
How many parties other than Republican or Democratic have won at least one electoral vote in the last forty-five years?
0
The United States relies on how many major political parties?
2
The fact that President Obama or Speaker Boehner may win media attention and national organizers issue party platforms, but state and local party leaders largely run their own organizations, tells us that
American parties are highly decentralized.
The Fifth Party System was defined by
Franklin Roosevelt
Another name for the Republican Party is
Grand Old Party
In 1896 the Republican Party was tagged the
Millionaires Party
Which of the following is NOT one of the five jobs of political parties?
Parties get executive approval for their candidates.
_____ dominated elections between 1864 and 1880.
Republicans
African-Americans were drawn to the Democratic Party as a result of
Roosevelt's employment programs
The most successful third party candidate was
Theodore Roosevelt
The only third-party presidential candidate to come in second was
Theodore Roosevelt
The only third party that elected some 15 members to Congress and spearheaded important reforms was
Theodore Roosevelt's Progressive Party.
Division between political parties can lead to
bitter partisanship, gridlock, fewer public officials
The party system that the U.S. is in now is marked by
close elections
In the early 1850s the strongest party against slavery, the Whigs _____.
collapsed
Which of the following is NOT a prominent Republican factions?
deficit hawks
Which of the following is NOT a reason electoral realignment can take place?
discord among party workers over fundraising methods
Which term describes a period when at least one house of Congress is controlled by a party different from that occupying the White House?
divided government
The Grand Old Party (GOP), long-standing nickname for the Republican Party, is represented by a
elephant
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic introduced by the new party era?
emphasis on big business
Roosevelt's New Deal focused on jobs, infrastructure, government aid to the elderly, temporary assistance for the needy, and new federal government agencies, and marked the
fifth party system (1933-1972).
The first Republicans supported
free labor
The issue over which political parties were born was
how strong the central government should be
Most governors who do not claim membership in one of the two major parties claim to be
independents
_____ are surging in party identification.
independents
Countries with clear multiparty systems include
india
An advantage of the two-party system is
it is predictable
The first time the White House changed party hands was the election of
jefferson
The winner-take-all electoral rules
keep third parties out.
A disadvantage of the two party system is
less representative
What is the political philosophy that aims to minimize government in the name of personal freedom?
libertarian
What type of relationship do Americans have with political parties?
love-hate
A new party system means
new politics
The party in control of the Sixth Party system is the
none of the above
When a third party cause becomes popular what usually happens?
one of the major parties adopts it
What is the term for a viewpoint that reflects a political party's principles or position on an issue?
partisanship
A predictor of voting is
party identification
What is the term for a strong attachment to one political party, often established at an early age?
party identification
What is the term for a hierarchical arrangement of party workers, often organized in an urban area to help integrate immigrants and minority groups into the political system?
party machine
What is the written statement of a party's core convictions and issue priorities?
party platform
Broad organization of US politics, comprising the two main parties, the coalition of supporters backing each, the positions they take on major issues, and each party's electoral achievements, is called the
party system
What is the term for the portion of a political party's organization that comprises elected officials and candidates for office?
party-in-government
What is the name for organizations with public followings that are designed to win elections, often by promoting a set of principles?
political parties
Who organizes voters around the major questions of the day?
political parties
What is the term for education about how the government works and which policies one should support: provided partly at school, partly by party officials and other national institutions?
political socialization
Minnesota elected a third party governor from the _____ Party.
reform
Prohibition was supported by
republicans
The antislavery party was the
republicans
Political partisanship is
rising
According to Ronald Reagan government is the _____ of the problems.
source
What is the term for someone who votes for at least one candidate from each party, splitting his or her ballot between the two (or more) parties?
split-ticket voter
When a candidate breaks out of the two-party system they are referred to as a
spoiler
The distribution of government jobs in the Second Party System was known as the
spoils system
Democrats encompass very different groups that include all EXCEPT
traditionalists.
In the pre-Civil War Period Democratic Party officials exchanged basic services for
votes
The second presidential election was won by
washington
In the 1820s the Democratic-Republicans split into the Democratic Party and the
whigs
What is the electoral system in which the candidate (or slate of candidates) receiving the most votes wins the seat (or set of seats)?
winner take all