PS1 Ch 8

The winner-take-all system is also known as the ________ system.

*plurality democratic proportional minority majority

Negative television campaign ads

*now constitute the largest share of political ads. are less prominent now than they were three decades ago. None of these answers is correct. can only be run by the official campaign of a candidate. are, while negative, usually factually accurate.

Television first became a major medium for campaign ads during the

1950s. 1970s. *1960s. 1940s. 1980s.

________ lost the 1964 presidential election in a landslide because his views were seen as too extreme.

George McGovern James Weaver *Barry Goldwater Richard Nixon Jimmy Carter

Which demographic is key to the future of both parties?

Jewish voters middle-class voters *Hispanic voters the senior vote African American voters

In 1992, ________ won 19 percent of the popular vote in the presidential election.

Ralph Nader *Ross Perot Pat Buchanan Bill Clinton George H. W. Bush

At the state level the central committees

are prevented from participating in fund-raising and voter registration because they receive government funding. *provide only general policy guidance for the state organizations. endorse candidates in their state-wide primaries but do not have formal control over who is chosen. have the final say in who will be chosen as the candidates for national office from their party in their home state. concentrate most strongly on national elections.

American party organizations

are unimportant in the political system today. are about to die out. *are still important, but their role in campaigns is secondary to that of candidates. are more powerful today than at any time in history. have more power than their Western European counterparts.

Organizationally, the U.S. major parties are

centralized and weak. *decentralized and fragmented. no longer in operation. centralized and strong. decentralized and strong.

Regarding state party organizations, the day-to-day operation is usually the responsibility of the

central committee. state governor or top leaders in the legislative branch. national chairperson who oversees all state party organizations. None of these answers is correct. *state chairperson.

Which of the following are key players in the modern campaign?

pollsters media consultants *All of these answers are correct. fundraising specialists campaign consultants

The history of democratic government is virtually synonymous with the history of

protest movements. high voter turnout. *political parties. the separation of powers. economic recessions.

Which of the following was NOT part of the 2016 Democratic Party platform?

raising taxes on the wealthy expanding educational opportunities *privatizing social security protecting the Medicare program promoting clean energy

The MOST obvious sign of the party realignment of recent decades has been the strong tendency of

the Plains states to vote Republican. *the South to vote Republican. Colorado to vote Democratic. the Midwest to vote Democratic. the West Coast to vote Democratic.

Which of the following is an indication of strong party loyalty?

the influence of short-term issues and candidates an increase in independent voters split-ticket voting *straight-ticket voting a focus on candidate charisma and personal style