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In the discipline of political science party identification refers to

A sense of psychological attachment to a party

A __________________ is a preliminary election conducted within a political party to select candidates who will run for office

Primary election

Black Americans shifted significantly to the Democratic Party in the 1960's largely in response to

Democratic Party support for civil rights legislation

Government doesn't play a strong role in regulating media

False

Less than 25% of all Americans can adopt their parents party

False

Minor parties form because they think they have a good chance of winning the election

False

More women tend to be republican

False

People who watch partisan news are well informed

False

The national convention is used to nominate the candidate that is going to run for office of Vice President

False

facebook and Twitter fave a catch-22 from those who say that are censoring posts that they deemed to be questionable or false, that violates, will stop doing it

False

Which of the following is not included in the responsibilities of the Federal Election Commission (FEC)

Guranteeing rough equality in fundrasing between republicanass and democrats

In the text the authors assert that the majority of voters are ideologically more ________ than the voting records of members of congress would indicate

Moderate

Where in the constitution are political parties discussed

Nowhere in the constitution

Advocates for political parties argue that they all do but which of the following?

Parties increase the number of candidates on the ballot to offer voters more choices.

Which amendment protects freedom of the press?

The 1st amendment

Which event helped to shape the partisan patterns por the north and the south for nearly a century?

The civil war

A political party is an organization that sponsor candidates for political office under its name

True

Media's greatest influence is in its power to set its political agenda

True

One of the four functions of political parties is to structure the vote

True

The mass media plays a major role in influencing the socialization process

True

Since the present two-party system was established, how many minor-party candidates have been elected to presidency?

Zero


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