Ch 8 Quiz 10 Political Participation & Parties
Political parties serve to
-offer the public a choice between policies and leaders -provide a way for like-minded leaders and citizens to work together -connect citizens with government -enable people with different backgrounds and opinions to act together
The election of ________ was a realigning election
1932
Abraham Lincoln was first elected in 1860 with ________ percent of the popular vote
40
It is relatively rare for a party nominee to get less than ________ percent of the partisan vote in a presidential or a congressional race
80
The Democratic Party's long-time regional stronghold, "the Solid South," stemmed from a realignment during which historical period?
Civil War era
________ was the only Republican elected president from 1932 to 1964
Dwight Eisenhower
Political parties in the United States originated partly as a political feud between
Hamilton and Jefferson.
________ representation systems are those in which seats in the legislature are allocated according to each political party's share of the popular vote
Proportional
Anti-slavery advocates gave birth to the ________ Party as a major political party
Republican
In 1992, ________ won 19 percent of the popular vote in the presidential election.
Ross Perot
Citizens in which of the following countries are MOST likely to engage in political activities, such as volunteering for political campaigns?
United States
Citizens in which of the following countries are MOST likely to talk to people about politics?
United States
All of the following are characteristic of a party realignment EXCEPT
a very close electoral result
Which of the following was NOT part of the 2016 Republican Party platform?
cuts in military spending
Organizationally, the U.S. major parties are
decentralized and fragmented.
The chief obstacle to Americans' participation in community activities is the
lack of personal motivation to get involved.
National party organizations can dictate the day-to-day decisions of
neither local nor state party organizations.
During the twentieth century, American parties lost their exclusive control over
nominations.
The winner-take-all system is also known as the ________ system.
plurality
Which of the following was NOT part of the 2016 Democratic Party platform?
privatizing social security
At the state level the central committees
provide only general policy guidance for the state organizations.
A(n) ________ party is a minor party that bases its appeal on the claim that the major parties are having a corrupting influence on government and policy.
reform
The first American political parties emerged from the conflict between
small farmers and states' rights advocates, and those favoring commercial and wealthy interests
Regarding state party organizations, the day-to-day operation is usually the responsibility of the
state chairperson.
Which of the following is an indication of strong party loyalty
straight-ticket voting
The MOST obvious sign of the party realignment of recent decades has been the strong tendency of
the South to vote Republican
Which of the following represents the greatest blow to the organizational strength of U.S. parties?
the direct primary
The major reason for the persistence of the American two-party system is
the existence of single-member election districts.
Democrats and Republicans have endured as the two major U.S. parties primarily due to
their ability to adapt to changing circumstances
Proportional representation systems encourage the formation of smaller parties by enabling parties to
win legislative seats even though they do not receive a majority of votes in elections.