Ch.5

Which of the following did NOT contribute to a shift in power from the Democrats to the Republicans over the course of the Nation's history?

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During the era of the Democrats that lasted from 1800 to 1860, it can be assumed that most americans favored

A government that favored the common people

Which of the following statements about federalists is TRUE?

A strong central government was of great concern of them

Both major parties try to

Appeal to as many voters as possible

Membership in either of the two parties is

Based on personal choice

Over time, the ideas first developed by minor parties are often ____ by major parties.

Borrowed

Which of the following do political parties and the news media have in common?

Both try to inform, inspire and activate the people with regard to public affairs

Minor parties have contributed MOST to the US politics by

Causing major parties to adopt their ideas

The two-party system developed in the US mainly because

Conflicts about the COnstitution created opposing viewpoints

A one-party system

Exists in nearly all dictatorships today

When trying to predict how an individual will vote, the one factor that is an accurate indicator more often than any other is

Family

Beginning with the Civil War, _____ shifted their support to the Republican party

Farmers

An increasing number of Americans today

Identify with neither political party

The dominant political parties in the United States

Major parties

The functions of the major parties in the US politics include

Nominating candidates for office, insuring the good performance of their elected candidates, providing a mechanism for the conduct of government,(ALL THE ABOVE)

The two major parties have members who take all of the following roles EXCEPT

Party independents

Consisting of several distinct cultures and groups

Pluralistic society

A group of people joined together on the basis of common principles, who seek to control the government and public policy.

Political Party

The smallest unit of election administration

Precinct

Most single-issue parties have been

Short- lived

If inflation is low, jobs are plentiful, and the Republicans and Democrats each enjoy strong support, which type of minor party would be LEAST likely to attract voters?

Single-issue

Casting ballots for candidates from different parties for different offices in the same election

Split-ticket voting

Which of the following is a sign of weakened political parties?

Split-ticket voting

Which factor does NOT add to the decentralization of both major parties?

The President head one of the major parties

Had Theodore Roosevelt not run for President in the election of 1912, it is likely that

The democrats would have won the election

A major party might support a minor party candidate or President if

The minor party is likely to draw votes from the opposition

Which of the following is NOT one of the three main elements of the major parties in terms of the roles of their members?

The party media organization

Recent laws regulating how political parties fund campaigns have contributed to

The weakening of the party system

Which of the following is NOT a major function of either of the two major political parties in the United States?

To unite people and concentrates solely on one public policy matter.

Which of the following groups has tended to support the democratic party in recent decades?

Union Members

People belong to a particular political party

Voluntarily, because they made a personal choice

In the US, a political party is made up of a group of people who

Work to get candidates elected to political offices

The national chairperson of a major political party

manages the party's headquarters

It can be argued that political parties are at their weakest

when they cannot agree on who to nominate as their candidate