Chapter 8: Political Parties, Candidates, and Campaigns

Which of the following groups are currently most likely part of the Democratic coalition?

African Americans, the elderly, union members

Which president was elected under his promise that he would do something about the Great Depression?

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Which of the following voting blocs was largely notable in its migration to the Republican Party in the 1980s?

Southern whites

Which of the following statements is true regarding a single-member district electoral system?

The candidate with more votes than any opponent wins the election in the district.

Which of the following are true of grassroots parties?

They operate at the local level. They are open to all citizens.

How do candidates encourage people to vote on Election Day?

They rely on organisation sot spread the word & they contact prospective voters on Election Day.

Which of the following bed describes the voting electorate after the expansion of voting rights during the Jacksonian Era?

all white males

All party organisations have a responsibility to

build support among voters.

Political parties and their ability to control politics in the United States have been weakened by

candidate centred campaigns.

Even if a third party candidate fails to win an election, the candidate has still done which of the following to help the third party succeed?

drawn attention to an issue previously ignored by the two major candidates & encouraged the major parties to address issues introduced by the third party.

Third parties that break off from one of the two dominant parties are known as

factional parties.

The fact that more white women than white men vote for the Democratic Party is an example of a

gender gap.

Political parries began to emerge in the United States

in spite of the founding fathers' beliefs about them.

Today's political campaigns rely on which of the following to be successful?

media producers, pollsters, campaign strategists

Local party organizations

operate only during campaign periods.

A reason political parties have emerged whenever democracy has been established is that

political parties provide individuals a way to join together in order to exercise their collective influence.

Organizations that nominate and seek elect candidates to government office are known as

political parties.

An election in which voters chose the party's nominees is call a(n)

primary election

Which of the following contributed to the decline of the old system of party organisations?

primary elections

Which of the following factors have contributed to the weakening of party organisations?

primary elections & candidate centred campaigns

Which of the following are part of the money chase of politics?

raising funds & pursuing wealthy patrons

Which type of third party arises from a belief that partisan politics is a corrupting influence that needs to be changed?

reform parties

America's plurality or winner take all system, of electing candidates works to the disadvantage of the

third parties

What is the purpose of a primary election (direct primary)?

to enable voters to select their respective party's candidates for a general election

Which of the following are roles that national political parties have?

to raise money for Congressional campaigns, to seek media coverage of party positions and activities, to raise money for presidential campaigns

State parties are involved with which of the following activities?

voter registration & election of US Senators

The main opposition to the Democratic Party in the 1830s and 1840s was the Whig Party

which eventually died out.

Although party organisations still manage many tasks related to elections, the lead role in elections now lies with the

candidate.

Which president was a leading advocate of giving ordinary citizens a more direct role in the Democratic Party?

Andrew Jackson

Since 1968 the Republican Party has been weaker at the national level than it was in the decades after the Great Depression.

False - Recall that since 1968 Republicans have held the presidency more often than Democrats.

What purpose does party competition serve in American politics?

It narrows down options for voters & It allows groups of voters to act in unison.

Which of the following are considered functions of a political party?

Parties endeavour to represent a majority and seek to govern.

The Civil War triggered a party alignment. What were the two major parties during this realignment period?

Republican Party and Democratic Party

Which of the following are true of Hispanic voters in the United States?

They lean heavily toward the Democratic Party, hispanics tend to be more liberal on economic issues and conservative on social issues

Which of the following statements sum up the various functions of political consultants?

advising on how to run a successful campaign, gathering voter opinions, production of promotional materials.

On a split-ticket

citizens vote for candidates from different parties.

Which of the following characteristics of political campaigns have undergone change?

focus of the campaign, length go the campaign, amount go money required

Since the 1980s, which group has voted most strongly for the Republican Party?

fundamentalist Christians

A(n) multi-party political system is

made up of at least three political parties.

The highlighting of candidates' attributes is called

packaging.

A permanent shift in the political parties is

realignment

Voting for a candidate's sat performance rather than future promises is an example of what is called

retrospective voting.

What were the two competitive political parties during the first party system?

Democratic-Republicans & Federalists

The rise of candidate centered campaigns has

increased the importance of money in political campaigns & made it easier for political newcomers to win high office.

Which of the following statements about negative ads and negative campaigning are true?

Negative campaigning in presidential elections was used as long as when Thomas Jefferson ran for office & Abraham Lincoln was the target insulting comments about his appearance during election campaigns & Badly misleading campaign ads are not permitted on television.