GOV Chapter 7

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When did the first political realignment occur?

1980

Which of the following groups do not belong to the so-called Reagan Coalition

African Americans

The vote in the 2000 Presidential election showed that

Americans were more evenly divided that perhaps at any other time in history

What early political party eventually morphed into today's Democartic Party

Democratic-Republican Party

Following the Revolutionary War, defenders of the Constitution were known as

Federalists

Which President forged the New Deal coalition?

Franklin Roosevelt

Why does the United States have a two-party system?

It developed in the struggle between Federalists and Democratic-Republicans

Party identification is most determined by a perceived allegiance to

Party labels like "Republican" and "Democrat"

The years 1860-1928

Republicans

The New Deal Democratic coalition emerged in part when

The African Americans ended their historic ties with the Republican Party

Andrew Jackson lead his supporters to form what party?

The Democratic Party

Which of the following statements correctly describes todays political landscape in the United States?

The Republican Party is increasingly regionalized and dependent on southern white voters

What was unique about the 1896 presidential election and party realignment?

The party in power did not switch

Which of the following caused a number of Southern states to leave the New Deal Coalition that had emerged in the 1930s?

The signing of the Civil Rights Act by Lyndon Johnson in 1964

How did Republicans fail to take advantage of the political opportunity they achieved in 1994 congressional elections?

They made many promises but delivered on few of them

What must precede a major-party realignment?

a critical election

Advocates of the responsible party model believe parties should craft an articulate platform and

be consistently held accountable to it

The Democratic party receives disproportionate support from

blue-collar workers

Which traditional party role has been largely usurped by other entities?

campaign organization and finance

The electoralate becoming less partisan than in the past is a key indicator of dealignment

dealignment

The year 1968 in the United States brought the beginning of a new political era and

dealignment

Americans have historically preferred what party government?

divided

The political realignment of the Gilded Age resulted from

economic distress and depression

What promotes party cohesion in contemporary American polotics?

likemindedness

One of the various ways in which parties contribute to democratic governance is by

nominating candidates

Which key functions of political parties differentiates them from other political organizations?

organizing the electorate

What has a strong influence in voter choice in elections?

party identifications

In most state party primary elections, a ________ electoral system determines the winner

plurality

An organization that seeks to achieve power by winning public office is called a(n)

political party

Which democratic function of political parties was nonexistent until the early twentieth century and has given voters greater input into polotics?

primary elections

The responsible party model implies that elected officials should be more accountable

regarding adherence to the party platform

Following the diverse government of the 1990s, what set of circumstances might explain the ability of the subsequent presidency to pass leglistation easily

single party control of Congress and the Presidency

What key issue lead to the dissolution of the Whig party?

slavery in the South

The only major social shift from Democrat to Republican occured in which two groups?

southern whites and Protestant evangelical whites

During the Reagan years, the Democratic Party had the image as the party of

special interests and executive failure

All the following are associated with the Democratic Party except

the Reagan Coalition

Which has demonstrated a notable effect in smoothing ways for parties to enact their platforms?

unified party government

Republican electoral success ended in 2006 with the rise of

war-weariness and economic uncertainty

Following the Civil War, the Democratic Party's stronghold was with

white southern voters


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