Question 1

If a minor party gains a large following, it is almost certain that

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A)   the major parties will join together to attack the minor party.
B)   Congress will enact legislation to make it difficult for the minor party to get on the ballot.
C)   party in-fighting will tear it apart.
D)   one or both major parties will absorb its issues, and the minor party will lose support.
E)   the media will attack the minor party.F) C) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 2

In 1992, ________ won 19 percent of the popular vote in the presidential election.

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A)   Bill Clinton
B)   George H. W. Bush
C)   Ross Perot
D)   Pat Buchanan
E)   Ralph NaderF) A) and C)
G) None of the above

Question 3

American party organizations

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A)   are about to die out.
B)   are more powerful today than at any time in history.
C)   have more power than their Western European counterparts.
D)   are still important, but their role in campaigns is secondary to that of candidates.
E)   are unimportant in the political system today.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 4

Political parties serve to

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A)   link the public with its elected leaders.
B)   enable people with different backgrounds and opinions to act together.
C)   offer the public a choice between policies and leaders.
D)   provide potential leaders an opportunity to attain public office.
E)   All of these answers are correct.F) A) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 5

State central committees

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A)   endorse candidates in their state-wide primaries but do not have formal control over who is chosen.
B)   have the final say in who will be chosen as the candidates for national office from their party in their home state.
C)   provide only general policy guidance for the state organizations.
D)   are prevented from participating in fund-raising and voter registration because they receive government funding.
E)   concentrate most strongly on national elections.F) None of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 6

James Carville and Roger Ailes are both examples of

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A)   minor party candidates who earned more than five percent of the vote.
B)   campaign strategists who have earned legendary reputations.
C)   congressional incumbents whose reelection bids were derailed by smear campaigns.
D)   national chairpersons of one of the two major parties.
E)   lobbyists jailed for their illegal soft money contributions.F) None of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 7

All of the following use top-two primaries EXCEPT

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A)   New York.
B)   Washington.
C)   California.
D)   Nebraska.
E)   Louisiana.F) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 8

National party organizations can dictate the day-to-day decisions of

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A)   local party organizations only.
B)   state party organizations only.
C)   local and state party organizations.
D)   neither local nor state party organizations.
E)   party leaders in Congress.F) B) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 9

Andrew Jackson's contribution to the development of political parties was the

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A)   forging of a coalition of Democrats and Whigs.
B)   introduction of primary elections.
C)   formation of a new type of grassroots party organization.
D)   formation of the Federalist Party.
E)   formation of the Republican Party.F) B) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 10

About __ percent of voters are true independents in that party loyalty plays little or no part in their voting decisions.

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A)   3
B)   8
C)   15
D)   24
E)   33F) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 11

Television first became a major medium for campaign ads during the

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A)   1940s.
B)   1950s.
C)   1960s.
D)   1970s.
E)   1980s.F) None of the above
G) C) and E)

Question 12

The major reason for the persistence of the American two-party system is

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A)   that there are naturally only two sides to political disputes.
B)   regional conflict.
C)   the existence of single-member election districts.
D)   the existence of state laws prohibiting the placement of a third major party on the ballot.
E)   proportional representation.F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 13

The most recent party realignment had a realigning election in

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A)   1960.
B)   1968.
C)   1980.
D)   2012.
E)   The most recent party realignment had no single realigning election.F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 14

What party has made big gains in recent decades among white fundamentalist Christians, based on its positions on topics like abortion and school prayer?

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A)   Democratic
B)   Republican
C)   Green
D)   Socialist
E)   ReformF) B) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 15

________ warned Americans of the "baneful effects" of factions (political parties)  in his 1797 farewell address.

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A)   James Madison
B)   Thomas Jefferson
C)   George Washington
D)   Andrew Jackson
E)   Abraham LincolnF) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 16

Why have the Democratic and Republican parties been so durable since the Civil War? Explain.

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Question 17

The major emerging voting blocs are

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A)   Asians and the elderly.
B)   Hispanics and young people.
C)   whites and the urban educated.
D)   people with college educations and city dwellers.
E)   environmentalists and Tea Party supporters.F) B) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 18

Negative campaigning in presidential elections was first used in

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A)   the early years of the country.
B)   Andrew Jackson's campaigns for the presidency.
C)   the 1860 election.
D)   the Depression years.
E)   the 1960s.F) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 19

Prospective voting is characterized by

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A)   a sudden shift in the vote from one party to another.
B)   choices based on party loyalty.
C)   choices based on a candidate's past performance.
D)   choices based on what candidates promise to do if elected.
E)   the symbolism of a candidate's personality.F) None of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 20

What was especially unique about the "Era of Good Feeling"?

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A)   Political parties were banned.
B)   President Monroe ran unopposed in 1820.
C)   Jefferson's faction adopted the label "Republican."
D)   The president and vice president were from competing parties.
E)   Federalists won the election of 1820.F) D) and E)
G) A) and B)

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