5 Written Questions

1. the displacement of the majority party by the minority party, usually during a critical election period
2. elections to select party nominees in which voters can decide on Election Day whether they want to participate in the Democratic or Republican contests.
3. The voter's perception of what the Republicans or Democrats stand for, such as conservatism or liberalism
4. electoral contenders other than the two major parties. American third parties are not unusual, but they rarely win elections.
5. the channels through which people's concerns become political issues on the government's policy agenda. In the United States, linkage institutions include elections, political parties, interest groups, and the media.

5 Matching Questions

1. patronage
2. national chairperson
3. winner-take-all system
4. party machines
5. party competition

1. a the battle of the parties for control of public offices. Ups and downs of the two major parties are one of the most important elements in American politics.
2. b an electoral system in which legislative seats are awarded only teh candidates who come in forist in their constituencies in american presidental electons the sysstem in which the winner of the popular cote in a state recieves all the electoral votes of that state
3. c A type of political party organization that relies heavily on material inducements, such as patronage, to win votes and to govern.
4. d person responsible for the day-to-day activities of the party and is usually hand-picked by the presidential nominee.
5. e one of the key inducements used by party machines. A patronage job, promotion, or contract is one that is given for political reasons rather than for merit or competence alone.

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. a view favored by some political scientists about how parties should work. According to the model, parties should offer clear choices to the voters, who can then use those choices as cues to their own preferences of candidates. Once in office, parties would carry out their campaign promises.
   1. party image
   2. third parties
   3. responsible party model
   4. political party
2. a "team of men [and women] seeking to control the governing apparatus by gaining office in a duly constituted election."
   1. critical election
   2. third parties
   3. coalition
   4. political party
3. an electoral "earthquake" whereby new issues emerge, new coalitions replace old ones, and the majority party is often displaced by the minority party. These are sometimes marked by a national crisis and may require more than one election to bring about a new party era
   1. political party
   2. coalition
   3. new deal coalition
   4. critical election
4. When two or more parties join together to form a majority in a national legislature. This form of government is quite common in the multiparty systems of Europe.
   1. national conventions
   2. party dealignment
   3. coalition government
   4. coalition
5. voting with one party for one office and with another party for other offices
   1. third parties
   2. coalition
   3. ticket splitting
   4. blanket primaries

5 True/False Questions

1. party neutrality → a term used to describe the fact that many americans are indifferent toward the two major political parties

   True        False

2. proportional representation → an electoral system used throughout most of Europe that awards legislative seats to political parties in proportion to the number of votes won in an election.

   True        False

3. new deal coalition → forged by the Democrats who dominated American politics from the 1930's to the 1960's. its basic elements were the urban working class, ethnic groups, Catholics and Jews, the poor, Southerners, African Americans, and intellectuals.

   True        False

4. coalition → one of the key inducements used by party machines. A patronage job, promotion, or contract is one that is given for political reasons rather than for merit or competence alone.

   True        False

5. rational choice theory → the meeting of party delegates every four years to choose a presdiential ticket adn write the party's platform

   True        False