Chapter 8 Test
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 1. In the description of political parties as .three-headed political giants,. which of the followingis NOT considered one of those three heads? | the party-out-of-power |
| 2. The key spokespersons for political parties come from which of its major components? | the party-in-government |
| 4. A political party is best defined as | a team of men and women seeking control of the governing apparatus by gaining office in a duly constituted election. |
| 5. As ________, political parties serve the role of translating inputs from the public into outputs from policymakers.? | linkage institutions |
| 6. American political parties tend to take middle-of-the-road stands on major issues? | because most of the American electorate are centrist. |
| 7. The theory that seeks to explain political processes and outcomes as consequences of purposive behavior is called the | rational-choice theory. |
| 11. Power in the major United States political parties is | fragmented among local, state, and national party organizations. |
| 13. A party machine is a kind of local party organization that | uses specific and material inducements to win party loyalty and power. |
| 14. In blanket primaries, | voters may vote for candidates from either party |
| 15. Closed primaries | encourage party loyalty. |
| 19. Keeping the party operating between conventions is the job of the | national committee. |
| 21. Party realignments in the United States. | are rare events in the United States, usually associated with a major national crisis or trauma, in which one party's majority domination is replaced with another's. |
| 22. The first party system in the United States consisted of the | Federalists and Democratic-Republicans. |
| 24. During the second party system in United States history, Martin Van Buren argued that | a governing party needed a loyal opposition party to represent parts of society that it could not. |
| 27. What sort of realignment has occurred in the current party era? | a Southern realignment |
| 29. In a winner-take-all system. | unless a party wins, there is no reward for the votes it gets. |
| 3. Which of the following do you need to become a Republican or Democrat? | All you need to do is believe that you belong to the party of your choice. |
| 10. Which group is most likely to engage in ticket splitting? | Independents |
| 12. What are patronage jobs? | Jobs givenfor political reasons rather than for merit or competence |
| 16. If you are regitered as Republican, you can vote in a(n) | Republican closes primary open primary blanket primary |
| 18. Which is primarily responsible for crafting the political party's platform nd for nominating its candidates for president and vice president? | National convention |
| 20. An exmple of a critical election is | The displacement of the majority Republicans with the Democrats during the Great Depression of the 1930s. |
| 23. Who created the first national bank and, with it, the beginnings of our party system? | Alexander Hamilton |
| 25. Which of the following is FALSE regarding the new deal coalition? | The New Deal colition did little to win the support of Jews and Catholics |
| 28. Where is the proportional method mot commonly used? | Europe |
| 30. Which of these is NOT part of the responsible party model? | The minority party must promote the majority party's platform. |
| 26. Which of the following statements about the coalitions of the two major parties is false? | ... |
| 17.Which of the following statements is TRUE? | About one third of all states have a provision on their ballots that enable voters to vote for all of one party's cansisates with a singlr act. and Straight-ticket voting makes support of party organization less important to cansisates running for office. |
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