5 Written Questions

1. Most voters know (or think they know) what the Republicans and Democrats stand for.
2. An electoral earthquake: fissures appear in each party's coalition which begins to fracture; new issues appear, dividing the electorate.
3. Day-to-day activities of the national party are the responsibility of this person.
4. A machine is a kind of party organization, very different from the typical fragmented and disorganized political party in America today.
5. The battle between Democrats and Republicans for the control of public offices.

5 Matching Questions

1. party neutrality
2. winner-take-all system
3. party dealignment
4. party realignment
5. political party

1. a A rare even in American political life that is akin to a political revolution.
2. b An electoral system in which legislative seats are awarded only to the candidates who come in first in their constituencies.
3. c A term used to describe the fact that many Americans are indifferent toward to two major political parties.
4. d A "team of men [and women] seeking to control the governing apparatus by gaining office in a duly constituted election."
5. e The gradual disengagement of people and politicians from the parties, as seen in part by shrinking party identification.

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. A coalition forged by the Democrats, who dominated American politicsfrom the 1930s to the 1960s.
   1. coalition
   2. national convention
   3. critical election
   4. New Deal coalition
2. Electoral contenders other than the two major parties.
   1. open primaries
   2. party machines
   3. third parties
   4. closed primaries
3. Keeps the party operating between conventions. Composed of representatives from the states and territories.
   1. rational- choice theory
   2. national committee
   3. national convention
   4. national chairperson
4. A job that is awarded for political reasons rather than for merit or competence alone.
   1. party image
   2. party eras
   3. coalition
   4. patronage
5. Voting with one party for one office and the other for other offices- has reached record proportions.
   1. ticket- splitting
   2. coalition
   3. third parties
   4. linkage institutions

5 True/False Question

1. national convention → The convention meets every four years, and its main task is to write the party's platform and then nominate its canididates for president and vice president.
   

   True        False

2. responsible party model → A view favored by some political scientists about how parties should work. According to the modeal, parties should offer clear choices to the voters, who can then use those choices as cues to their own preferences of candidates.
   

   True        False

3. linkage institutions → Translate inputs from the public into outputs from the policymakers.The are four main linkage institutions in the United States: parties, elections, interest groups, and the media.
   

   True        False

4. coalition → A set of individuals and groups supporting it.
   

   True        False

5. party eras → Most voters know (or think they know) what the Republicans and Democrats stand for.
   

   True        False