Poli sci exam#2

By national law, ____________ of the seats in the House of Representatives and_____________ of the seats in the Senate are filled in general election held every even-numbered year

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By national law, ____________ of the seats in the House of Representatives and_____________ of the seats in the Senate are filled in general election held every even-numbered year

Political parties are distinguish from interest groups in American politics by the fact that interest groups do NOT

-sponsor candidates for office under their names

A political party's primary purpose is to

get candidates from it's party elected to office

The federalist antifederalist factions that arose during the debate over ratification of the US Constitution we're not political parties because they

did not at that point sponsor candidates for election

"Soft money" is money that is

from an unidentifiable source

Which is the following statements about minor parties in America is false?

They are often a powerful minority in congress

The current partisan makeup of the electorate is best described as an

almost equal balance among Democrats, Republicans, and Independents

a primary election in which voters must declare their party affiliation before they are given the primary ballot is a_________ primary

Presidential candidates are officially nominated by

delegates at the party's national convention

Each state has one vote in the electoral college for

each of it's representatives and senators