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Unit 8 Lecture and Reading Quiz
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Which president, elected in 1860, gave rise to the Republican party?
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Lincoln
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Which president, elected in 1860, gave rise to the Republican party?
Lincoln
The history of political parties in the United States is a _______ one.
tumultuous
Alexander Hamilton and John Adams were part of the _____ party
Federalist
The _____ essentially consists of all individuals that have been elected to office in the various local, state, and federal areas of government.
party in government
In the context of the top-down model of the party organization, which of the following helps select members of the Electoral College during presidential elections?
The state party organization
The First Party Era had disagreements on:
all of the above
Political parties considered to be composed of a group of individuals with a common interest or goal, namely to influence government _____.
policy
Empirical statements describe how the world should be. Normative statements describe how the world is.
False
Political parties help establish and maintain a system of democratic _____.
accountability
Which law is used to describe the absence of third parties in American politics?
Duverger's Law