Question 1

The three most important tasks accomplished at a party's national convention are nominating the party's

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A) Senate and House candidates, selecting the party's vice-presidential candidate, and writing state-level ballot initiatives. 
B) presidential and vice-presidential candidates, drafting the party's campaign platform, and writing state-level ballot initiatives. 
C) presidential and vice-presidential candidates, drafting the party's campaign platform, and approving changes in the rules governing party procedures. 
D) Senate and House candidates, drafting the party's campaign platform, and approving changes in the rules governing party procedures.

Question 2

Which of the following groups is MOST likely to affiliate with the Republican Party?

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A) young Asian American voters 
B) old white voters 
C) African American voters 
D) Latino voters

Question 3

In 2015, Republican ________ resigned from his position as Speaker of the House.

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A) Paul Ryan 
B) John Boehner 
C) Mitch McConnell 
D) John McCain

Question 4

The Progressive movement of the early 1900s was motivated, in large part, by the

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A) disenfranchisement of women. 
B) excessive power, corruption, and abuses of party machines and their bosses. 
C) growing levels of air pollution produced from rapid industrialization. 
D) system of legal segregation in southern states.

Question 5

Describe the organizational structure of political parties.What are some of the functions of parties in the electoral arena?

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Question 6

Internal mobilization occurs when

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A) conflicts within the government create divided factions that try to mobilize popular support. 
B) party leaders try to rally support for their platforms once they are in the government. 
C) citizens deemed to be undesirable outsiders are excluded from the party. 
D) a group of politicians outside government organizes popular support to win governmental power.

Question 7

Analyze the development of political parties in the United States since the Founding by discussing each of the five distinctive party systems prior to the current one in American history.In your essay, be sure to highlight the origins of today's two major political parties.

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Question 8

What were the MOST common favors political bosses distributed to loyal party members during the era of political machines?

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A) money 
B) jobs 
C) tariffs 
D) tax cuts

Question 9

Which of the following statements about parties in Congress is true?

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A) Committee appointments of individual members are determined by a vote of the House and Senate. 
B) All members are allowed to take part in the election of the Speaker of the House. 
C) Granting permission to transfer to another committee is a decision of the Speaker of the House. 
D) Advancement up the committee ladder toward chair is a decision made by the Speaker of the House.

Question 10

A major cause of political polarization in Congress is

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A) the electoral college. 
B) gerrymandering. 
C) term limits. 
D) the line-item veto.

Question 11

Dealignment refers to

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A) the decline of partisan attachment within the electorate, the growth in the number of voters identifying themselves as independents, and the rise of split-ticket voting. 
B) the point in history where a new party becomes the dominant political force by supplanting the ruling party. 
C) conflicts within the government that create divided factions, each of which tries to mobilize popular support. 
D) attempts by politicians outside of government to mobilize popular support in order to win governmental power.

Question 12

The idea of "unequal democracy" refers to the fact that

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A) women were not allowed to vote in the United States until 1920. 
B) lower-income citizens have little representation by either party, except when their opinions overlap with more-affluent citizens. 
C) women and African Americans are underrepresented in elected offices at the state and federal levels. 
D) the electoral college gives more weight to small states than large states in selecting the president.

Question 13

Which of the following statements about ranked-choice voting is MOST accurate?

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A) Ranked-choice voting has never been implemented in the United States or any other democracy. 
B) Ranked-choice voting has been implemented in some countries (such as Australia) but has never been tried in the United States. 
C) A handful of American states and cities have implemented ranked-choice voting, but it has never been tried in any other democracy. 
D) Ranked-choice voting has been implemented in some countries (such as Australia) and in a handful of American states and cities.

Question 14

Men in the United States are ________ the ________ Party.

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A) overwhelmingly committed to; Republican 
B) somewhat more likely to support; Republican 
C) overwhelmingly committed to; Democratic 
D) somewhat more likely to support; Democratic

Question 15

One important cause of the two-party system in the United States is

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A) the Constitution's requirement for bipartisanship in Congress. 
B) single-member, winner-take-all electoral districts. 
C) multimember electoral districts. 
D) proportional representation.

Question 16

"Self-sorting" refers to the

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A) increasing numbers of young people who think of themselves as independents rather than as Democrats or Republicans. 
B) recent growth in party-line voting within Congress. 
C) fact that people will vote for candidates who share their partisanship even if they know nothing about them. 
D) tendency of individuals to segregate themselves by choosing to live in liberal or conservative geographic areas.

Question 17

During the early nineteenth century, the Jeffersonian Party's main base of strength was in

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A) the South. 
B) the West. 
C) New England. 
D) the western territories.

Question 18

A party's platform is best understood as a

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A) negotiated agreement among the various factions in the party. 
B) public relations program designed for media consumption. 
C) clear statement of the principles to which each party candidate will be committed. 
D) set of rules for determining who can and who cannot become a member of the party.

Question 19

"Me too" Republicanism refers to

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A) the tendency of Republican politicians during the New Deal to support popular programs such as Social Security rather than advocate alternative policies. 
B) the tendency of southern Republican politicians after the Civil War to demand that all federal laws apply equally to the northern and southern states. 
C) the tendency of northern Republican politicians after the Civil War to demand that all federal laws favor the northern states over the southern states. 
D) an ideology that argues a strong federal government should promote economic equality.

Question 20

In which of the following years was there an electoral realignment?

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A) 1864 
B) 1896 
C) 1942 
D) 1976

Exam 9: Political Parties