Question 1

______ are nonprofit independent groups that receive and distribute funds to influence the nomination, election, and defeat of a candidate.

Accepted Answer

A)   Political action committees
B)   527 Committees
C)   Political caucuses
D)   Political parties
E)   Party machinesF) B) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 2

A distinguishing feature of the contemporary party system is party polarization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The United States began its tradition of the ______ during the early eighteenth century.

Accepted Answer

A)   single-party mandate
B)   two-party system
C)   multiparty system
D)   proportional representation
E)   527 committeesF) A) and B)
G) A) and D)

Question 4

The Populist Party appeals to which of the following groups?

Accepted Answer

A)   Western mining interests, small farmers, and urban workers
B)   eastern bankers, southern planters, and wealthy merchants
C)   northern bankers, landowners, and factory workers
D)   southern bankers, northern mining interests, and factory owners
E)   eastern mining interests, southern merchants, and small farmersF) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 5

Women are more likely than men to vote for the Democratic Party.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following best indicated the downfall of the New Deal coalition?

Accepted Answer

A)   John Kennedy's election in 1960
B)   Lyndon Johnson's election in 1964
C)   Richard Nixon's election in 1968
D)   Jimmy Carter's election in 1976
E)   Bill Clinton's election in 1992F) B) and C)
G) A) and D)

Question 7

Which of the following statements about contemporary American politics is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)   Both political elites and most members of the public are highly polarized.
B)   While political elites are highly polarized, most Americans are moderates in terms of public opinion.
C)   Both political elites and most members of the public are moderate and there is very little polarization in politics today.
D)   There is very little polarization amongst elites in Congress but a great deal of polarization amongst elites at the state and local level.
E)   Political elites are polarized but polarization makes legislative compromise easier.F) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 8

Each major party's national committee is responsible for nominating its party's candidates for all federal offices.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The establishment of the Republican Party is a good example of

Accepted Answer

A)   external mobilization.
B)   internal mobilization.
C)   seditious mobilization.
D)   elite bargaining.
E)   proportional representation.F) A) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 10

The New Deal Coalition broke down during the 1960s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following is not accomplished at a party's national convention?

Accepted Answer

A)   nomination of the presidential candidate
B)   nomination of the vice-presidential candidate
C)   determination of the party's rules and bylaws
D)   development and ratification of the party's platform
E)   nomination of Senate and House candidatesF) B) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 12

When Richard Nixon employed his "southern strategy," he

Accepted Answer

A)   used the FBI to help collect secrets and blackmail southern Democratic leaders.
B)   ignored the southern states in favor of voters in the Midwest and Northeast.
C)   appealed to disaffected white voters in the South.
D)   referred to the break-in at the Watergate apartments.
E)   appealed to black southerners who had recently mobilized for civil rights.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 13

The percentage of people identifying themselves as Republicans ______ between 2002 and 2008, while the number of people identifying themselves as Democrats ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   increased; decreased
B)   decreased; increased
C)   increased; increased
D)   decreased; decreased
E)   not been studied; increasedF) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 14

Men in the United States are ______ the ______ Party.

Accepted Answer

A)   overwhelmingly committed to; Republican
B)   somewhat more likely to support; Republican
C)   overwhelmingly committed to; Democratic
D)   somewhat more likely to support; Democratic
E)   overwhelmingly committed to; GreenF) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 15

527 committees are an important part of the American political system because they

Accepted Answer

A)   operate the caucuses of each of the two main political parties.
B)   work closely with political parties to coordinate election campaign strategies and fundraising efforts.
C)   are placed in charge of enforcing the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act.
D)   are able to raise and spend unlimited amounts of money as long as they do not coordinate their activities with a political party.
E)   write the platforms of political parties and help organize each party's national convention.F) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 16

Which event occurred in 1994?

Accepted Answer

A)   The Republican Party won control of both houses of Congress for the first time since the 1950s.
B)   The Republican Party lost control of the Senate for the first time in twenty years.
C)   Bill Clinton defeated Bob Dole and won his second term in office.
D)   House Speaker Newt Gingrich resigned his seat after the Republican Party suffered severe losses.
E)   The Supreme Court ruled that soft money was illegal and must be banned from politics.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 17

Political scientists disagree over whether an electoral realignment occurred in 1968 because

Accepted Answer

A)   only the Democratic Party dominated the national government after the election.
B)   no one party clearly dominated the national government after the election.
C)   only the Democratic Party had a large number of party identifiers after the election.
D)   only the Republican Party had a large number of party identifiers after the election.
E)   only the Republican Party dominated the national government after the election.F) D) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 18

In 1964, the Republican Party presidential nominee, ______, espoused a number of ideas, such as less taxation and less government regulation of the economy, that became major themes for the modern Republican Party.

Accepted Answer

A)   Richard Nixon
B)   Barry Goldwater
C)   Ronald Reagan
D)   Franklin Delano Roosevelt
E)   Dwight EisenhowerF) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 19

An individual's psychological attachment to one party or another is called a party

Accepted Answer

A)   ideology.
B)   opinion.
C)   identification.
D)   tradition.
E)   value system.F) All of the above
G) B) and C)

Question 20

Strong political parties decrease voter turnout.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 9: Political Parties

______ are nonprofit independent groups that receive and distribute funds to influence the nomination, election, and defeat of a candidate.

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In 1964, the Republican Party presidential nominee, ______, espoused a number of ideas, such as less taxation and less government regulation of the economy, that became major themes for the modern Republican Party.

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Political scientists disagree over whether an electoral realignment occurred in 1968 because

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Women are more likely than men to vote for the Democratic Party.

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Which event occurred in 1994?

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Which of the following best indicated the downfall of the New Deal coalition?

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An individual's psychological attachment to one party or another is called a party

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A distinguishing feature of the contemporary party system is party polarization.

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Which of the following is not accomplished at a party's national convention?

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When Richard Nixon employed his "southern strategy," he

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The New Deal Coalition broke down during the 1960s.

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The establishment of the Republican Party is a good example of

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Men in the United States are ______ the ______ Party.

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The Populist Party appeals to which of the following groups?

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Each major party's national committee is responsible for nominating its party's candidates for all federal offices.

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The United States began its tradition of the ______ during the early eighteenth century.

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The percentage of people identifying themselves as Republicans ______ between 2002 and 2008, while the number of people identifying themselves as Democrats ______.

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Strong political parties decrease voter turnout.

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Which of the following statements about contemporary American politics is most accurate?

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