Question 1

The first American political parties emerged from the conflict between

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A)  slave states and free states.
B)  the older eastern states and the newer western states.
C)  small farmers and states' rights advocates,and those favoring commercial and wealthy interests.
D)  business and labor.
E)  Protestants and Catholics.F) A) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 2

American party organizations

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A)  are about to die out.
B)  are more powerful today than at any time in history.
C)  have more power than their Western European counterparts.
D)  are still important,but their role in campaigns is secondary to that of candidates.
E)  are unimportant in the political system today.F) D) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 3

Which of the following was NOT part of the 2016 Democratic Party platform?

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A)  expanding educational opportunities
B)  protecting the Medicare program
C)  privatizing social security
D)  promoting clean energy
E)  raising taxes on the wealthyF) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 4

Which of the following is an example of a single-issue party?

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A)  Populists
B)  Green Party
C)  Socialist Workers Party
D)  Libertarian Party
E)  Greenback PartyF) C) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 5

Negative television campaign ads

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A)  are less prominent now than they were three decades ago.
B)  now constitute the largest share of political ads.
C)  can only be run by the official campaign of a candidate.
D)  are,while negative,usually factually accurate.
E)  None of these answers is correct.F) C) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 6

Hillary Clinton was the first ________ ever chosen as the presidential nominee of a major party.

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A)  Christian
B)  Harvard graduate
C)  former senator
D)  woman
E)  former secretary of stateF) B) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 7

Political parties serve to

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A)  connect citizens with government.
B)  enable people with different backgrounds and opinions to act together.
C)  offer the public a choice between policies and leaders.
D)  provide a way for like-minded leaders and citizens to work together.
E)  All these answers are correct.F) A) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 8

Which of the following is an accurate representation of the public's opinion about leaders and their accountability?

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A)  Most citizens have a high opinion of Congress as a whole but say they have little confidence in their local representative in Congress.
B)  Most citizens have a high opinion of both Congress as a whole and their local representative in Congress.
C)  Most citizens have a low opinion of Congress as a whole but say they have confidence in their local representative in Congress.
D)  Most citizens have a low opinion of Congress as a whole and also of their local representative in Congress.
E)  Most citizens do not feel that their local representatives in Congress should be held accountable for the votes they have to make in order to stay in line with their party's platform.F) None of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 9

________ is based on judgment about the past performance of an elected official or political party.

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A)  Prospective voting
B)  Retrospective voting
C)  Split-ticket voting
D)  Straight-ticket voting
E)  None of these answers is correct.F) C) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 10

Which of the following groups is NOT typically a part of the Democratic coalition?

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A)  city dwellers
B)  Hispanics
C)  union members
D)  Jews
E)  fundamentalist ChristiansF) B) and E)
G) A) and B) E

Question 11

All of the following use top-two primaries EXCEPT

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A)  New York.
B)  Washington.
C)  California.
D)  Nebraska.
E)  Louisiana.F) D) and E)
G) A) and B) A

Question 12

Explain how party coalitions in the U.S.reflect the nature of party competition.Does coalition formation tend to moderate or radicalize parties? Explain.

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Question 13

Which of the following are key players in the modern campaign?

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A)  pollsters
B)  media consultants
C)  fundraising specialists
D)  campaign consultants
E)  All these answers are correct.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 14

A(n) ________ party is a minor party that bases its appeal on the claim that the major parties are having a corrupting influence on government and policy.

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A)  third
B)  reform
C)  single-issue
D)  ideological
E)  factionalF) C) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 15

Which demographic is key to the future of both parties?

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A)  Hispanic voters
B)  African American voters
C)  middle-class voters
D)  Jewish voters
E)  the senior voteF) A) and C)
G) C) and E)

Question 16

At the state level the central committees

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A)  endorse candidates in their state-wide primaries but do not have formal control over who is chosen.
B)  have the final say in who will be chosen as the candidates for national office from their party in their home state.
C)  provide only general policy guidance for the state organizations.
D)  are prevented from participating in fund-raising and voter registration because they receive government funding.
E)  concentrate most strongly on national elections.F) D) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 17

Which of the following groups is MOST closely aligned with the Democratic Party,voting more than 80 percent Democratic in presidential elections?

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A)  Hispanic Americans
B)  white Protestants
C)  Christian fundamentalists
D)  African Americans
E)  Roman CatholicsF) A) and C)
G) A) and D)

Question 18

The main battleground for votes is

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A)  radio.
B)  newspaper ads.
C)  magazine ads.
D)  television.
E)  social media.F) B) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 19

Some analysts predict that soon the most important medium of election politics will be

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A)  television.
B)  the Internet.
C)  radio.
D)  newspapers.
E)  magazines.F) D) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 20

During the twentieth century,American parties lost their exclusive control over

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A)  nominations.
B)  financing.
C)  platforms.
D)  the staffing of government jobs.
E)  All these answers are correct.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C) E

Exam 8: Political Parties,candidates,and Campaigns: Defining the Voters Choice

The first American political parties emerged from the conflict between

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American party organizations

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Which of the following was NOT part of the 2016 Democratic Party platform?

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Which of the following is an example of a single-issue party?

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Negative television campaign ads

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Hillary Clinton was the first ________ ever chosen as the presidential nominee of a major party.

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Political parties serve to

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Which of the following is an accurate representation of the public's opinion about leaders and their accountability?

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________ is based on judgment about the past performance of an elected official or political party.

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Which of the following groups is NOT typically a part of the Democratic coalition?

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All of the following use top-two primaries EXCEPT

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Explain how party coalitions in the U.S.reflect the nature of party competition.Does coalition formation tend to moderate or radicalize parties? Explain.

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Which of the following are key players in the modern campaign?

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A(n) ________ party is a minor party that bases its appeal on the claim that the major parties are having a corrupting influence on government and policy.

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Which demographic is key to the future of both parties?

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At the state level the central committees

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Which of the following groups is MOST closely aligned with the Democratic Party,voting more than 80 percent Democratic in presidential elections?

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