Question 1

The most important function of political parties is to

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win elections

Question 2

Linkage institutions

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translate inputs from the public into outputs from the policymakers

Question 3

According to Anthony Downs\' model, a rational party will adopt the policy position that is

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closest to the views of a majority of voters

Question 4

Recent trends in party identification in the United States show

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a decline of both parties and a rise in independence

Question 5

A political party machine is a kind of local party organization that

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uses specific and material inducements to win party loyalty and power

Question 6

Primaries that allow voters to decide on Election Day whether they want to participate in the Democratic or Republican contests are called

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open primaries

Question 7

The supreme power within each of the parties is its

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national convention

Question 8

Political candidates make many promises when running for office. In electing a candidate, the public can expect

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that for every broken promise, many more will be kept

Question 9

Most democratic nations have a

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multi-party system

Question 10

\"Critical elections\" result in the

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formation of new coalitions for each political party

Question 11

The election of 1828 that brought Andrew Jackson to the presidency was significant because it

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forged a new political coalition around a modern political party

Question 12

The Republican Party rose to prominence in the late 1850s as the

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antislavery party

Question 13

The election of 1896 is considered a realigning election because it

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shifted the party coalition and entrenched the Republicans for another generation

Question 14

In 1968 the Democratic Party was torn apart, leaving the door to the presidency open for Republican Richard Nixon primarily due to

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President Johnson\'s Vietnam War policies

Question 15

Recent party dealignment has been characterized by

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growing party neutrality

Question 16

Throughout American history, third parties have

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all are correct: developed as offshoots of a major party, promoted specific causes, sometimes been merely an extension of a popular individual with presidential aspirations, and developed as an extension of a popular presidential aspirant.

Question 17

The American two-party system promotes

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moderation in conflict and ambiguous policy positions

Question 18

The \"responsible party\" model holds that parties should

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present distinct, comprehensive programs for governing the nation

Question 19

Critics of the responsible party system argue that it

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is not appropriate for the type of limited government the founders sought to create

Question 20

The key problem of the parties today is

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the parties are no longer the main source of political information, attention, and affection

Question 21

Nomination for public office is

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a party\'s endorsement of a candidate.

Question 22

The state of Iowa has held the nation\'s first caucuses since

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1972

Question 23

Which of the following characteristics is NOT associated with today\'s state caucuses?

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a private meeting of party elites

Question 24

Today, a majority of the delegates to the national convention are selected through

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presidential primaries.

Question 25

The purpose of the McGovern-Fraser Commission was to

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draft reforms to increase the representativeness of the Democratic National Convention.

Question 26

The laws determining the way in which the primaries are set up and the delegates are allocated are made by

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state legislatures and state parties.

Question 27

The \"big mo\" in a campaign refers to

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momentum

Question 28

A major criticism of the primary system is that

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all are correct: money plays too big a role in the primaries, participation in primaries is low and unrepresentative, disproportionate attention goes to the early primaries, and the system gives too much power to the media.

Question 29

Each of the following is an important function of the national party convention EXCEPT to

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select members of the electoral college.

Question 30

One of the more meaningful functions of a party convention today is to

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orchestrate a massive send-off for the presidential and vice-presidential candidates

Question 31

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

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Most television advertising has little to do with salient campaign issues.

Question 32

News coverage of presidential campaigns tends to emphasize

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details of the campaign game and poll results

Question 33

The member of a presidential campaign who helps reporters make their deadlines with stories that the campaign would like to see reported is the

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press secretary

Question 34

According to the Federal Election Campaign Act, candidates must

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disclose who contributed to their campaigns and how the money was spent

Question 35

The Supreme Court case of Buckley v. Valeo (1976)

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struck down the portion of the 1974 act that had limited the amount individuals could contribute to their own campaigns

Question 36

In return for contributions, Political Action Committees (PACs) hope to gain

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access to officeholders

Question 37

Critics of the PAC system are concerned that

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PACs may control what the electoral winners do once in office

Question 38

The relationship between campaign spending and electoral success is that

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spending more than your opponent does not assure victory

Question 39

Campaigns are most effective in

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reinforcing existing preferences toward candidates

Question 40

To secure votes from each region and state of the country, candidates

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end up supporting a variety of local interests

Question 41

Elections serve the purpose of

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all are correct: providing a legitimate means to replace leaders, allowing the people to guide the policy direction of the government, channeling political participation through the election process, and providing regular access to political power

Question 42

Voters in some states can put a proposed law on the ballot with

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an initiative petition

Question 43

In the election of 1800

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the candidate with the second highest number of electoral votes became vice president

Question 44

In the election of 1896 the Republicans supported

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the gold standard

Question 45

The 2000 election was the first presidential election in which

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the courts played a pivotal role

Question 46

As the right to vote has been extended,

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proportionately fewer of those eligible have chosen to vote

Question 47

Which of the following factors is NOT central to the decision of whether or not to vote?

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the knowledge that most elections are extremely close

Question 48

The belief that ordinary people can influence the government is known as

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political efficacy

Question 49

The voter registration system is

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an important factor in low voter turnout

Question 50

All other things being equal, who of the following individuals is most likely to vote?

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a married union member

Question 51

The four conditions for true policy voting include all of the following EXCEPT:

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Voters must influence others to support the candidate they have chosen to support

Question 52

In the 1950s, the single best predictor of a voter\'s decision of how to vote was

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party identification

Question 53

Many voters have come to feel that they no longer need the parties to guide their choices because

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modern technology makes it possible for them to evaluate and make their own decisions about the candidates

Question 54

A study by Rosenberg and McCafferty concluded that

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it is possible to manipulate a candidate\'s appearance in a way that affects voters\' choices

Question 55

The voters most likely to view the candidates in terms of their personal attributes are

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college-educated

Question 56

Today, it is somewhat easier for voters to vote according to policies. The key difference between the 1950s and 1960s and today is that

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candidates are now regularly forced to take clear stands to appeal to their party\'s primary voters

Question 57

The two states which do not have a winner-take-all system for electoral votes are

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Maine and Nebraska

Question 58

If a presidential candidate does not receive a majority of electoral college votes, then the president is chosen

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by the House with one vote for each state.

Question 59

The electoral college system can introduce bias in the electoral process that favors

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big states

Question 60

Parties and candidates

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are skilled in the art of ambiguity

Question 61

Retrospective voting refers to voting

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for an incumbent because the perception that his or her policies have made you better off

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