Chapter 7 Politics – Flashcards

A political party is an organization

What is the ultimate success for political parties?

Incumbents in Congress

Which of the following statements about party building is true?

Which of the following statements about Organizing for America (OFA) is FALSE?

Under the Constitution, ________ has/have the power to regulate elections.

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

Historically, realignments occur

Which of the following statements about partisan identification in the United States is most accurate?

________ warned Americans against the dangers of political parties in his farewell address.

Throughout its history, American politics has been dominated by ________ major political party/parties.

The United States began its tradition of ________ during the early nineteenth century.

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

The first party system was characterized by conflict between the ________ and the ________.

The United States has had ________ party systems since 1790.

The Federalist Party disappeared forever as a result of ________.

The two major parties in the United States during the 1830s and 1840s were the ________ and the ________.

What issue led to the demise of the Whig Party?

During the late 1840s and early 1850s, both the Democratic and Whig parties were divided by

From the end of the Civil War to the 1890s, the ________ Party was the party of the North, while the ________ Party was the party of the South.

Reconstruction after the Civil War was led by the ________ Party.

The Populist Party appealed to which of the following groups?

From 1896 to 1932, the ________ Party was the nation's majority party.

Which group was NOT a part of the New Deal coalition?

The New Deal coalition was severely strained and ultimately broken apart by the ________.

"Me too" Republicanism refers to

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

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.

During the 1980s, the Republicans added ________to their coalition.

When Richard Nixon employed his "southern strategy," he

Which of the following occurs when one party becomes dominant after replacing another party that has dominated national politics for a lengthy period of time?

________ occurs when one party controls the presidency while another party controls one or both houses of Congress.

In which of the following was there NOT an electoral realignment?

As a third-party candidate, Ross Perot captured approximately ________ percent of the popular vote in the 1992 presidential election.

The Tea Party movement is

State ballot access laws, such as registration fees and petition requirements, have the effect of

Third-party candidates are better off under ________.

Which of the following is NOT part of a country's party system?

Third parties in the United States typically represent

Women in the United States are ________ the ________ Party.

Men in the United States are ________ the ________ Party.

Which of the following statements is true about political participation?

Which of the following statements is true about political participation?

________ is the single most important factor in predicting whether an individual votes.

Which of the following statements about voter identification laws is most accurate?

It is likely that eliminating state-level voter registration laws would

Which of the following statements about voting rights is correct?

________ is the single most important political act for most Americans.

About ________ percent of eligible voters turn out for midterm congressional elections.

Which of the following is NOT a key factor affecting one's level of participation?

Which of the following characteristics constitutes one's socioeconomic status?

Compared with western Europe, the United States has ________ turnout in elections.

Dealignment refers to

In 2012, about ________ percent of Latino Americans voted for Barack Obama.

About ________ percent of African Americans voted for Barack Obama in 2012.

In 2012, both Barack Obama and Mitt Romney raised about ________ each in their respective campaigns.

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

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