Government Chapter 7 – Flashcards
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A recent comprehensive study of the decline in political participation in the United States found that half of the drop-off could be accounted for by
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reduced mobilization efforts
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An election system that allocates to each political party representation in the legislature equal to its percentage of the total vote is called a
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plurality election system
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From the end of the Civil War to the 1890's, the Republican Party remained the party of
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the North
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Presidential primary elections are held to select
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state delegates to the national conventions
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Richard Nixon's __________ strategy was aimed at attracting white southerners to the Republican Party.
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southern
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The Electoral College is composed of
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presidential electors from each state who cast ballots for president and vice president
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The _________ is and example of the indirect voting in national elections.
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Electoral College
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The _____________ was promoted by Progressive reformers at the turn of the twentieth century in hopes of weakening the power of party leaders.
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primary system
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The first party system in the United States pitted the Federalists, supported mainly by _________ against the Jeffersonian Republicans, supported mainly by _________.
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Merchants; Agrarian Interests
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The outcome of which of the following races is most likely to be decided by voters' part ties?
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A state legislature race
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Which of the following differentiates an interest group from a political party?
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An interest group seeks to influence government policies, whereas a party attempts to win elections
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The party that holds the majority of the seats in the U.S. House of Representatives selects the
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Speaker of the House
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Turnout for midterm elections in the United States is about what percent of eligible voters?
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33 percent
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What is closed primary?
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An election in which voters can participate in the nomination of candidates, but only of the party in which they are enrolled for a period of time prior to the election day
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Which of the following is a relatively recent barrier to voting that is now in place in 30 out of the 50 states?
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The requirement to provide proof of identity
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What political party was formed from a coalition of antislavery forces?
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Republican Party
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Who is incumbent?
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The current officeholder, running for re-election
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Why did Republicans spend much more effort building a party apparatus than Democrats in the fifty years prior to 2004?
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They held a minority status in the electorate
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Why was Mitt Romney an early frontrunner for the Republican nomination in 2012?
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Superior organization and funding
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Suffrage
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refers to an individual's right to vote
