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The key term in the definition of a political party is:
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label, to give a candidate party identification
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What is true about political parties in the United States?
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Parties today are relatively weak, but they are not weak in all areas of the country
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Party identification among voters is on way of gauging the strength of a party. Another cited...
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strength of the organization that recruits and campaigns for candidates
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The federal system goes a long way toward explaining why U.S. parties are __________ than their...
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more decentralized
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One reason why political parties in the United States today are weaker than in Europe is that,...
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party leaders do not typically select people to run for office
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In most states, candidates for office are chosen by:
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primary elections
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In Europe, almost the only way a person can become a candidate is by
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being nominated by party leaders
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What role do political parties play in the lives of most Americans?
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most Americans separate political parties from other aspects of their lives
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George Washington's view of parties may have been influenced by
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the constant quarreling between Hamilton and Jefferson in his cabinet
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Why should George Washington, among other Founders of our nation, have been so opposed to political...
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because disputes over policies and elections where not easily separated from disputes over...
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The founders saw political parties as
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factions motivated by ambition and self-interest
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The first organized political party in American history was
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made up of the followers of Jefferson
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Some were so distraught by the election of Thomas Jefferson that they
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organized to have New England secede from the Union
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During the founding period of U.S. history, political parties could best be described as
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small coalitions based more on geography and class than on common economic interests
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According to the text, when did political parties in the United States develop a comprehensive...
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From the time of President Jackson to the Civil War
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The first Republican party, with its base of support in the South, was organized in the 1790s...
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Thomas Jefferson
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The Federalist party could not compete effectively in national elections because
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it had such a limited sectional and class base
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National party conventions were developed as a reform of
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party caucuses
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In the Jacksonian era, for the first time a party system was built
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from the bottom up
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Prior to 1824, presidential candidates were nominated by
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caucuses comprising of members of Congress
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Party conventions emerged during the Jacksonian era as a means of
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giving some measure of local control to the presidential nominating process
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The first Convention in American history was that of the _________ party
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Anti-Masonic
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What is correct about the modern Republican party?
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It emerged as a major party only after the Civil War
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One effect of the geographic split in parties that occurred as a consequence of the Civil War...
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emergence of strong party factions such as the mugwumps
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The ____________, a faction of the Republican party, were opposed to the patronage system and...
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progressives
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The progressives favored all of the following except
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better relations with business
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The progressive movement reduced the level of political corruption but ultimately failed to
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solve the problem of how to select candidates
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Procedures such as the initiative and the referendum arose as efforts to give
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citizens a direct say in making laws
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Scholars have identified ______ critical or realigning periods in American politics
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The three clearest cases of critical or realigning elections seem to be
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C: 1865, 1896, and 1932
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Which of the following were major issues in the three clearest cases of critical or realigning...
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slavery and economics
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The national convention meets every ____ year to nominate a presidential candidate
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four
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Between the national conventions party affairs are managed by a ______ made up of delegates...
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national committee
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In Congress each party has a ___________ that helps members of Congress who are running for...
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congressional campaign committee
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This person manages the day-to-day work of the party
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national chairman
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Beginning in the 1960s, the _____ became more bureaucratized, while the ________ became more...
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Republican party, Democratic party
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Who selects the time and place of the national convention and issues a call for the...
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A party's national committee
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The number of convention delegates from each state, along with the rules under which they are...
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the party's national committee
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Which of the following statements about the formula by which delegates to the nominating conventions...
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The Democrats and Republicans use different formulas
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The formula for the selection of delegates to the Republican national convention generally...
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loyalty
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Throughout the 1970s, the general thrust of the Democratic rules commissions considering delegate...
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weaken the influence of party leaders and enlarge the role of the rank and file
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The Republicans changed the goal of their national party to the election of candidates while...
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achieve a fairer distribution of power
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Democratic rule changes were drafted in 1972 by a commission headed by
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George McGovern
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The Hunt commission's changes in the Democratic party rules were designed to
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increase the influence of party leaders
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The term "superdelegate" refers to
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elected officials and party leaders who are not required to pledge themselves in advance to...
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All of the following statements concerning the delegates to the 2004 conventions are correct...
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More of the Democrats were male
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Over 40 percent of the delegates to the conventions of both parties
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were born again Christians
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The winner-reward systems of delegate distribution were banned in the campaign of
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1992
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The 1992 Democratic National Committee penalized states that violated the rules with what percentage...
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25 percent
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The three areas of rule-changes approved by the 1992 Democratic National Committee were
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rules violation penalty, winner-reward systems, proportional representation
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according to the text, the role of national conventions has been transformed by party rules...
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place where delegates ratify decisions made by voters
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Within both major parties, it is the _______ level that has most obviously declined
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grassroots
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Party machines
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are characterized by a high degree of leadership control over member activity
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The classical machine-type party was developed and perfected
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in the nineteenth century before the large-scale Irish and Italian immigrations
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Old-style political machines counted heavily on the support of
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civil servants
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Unlike political machines, ideological parties tend to be
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factionalized
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The ideological groups, or reform clubs, of the 1950s and 1960s gave rise to ideological parties...
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single-issue activists
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According to Barbara Mikulski, the training grounds for national political activists today...
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social movements
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People can join a party for reasons other than patronage. The text cites all of the following...
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to join a delegating committee (caucus groups)
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Party organizations based on their members' enjoyment of the sociability of politics are referred...
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solidary parties
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The political involvement of the United Auto Workers (UAW) in Detroit provides an...
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sponsored party
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An example of an organization that sponsors a local party is
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the United Auto Workers (UAW) in Detroit
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Today, a person wanting to win an election will most often seek the support of
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a personal following
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Which of the following statements about the traditional party organization in the United States...
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it exists, but only in a few states
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Which of the following statements about the two-party system is correct?
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The United States is one of the few countries with such a system
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To win in a plurality system such as that in the United States, a candidate must
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gather more votes than anyone else
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The plurality electoral system in the United States means that
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every party must be a broad-based coalition
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Why should elections based on a plurality system discourage new parties from forming?
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Because under this winner-take-all system no incentive is given for finishing second (or lower)
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The most dramatic example of the winner-take-all principle in the US electoral system is
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electoral college
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The two-party system has worked in the US, but not in Europe, because
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Americans agree on enough issues to form broad coalitions
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The most recent independent candidate for president who was able to get on the ballot in every...
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Ross Perot
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Which of the following statements about minor parties in the United States is correct?
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They were once discouraged by the election laws of many states
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The platform of the Free Love party (a fictitious party) is, as you might guess,...
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one-issue party
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The Libertarian and Socialist parties in the United States are examples of
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ideological parties
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George Wallace's American Independent party was an example of a(n)
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factional party
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The Populist party is an example of a(n)
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economic protest party
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An example of an economic protest party is the
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Populist party
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Which of the following kinds of minor parties tends to endure the longest?
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ideological
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The kind of minor party that has probably had the greatest influence on public policy is the
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factional party
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Many strong social movements in the United states (e.g. the antiwar movement of the late 1960s)...
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dissident elements were able to influence elections through party primaries and national conventions
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Even though minor parties have had little success in national elections, they have played an...
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influencing the public policy positions of the two major parties
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In the days when party conventions were heavily influenced by party leaders and elected officials,...
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the policy preferences of dissident factions
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At party conventions in recent years, the ________ has (have) become increasingly important
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policy interests of the party
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National convention delegates, compared to their respective party members, tend to be
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more liberal if they are Democrats, more conservative if they are Republicans
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A meeting of party followers at which convention delegates are picked is known as a
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caucus
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The makeup of state party caucuses can best be characterized as
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highly partisan
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Compared to primary voters, members of causcuses are more likely to
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support the most ideological candidate
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An example of how the partisan makeup of state party caucuses can result in the choice of the...
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Jesse Jackson in the 1988 Democratic party caucuses
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The typical convention delegate- Democratic or Republican- can best be characterizes as a(n)
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issue-oriented amateur
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The disadvantage of the new primary system that has developed in the US is that it
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increases the chances that the party will nominate a candidate who is unappealing to the average...
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Why should the Democrats have been so unsuccessful in winning the presidency before 1992 at...
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Because their presidential candidates tended to be out of step with voters on issues of taxation...
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Since 1972, ideological differences between convention delegates and rank-and-file party voters...
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Democrats
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How can the difference between the two major parties in the US best be characterized?
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There are large policy differences among activists and much smaller ones among the rank and...
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