Political Science 12
- 1.
Senator Harry Reid was a vulnerable candidate in the 2010 midterm elections because
- A.
He helped Obama push through the stimulus and health care bills, both of which were unpopular in his home state.
- B.
He was such a conservative Republican
- C.
He was a member of the Tea Party.
- D.
He was too critical of President Obama.
- E.
He was a member of the Green Party.
Correct Answer
A. He helped Obama push through the stimulus and health care bills, both of which were unpopular in his home state. -
- 2.
Parties help to overcome the problem of _______ created by the Constitution.
- A.
An overly powerful national government
- B.
A weak national government
- C.
Overly powerful state governments
- D.
Fragmented government
Correct Answer
D. Fragmented government -
- 3.
All of the following statements concerning party identification in the electorate are true EXCEPT
- A.
The percentage of the electorate identifying themselves as independents grew substantially in the 1970s and 1980s.
- B.
Most people who are registered members of a party work actively for their party organization
- C.
Most voters who identify with a party identify with the same party as their parents.
- D.
The percentage of voters identifying with the Democratic Party has dropped significantly from its high in the 1950s.
Correct Answer
B. Most people who are registered members of a party work actively for their party organization -
- 4.
The party _______ are the members of a political party who consistently vote for that party's candidates.
- A.
Base
- B.
Organization
- C.
Core
- D.
Loyalists
Correct Answer
A. Base -
- 5.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the responsible party model?
- A.
A. Each party should present a coherent set of programs to the voters, consistent with its ideology and clearly different from those of the other party.
- B.
C. Voters should make their choices based on which party’s program most closely reflects their own ideas and hold the parties responsible for unkept promises by voting their members out of office.
- C.
E. Each party should make sure it has a candidate for each electoral district, even if the candidate is not a true representative of the party’s ideals.
- D.
D. While governing, each party should exercise control over its elected officials to ensure that party officials are promoting and voting for its programs, thereby providing accountability to the voters.
Correct Answer
C. E. Each party should make sure it has a candidate for each electoral district, even if the candidate is not a true representative of the party’s ideals. -
- 6.
Since the 1960s,
- A.
Republicans and Democrats have become more consistent with respect to their ideologies.
- B.
E. the Republican Party has been much less consistent than the Democratic Party with respect to ideology.
- C.
Both Republicans and Democrats have leaned liberal.
- D.
Southern Democrats have grown in number, making the Democratic Party more liberal.
Correct Answer
A. Republicans and Democrats have become more consistent with respect to their ideologies. -
- 7.
The Democratic Party has become more liberal and the Republican Party more conservative because of the
- A.
Growing influence of the Republican Party in the industrial Midwest.
- B.
Growth of Democratic influence with liberals of the Rocky Mountain area.
- C.
Movement of conservative New Englanders and New Yorkers into the Republican Party.
- D.
Movement of conservative, southern Democrats to the Republican Party.
Correct Answer
D. Movement of conservative, southern Democrats to the Republican Party. -
- 8.
Parties appeal to moderate voters by all of the following EXCEPT
- A.
Publically denouncing the more extreme wing of their own party
- B.
Not publically endorsing positions they may like but know that moderates reject.
- C.
Emphasizing issues they know are popular with moderates.
- D.
Changing positions that have been rejected by moderates.
Correct Answer
A. Publically denouncing the more extreme wing of their own party -
- 9.
The party that usually gets the most votes is the party that
- A.
Best appeals to moderate voters.
- B.
Best appeals to its base.
- C.
Has the most innovative program.
- D.
Appeals to a mix of conservative and liberal voters.
Correct Answer
A. Best appeals to moderate voters. -
- 10.
The rank-and-file members who carry out the party's electioneering efforts are the
- A.
Party activists.
- B.
party bosses.
- C.
Party radicals.
- D.
Party-in-the-electorate.
Correct Answer
A. Party activists. -
- 11.
The major source of money for party fundraisers comes from
- A.
Individual donors and political action committees.
- B.
Economic interest groups.
- C.
public interest groups.
- D.
Individual donors and party officials
Correct Answer
A. Individual donors and political action committees. -
- 12.
The statement that third parties are irrelevant in modern-day politics is
- A.
truer than ever in today’s political landscape
- B.
Less accurate than in the past due to the Tea Party victories of the 2010 midterm elections.
- C.
Has only ever applied to Europe.
- D.
false and has always been false.
Correct Answer
B. Less accurate than in the past due to the Tea Party victories of the 2010 midterm elections. -
- 13.
Primary voters, party activists, and big-money donors
- A.
Are less likely than independent voters to vote.
- B.
Make up the party organization.
- C.
tend to be more ideological and issue oriented than the voters in the general election.
- D.
tend to push for more moderate candidates in primaries so that they will have a better chance of winning the general election.
Correct Answer
C. tend to be more ideological and issue oriented than the voters in the general election. -
- 14.
According to James Madison, political parties were
- A.
The organizations that would link citizens to government.
- B.
A dangerous version of factions.
- C.
Not likely to become influential until after the writers of the Constitution died.
- D.
Unlikely to become influential in American politics.
Correct Answer
B. A dangerous version of factions. -
- 15.
All of the following statements concerning “party machines” are true EXCEPT
- A.
They were characterized by central control by a party leader or “boss.”
- B.
They were exceptionally strong in urban areas.
- C.
Their goal was to take advantage of the expansion of voting right to all white men in the early nineteenth century.
- D.
They dominated party primary elections.
Correct Answer
D. They dominated party primary elections. -
- 16.
The system in which successful party candidates reward supporters with jobs or favors is called
- A.
The civil service system.
- B.
Patronage.
- C.
Electioneering.
- D.
Party benefits
Correct Answer
B. Patronage. -
- 17.
In a(n) _______, registered party members rather than party bosses nominate party candidates.
- A.
General party election
- B.
Referendum
- C.
Party primary
- D.
Initiative
Correct Answer
C. Party primary -
- 18.
The current party era is characterized by all of the following EXCEPT
- A.
The massive migration of white southerners to the Republican Party.
- B.
A weakening in party identification among voters.
- C.
A shift among African Americans from limited support of the Democratic Party to overwhelming support of that party.
- D.
the emergence of the South as the most reliably Republican region of the country. the emergence of third parties, such as the Tea Party movement and FreedomWorks.
Correct Answer
B. A weakening in party identification among voters. -
- 19.
An election signaling the significant change in popular allegiance from one party to another is a ________ election.
- A.
Party era
- B.
Critical
- C.
Dealignment
- D.
Realignment
Correct Answer
B. Critical -
- 20.
Realignment refers to a
- A.
Substantial and long-term shift in party allegiance by individuals and groups, usually resulting in a change in policy direction.
- B.
Period of time when party activists become less ideological.
- C.
Trend among voters to identify themselves as independents rather than as members of a major party. period of time when party members become more loyal to their political party
- D.
Trend among voters to identify themselves as third-party members rather than as members of a major party.
Correct Answer
A. Substantial and long-term shift in party allegiance by individuals and groups, usually resulting in a change in policy direction. -
- 21.
In America's First Party Era,
- A.
Parties were primarily an elite phenomenon.
- B.
Little ideological difference existed between the parties
- C.
Many parties emerged, and eventually our political system focused on two main parties.
- D.
The Democratic and Republican Parties were formed
Correct Answer
A. Parties were primarily an elite phenomenon. -
- 22.
The advent of mass communication has changed the role of the party organization in the general election from _____ to _____.
- A.
Serving special interests; serving the national interest
- B.
Providing services to candidates; organizing and mobilizing voters
- C.
Efining the policy agenda; creating campaign commercials
- D.
Organizing and mobilizing voters; providing services to candidates
Correct Answer
D. Organizing and mobilizing voters; providing services to candidates -
- 23.
Southern Democrats, Catholic immigrants, blue-collar workers, and farmers made up
- A.
The Jacksonian coalition.
- B.
The People's Party.
- C.
The New Democrat coalition.
- D.
The New Deal coalition.
- E.
today's Democratic Party.
Correct Answer
D. The New Deal coalition. -
- 24.
Electioneering refers to
- A.
The process of getting a person elected to public office.
- B.
the false counting of votes conducted by many party machines in the Third Party Era.
- C.
The use of the courts to decide a close election.
- D.
The process of a president campaigning for members of his political party.
Correct Answer
A. The process of getting a person elected to public office. -
- 25.
The two main advantages of incumbents in elections are that they have name recognition and
- A.
Are more likely to have the president's support.
- B.
Have the time to start a campaign early.
- C.
Have previously assembled a winning coalition in their district.
- D.
Usually have a closer relationship with the media than their challengers.
Correct Answer
C. Have previously assembled a winning coalition in their district. -
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