Chapter 6 - Political Parties Open Note Quiz
Chapter 6 - political parties open note quiz
- 1.The current officeholder can be defines as the __________ (vocabulary word)
- A.
Wanna - be
- B.
Current officeholder
- C.
Incumbent
- D.
Challenger
- 2.Conflicting groups in politics are also known as
- A.
Factions
- B.
Incumbents
- C.
Challengers
- D.
Loners
- 3.All of the people entitled to vote in a given election
- A.
Incumbent
- B.
Patron
- C.
Minor party
- D.
Electorate
- 4.A narrow-minded concern for, or devotion to, the interests of one section of a country
- A.
Electorate
- B.
Rule of law
- C.
Sectionalism
- D.
Faction
- 5.Parties based on a particular set of beliefs, a comprehensive view of social, economic, and political matters.
- A.
Ideological parties
- B.
Single-issue parties
- C.
Economic protest parties
- D.
Splinter parties
- 6.Parties that concentrate on only one public policy matter.
- A.
Ideological parties
- B.
Single-issue parties
- C.
Economic protest parties
- D.
Splinter parties
- 7.Parties rooted in poor economic times, lacking a clear ideological base, dissatisfied with current conditions and demanding better times.
- A.
Ideological parties
- B.
Single-issue parties
- C.
Economic protest parties
- D.
Splinter parties
- 8.Parties that have split away from one of the major parties.
- A.
Ideological parties
- B.
Single-issue parties
- C.
Economic protest parties
- D.
Splinter parties
- 9.A group of persons who seek to control of government through the winning of elections and the holding of public office.
- A.
Partisanship
- B.
Major parties
- C.
Party in power
- D.
Political party
- 10.In American politics, the two most dominant, largest parties. These would be the Democrat and Republican parties
- A.
Political parties
- B.
Major parties
- C.
Partisanship
- D.
Splinter party
- 11.Government action based on firm allegiance to a political party
- A.
Political party
- B.
Major parties
- C.
Partisanship
- D.
Party in power
- 12.In American politics, the _____________is the party that controls the executive branch of government. For instance, the presidency at the national level or the governorship at the State Level.
- A.
Political party
- B.
Major parties
- C.
Partisanship
- D.
Party in power
- 13.One of the political parties not widely supported
- A.
Minor party
- B.
Two-party system
- C.
Single-member district
- D.
Plurality
- 14.A political system in which only one party exists
- A.
Minor party
- B.
Two-party system
- C.
One-party system
- D.
Plurality
- 15.If something is supported by two parties, it is ___________________
- A.
Partisan
- B.
Pluralistic
- C.
Coalition
- D.
Bipartisan
- 16.In an election, the number of votes that the leading candidate obtains over the next highest candidate
- A.
Minor party
- B.
Plurality
- C.
Consensus
- D.
Coalition
- 17.A system in which several major and many lesser parties exist, seriously compete for, and actually win, public offices.
- A.
Multiparty
- B.
Single-party
- C.
Two-party
- D.
Consensus
- 18.A temporary alliance of several groups who come together to form a working majority and so to control a government.
- A.
Two-party system
- B.
Plurality
- C.
Bipartisan
- D.
Coalition
- 19.General agreement among various groups on fundamental matters; broad agreement on public questions.
- A.
Single party system
- B.
Consensus
- C.
Multiparty system
- D.
Bipartisan
- 20.A society which consists of several distinct cultures and groups.
- A.
Pluralistic society
- B.
Bipartisan society
- C.
One party society
- D.
Two-party system
- 21.Look at Chapter 6, Section 1, Question 4 (a): what is the correct answer to the question?
- A.
Democrat
- B.
Republican
- C.
Green
- D.
Communist
- 22.Chapter 6, Section 1, Question 1: What term does question ask you to define?
- A.
Partisanship
- B.
Party in power
- C.
Consensus
- D.
Political party
- 23.Chapter 6, Section 2, Question 4 asks you name __________ factors that influence party choice
- A.
2
- B.
3
- C.
1
- D.
4
- 24.Chapter 6, Section 2, Question 1 asks you to explain ___________ reasons why the United States has a two-party system
- A.
2
- B.
3
- C.
1
- D.
4
- 25.On your political issues survey you were supposed to plot your score on what?
- A.
Political parties spectrum
- B.
Political issues spectrum
- C.
Single party spectrum
- D.
Emotional issues spectrum
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