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a. | minor parties | l. | two-party system | b. | one-party system | m. | plurality | c. | planks | n. | political party | d. | run-off primary | o. | primary | e. | minority
party | p. | majority
party | f. | electorate | q. | multiparty system | g. | coalition | r. | canvasses | h. | nomination | s. | consensus | i. | single-member district
system | t. | third
parties | j. | solidarity | u. | independents | k. | party platform | v. | party
identifiers |
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References to a _____ are usually to a political party other than the
Democratic and Republican parties. These are often created by dissatisfied members of the major
parties. Political analysts monitor them to learn about political trends, and they also permit
dissident groups to express themselves. Sometimes the formation of these parties forces the major
parties to address troublesome issues.
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A _____ government is one in which two or more political parties or factions
have banded together, usually temporarily, for the purpose of winning an election and controlling the
government. Their alliance makes them stronger and more influential than they would have been
separately.
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The document that lays out a political party's policies, principles, and
stands on the important issues. The platform committee drafts a new _____ at every national
convention, and the document must be approved by the entire assemblage before it becomes
effective.
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The party that holds over half the seats in the legislature.
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Voters who do not regularly identify themselves with a political party or
support candidates of a particular party.
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All the citizens entitled to vote in a given election.
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Political parties that are less widely supported in a governmental system. In
the United States any party other than one of the two major parties (Republican and Democratic) is
considered a _____.
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Communications undertaken to solicit information or political support.
Volunteer citizens often help their political parties by distributing campaign literature
door-to-door and asking people to vote for their candidates.
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A _____ occurs when none of a party's candidates win a majority in
elections for national nominations. The top two candidates in the first election then have a second
election to determine the winner
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The party with fewer members in each house of Congress
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Issues or beliefs that make up a political party's platform
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General agreement among the citizenry on an issue.
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Mutual agreement within a group
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An electoral system in which three or more political parties compete for public
offices.
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A _____ is the total number of votes the winning candidate receives above his
or her next closest competitor. It does not constitute a majority. Most local, state, and national
elections permit election based on achieving this.
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People who think of themselves as belonging to a particular party but who do
not actively participate in party efforts
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A _____ is a state election at which party members choose delegates to attend
presidential nominating conventions. The election is by direct vote.
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A _____ is a group of political activists who gather together and organize to
win elections, take control of the government, and decide on public policy. Examples are the
Libertarian Party and the Democratic Party.
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A party's naming and endorsing of a particular person as a candidate for
public office
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An electoral system in which only a single political party exists, is legal, or
has any chance of winning elections.
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Since about 1800, the United States has had a _____ of politics, meaning that
only these have a reasonable chance of winning an election. The reasons for this are mainly because
most Americans have the same political views, the historical basis of the country's political
system lent itself to _____ dominance, state and federal laws encourage the _____, and the
winner-take-all election system is difficult for smaller parties to break into.
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A method of election in which only one candidate can win election to each
office.
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Multiple
Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the
question.
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Which is NOT an example of an issue-oriented party?
a. | Free Soil Party | c. | Bull Moose Party | b. | U.S.A. Green Party | d. | Prohibition
Party |
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A local unit of a party organization
a. | U.S. Committee on parties | c. | Federal Ward | b. | National
Committee | d. | Ward |
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A list of candidates for various offices that belong to one political
party.
a. | presidential electors | c. | party ticket | b. | cross-over ballot | d. | party
pork-barrel |
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The Whig Party was generally absorbed into the
a. | Democratic Party | c. | Federalist Party | b. | Democratic-Republican Party | d. | Republican
Party |
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The Democratic Party of Andrew Jackson was a coalition of
a. | debtors, merchants, and frontiersmen | c. | small farmers, debtors,
frontiersmen, and slaveholders | b. | farmers, planters, bankers, and
frontiersmen | d. | bankers,
merchants, and industrialists |
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Many splinter or personality parties form
a. | when their leader dies or gets elected | c. | to bridge the differences between
the major parties | b. | to elect a specific person | d. | to broaden the coalition of the major
party |
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_____ is the main idea or philosophy that guides a social movement, institution,
or individual. It is usually comprehensive and logical. In relation to government, it is a set of
ideas and beliefs about human nature and the role of government.
a. | ritual | c. | rumination | b. | ideology | d. | prejudice |
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The party's nominees for president and vice president are called its
a. | plank | c. | ticket | b. | ward | d. | platform |
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Which is NOT an example of a splinter or personality party?
a. | Bull Moose Party | c. | States' Rights Party | b. | Libertarian
Party | d. | American Independent
Party |
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The two men generally considered to be the leaders of the Whigs were
a. | Abraham Lincoln and James C. Fremont | c. | Henry Clay and John Quincy
Adams | b. | Andrew Johnson and Thomas Jefferson | d. | John Adams and Alexander
Hamilton |
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The type of election that shows a permanent shift in the popular base support of
the parties, and usually a shift in the relative strength of the parties, is called a
a. | mandate | c. | reorganizing forum | b. | realigning election | d. | coalition |
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Which is NOT a type of minor party?
a. | splinter or personality parties | c. | ideological
parties | b. | broad consensus parties | d. | issue-oriented parties |
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When a person votes for for all the candidates of a single political party, it
is called a
a. | mandate | c. | straight ticket | b. | referendum | d. | split-ticket |
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The first American political party to go out of existence was the
a. | Federalists | c. | Democratic-Republicans | b. | Anti-Masonic
Party | d. | Whigs |
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The minimum hourly wage that workers must be paid as determined by the federal
government.
a. | federal hourly wage | c. | federal maximum wage | b. | maximum wage | d. | minimum wage |
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A valuable role of minor parties is that they
a. | can take bold stands on issues | c. | all of these | b. | give frustrated and
alienated voters a place to go | d. | bring important issues to the public's attention |
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One of the main tools of corrupt political parties and politicians, it is the
use of government employment and contracts to reward loyalty and service. Jobs are usually offered
regardless of talent or effective bidding. It was the currency of the powerful party machines of the
late 19th and early 20th centuries
a. | welfare | c. | social security | b. | public workfare | d. | patronage |
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Retirement plans giving people money after they stop working.
a. | AARP | c. | survivors benefits | b. | SSS | d. | old-age
pensions |
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An election in which the electorate turns away from the dominant party and
replaces it with a new dominant party.
a. | general election | c. | realigning election | b. | electoral election | d. | primary
election |
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Political groups with a variety of interests and opinons that are drawn together
to win an election or to run a government are called
a. | the loyal opposition | c. | the ruling party | b. | coalitions | d. | nonpartisan |
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In the United States, political parties are
a. | closely knit and highly organized | c. | organized from the top
down | b. | fragmented and decentralized | d. | ideologically
rigid |
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In most state party organizations, the state chairperson is
a. | elected by the voters | c. | chosen by the party's central committee | b. | the party's
candidate for governor | d. | chosen by the National Executive Committee |
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The smallest voting district at the local level.
a. | precinct | c. | Assembly district | b. | county district | d. | ward |
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Individual who directs the work of the party national committee
a. | national party chairman | c. | Speaker of the
House | b. | Majority Leader | d. | President of the Senate |
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Minor parties do not generally win elections because
a. | they have few members | c. | the American people have a habit and tradition of voting for the
two major parties | b. | of all of the above | d. | they cannot raise money for
campaigns |
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The political party leaders who direct party business during the time between
the national party conventions. The group leads the party's national organization
a. | Senate cloakroom committee | c. | national party
committee | b. | governmental caucus | d. | National electors |
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The person chosen to manage the day-to-day operations of the party's
national headquarters is the
a. | national chairperson | c. | secretary of state | b. | general secretary | d. | president |
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The party-in-government component consists of
a. | party members who hold public office | c. | party members who actually
voted | b. | party members who hold positions in the bureaucracy | d. | everyone who voted for the winning
party |
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National political party conventions are held every
a. | four years | c. | eight years | b. | two years | d. | six years |
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Which is NOT a function of American political parties?
a. | They run campaigns | c. | They link people to the government | b. | They exclude the
public from determining the nation's agenda | d. | They pick
candidates |
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Declarations of the party's beliefs and positions on major issues are
called
a. | conventions | c. | planks | b. | platforms | d. | ideologies |
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An election to choose a party's candidate or nominee is
a. | general election | c. | referendum | b. | endorsement | d. | primary |
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People who are uncommitted to either political party are called
a. | partisans | c. | straight-ticket voters | b. | bullet
voters | d. | independents |
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Single-member district elections
a. | frequently produce no winner | c. | are basically
undemocratic | b. | encourage write-in candidates | d. | make it difficult for an independent or minor
party candidate to win |
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A political subdivision within a city is called a
a. | poll | c. | convention | b. | commission | d. | ward |
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From the Civil War to the Great Depression, the dominant party in the United
States was the
a. | Democrat | c. | Federalist | b. | Whig | d. | Republican |
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Party organizations in the cities during the period from the Civil War to World
War II were generally called
a. | wards | c. | polls | b. | caucuses | d. | machines |
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Each major party holds one every four years to choose its presidential and vice
presidential candidates. At this meeting, each party also writes, revises, and ratifies its platform;
conducts party business; and elects a national committee.
a. | party constitutional convention | c. | party caucus | b. | national
convention | d. | national
caucus |
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The type of minor party that is formed to support a particular set of beliefs or
political doctrine is called a(n)
a. | ideological party | c. | splinter or personality party | b. | issue-oriented
party | d. | consensus
party |
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In a multiparty system, parties tend to be organized around
a. | ethnic groups | c. | different beliefs or interests | b. | strong
leaders | d. | an ideological
consensus |
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The first political factions in America were formed to
a. | support or oppose the ratification of the Constitution | c. | support or oppose the election of
George Washington | b. | support or oppose the abolition of
slavery | d. | support or oppose
the War of 1812 |
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