Political Parties: Chapter 9

Who elects the chairperson for the Republican and Democratic national committees?

Third-party candidates are better off under ________.

The United States began its tradition of the ________ during the early nineteenth century.

Incumbents in Congress

The first party system was characterized by conflict between the ________ and the ________.

________ are nonprofit independent groups that receive and distribute funds to influence the nomination, election, and defeat of a candidate.

Which of the following parties originated from internal mobilization?

Party activists are ________ to contribute time, energy, and effort to party affairs and ________ to hold more extreme views than the party's rank-and-file voters.

Reconstruction after the Civil War was led by the ________ Party.

Dealignment refers to

A ________ is a closed meeting of a political group's members who gather to determine strategy and select candidates.

What were the most common favors political bosses distributed to loyal party members during the era of political machines?

Which of the following statements concerning third parties is FALSE? a. Third parties are often short-lived. b. Successful third parties often have their programs adopted by one of the two major parties. c. The earliest third parties in the United States arose as a result of the Great Depression. Correct d. Third parties almost always lose at the national level. e. Under federal election law, any minor party receiving more than 5 percent of the national presidential vote is entitled to federal funds.

Which of the following statements is true?

Which of the following statements about contemporary American politics is most accurate?

The New Deal coalition was severely strained and ultimately broken apart by the ________.

From the end of the Civil War to the 1890s, the ________ Party was the party of the North, while the ________ Party was the party of the South.

Which of the following is NOT accomplished at a party's national convention?

The United States has had ________ party systems since 1789.

Which of the following is NOT part of a country's party system?

Men in the United States are ________ the ________ Party.

An individual's psychological attachment to one party or another is called a party ________.

Which of the following statements about Organizing for America (OFA) is FALSE? a. OFA took an active part in lobbying members of Congress to support health care reform. b. OFA is an independent project of the Democratic National Committee. c. OFA began as a mobilizing organization for the Obama campaign. d. OFA provides training for volunteers to learn how to become organizers. e. OFA has established offices in only three states: California, New York, and Massachusetts. Correct

State ballot access laws, such as registration fees and petition requirements, have the effect of

Which of the following statements about party building is true?

A party's ________ contains its philosophy, principles, and policy positions.

What is the ultimate goal of a political party?

Which of the following groups is most likely to support the Republican Party?

Which of the following statements about parties is FALSE? a. The national leadership of the Republican Party supports cuts in social spending. b. The national leadership of the Democratic Party supports less regulation of business. c. Democrats tend to have a high level of political support in urban America. d. Republicans tend to have a high level of political support in suburban America. e. Republicans tend to have a high level of political support in the South.

Which of the following occurs when one party becomes dominant after replacing another party that has dominated national politics for a lengthy period of time?