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Power & Choice, 8/e
W. Phillips Shively, University of Minnesota---Minneapolis
Parties: A Linking and Leading Mechanism in Politics

True or False



1

Modern political parties originated in the needs of politicians first faced with elections to public office.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
2

Political parties only mobilize masses of people against a regime.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
3

Party identification patterns in Indiana have remained remarkably similar to what they were immediately after the U.S. Civil War.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
4

The Annual Conference of the British Conservative Party has a considerable amount of power to make decisions for the party.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
5

Two party systems generally have a certain amount of electoral choice combined with fairly stable governments.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
6

Electoral turnout has been rising steadily in Mexico since 1964.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
7

In the Soviet Union's Communist party the Secretariat was more important than the Politburo.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE








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