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Which of the following statements is true? |
| | A) | Political parties existed on a national level in the United States when the Constitution was written in 1787. |
| | B) | There were no political parties in existence on a national level in the United States when the Constitution was written in 1787. |
| | C) | Political parties evolved in the United States due to a political rivalry. |
| | D) | There were no political parties in existence on a national level in the U.S. when the Constitution was written, but they evolved due to a political rivalry. |
| | E) | Political parties did not develop in the United States until the late nineteenth century. |
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_____ developed the first grassroots political party in the United States. |
| | A) | Thomas Jefferson |
| | B) | James Monroe |
| | C) | Andrew Jackson |
| | D) | John Quincy Adams |
| | E) | James Madison |
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Whigs were united by |
| | A) | their coherent philosophy. |
| | B) | their opposition to the policies of the Jacksonian Democrats. |
| | C) | their opposition to Federalist policies. |
| | D) | their opposition to Republican policies. |
| | E) | None of these answers is correct. |
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_____ is credited with the preservation of the American union. |
| | A) | Grover Cleveland |
| | B) | William McKinley |
| | C) | Abraham Lincoln |
| | D) | Franklin Roosevelt |
| | E) | John C. Breckinridge |
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Which of the following was a realigning election during which Republicans consolidated control? |
| | A) | 1860 |
| | B) | 1896 |
| | C) | 1932 |
| | D) | 2000 |
| | E) | both 1860 and 1896 |
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Which of the following is indicative of a dealignment? |
| | A) | More voters identify with the GOP. |
| | B) | More voters identify with the Democratic party. |
| | C) | More voters identify themselves as an independent. |
| | D) | More voters identify with the Socialist party. |
| | E) | None of these answers is correct. |
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Most democracies |
| | A) | have two competitive political parties. |
| | B) | have proportional representation. |
| | C) | have two competitive political parties and proportional representation. |
| | D) | have three or more competitive political parties. |
| | E) | have proportional representation and have three or more competitive political parties. |
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_____ is a partial but enduring weakening of partisanship. |
| | A) | Realignment |
| | B) | Reapportionment |
| | C) | Dealignment |
| | D) | Factionalization |
| | E) | Apathy |
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_____ occurs when a voter chooses a candidate on the basis of what the candidate promises to do if elected. |
| | A) | Retrospective voting |
| | B) | Sociotropic voting |
| | C) | Split-ticket voting |
| | D) | Straight-ticket voting |
| | E) | Prospective voting |
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The Republican coalition consists mainly of |
| | A) | Jews. |
| | B) | Catholics. |
| | C) | gays and lesbians. |
| | D) | white middle-class Protestants. |
| | E) | women. |
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_____ is an example of a factional party. |
| | A) | The Bull Moose party |
| | B) | The Right-to-Life party |
| | C) | The Green party |
| | D) | The Populist party |
| | E) | The Reform party |
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_____ is the only minor party to achieve majority status. |
| | A) | The Democratic party |
| | B) | The Republican party |
| | C) | The Federalist party |
| | D) | The Whig party |
| | E) | The Progressive party |
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Not-for-profit political organizations which have become popular tools for evading soft money bans are known as _____ groups. |
| | A) | BCRA |
| | B) | 527 |
| | C) | Swift Boat |
| | D) | service |
| | E) | teflon |
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At least 95 percent of party activists work at the |
| | A) | national level. |
| | B) | state level. |
| | C) | local level. |
| | D) | international level. |
| | E) | national and state levels. |
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Due to issues such as abortion rights, education, employment policies, and gun control _____ have disproportionately voted for the Democratic Party. |
| | A) | Hispanics |
| | B) | women |
| | C) | evangelical Christians |
| | D) | men |
| | E) | African Americans |
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U.S. political parties |
| | A) | are organized from the top down. |
| | B) | are very centralized. |
| | C) | are loose associations of national, state, and local organizations. |
| | D) | are organized from the bottom up. |
| | E) | are loose associations of national, state, and local organizations which are organized from the bottom up. |
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Which of the following is the best example of an ideological party? |
| | A) | Bull Moose Party |
| | B) | Prohibition Party |
| | C) | Reform Party |
| | D) | Populist Party |
| | E) | Republican Party |
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What are some of the disadvantages of candidate-centered campaigns? |
| | A) | They often degenerate into personality contests. |
| | B) | They are fertile ground for powerful special interest groups. |
| | C) | They weaken accountability, as elected officials blame others when things go wrong. |
| | D) | Both of these are correct: They often degenerate into personality contests; and they are fertile ground for powerful special interest groups. |
| | E) | All these answers are correct. |
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Which minor party won three percent of the popular vote in the 2000 presidential election? |
| | A) | Libertarian Party |
| | B) | Populist Party |
| | C) | Reform Party |
| | D) | Green Party |
| | E) | Socialist Party of America |
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According to Clinton Rossiter, _____ are "creatures of compromise." |
| | A) | the people |
| | B) | journalists |
| | C) | bureaucrats |
| | D) | the parties |
| | E) | interest groups |
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