AP Government Ch 8 Political Parties
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- Q1One consequential outcome attributed to the early presence of political parties in American politics was __________.an increase in corrupt political transactionsa need to control campaign contributionsfrequent violence during political campaignsthe peaceful transfer of power from one party to another30s
- Q2Which statement about party positions related to social issues is accurate?Republicans are more likely to support allowing gays and lesbians to adopt children.Republicans favor gun ownership over gun control.Republicans favor policies related to environmental protection.democrats place a greater importance on immigration policy than Republicans.30s
- Q3Many of the Founders saw political parties as __________.factions motivated by ambition and self-interestan important aspect of democracyappropriate for a direct democracy but not a republiceffective as a means to raise campaign funds30s
- Q4The national convention held by each political party is important because __________.the presidential and vice-presidential candidates are elected by votersthe party platform is developedpotential candidates are nominated for primary electionsamendments to the Constitution may be ratified30s
- Q5Party identification is __________.changing the partisan balance in a district, state, or countryregistering one’s support for a political partylinking oneself to a particular political partyvoting exclusively for the candidates of one political party30s
- Q6During the late 1960s, __________.economically liberal, socially conservative voters left the Republican Partyurban riots and anti-Vietnam War protests pushed many voters toward conservatismthe Democrats gained strength in the SouthRepublicans attained a majority in Congress30s
- Q7Political parties are large and complex organizations that __________.unite without differences in opinioninstruct their constituents to guide their expectations and demandsreflects a set of principlespresent similar policy positions to the electorate30s
- Q8Third parties have influenced presidential elections by __________.encouraging a larger voter turnout on election dayrecruiting candidates from the major political parties to run for presidentdrawing enough votes from the two major parties to throw the election into the House of Representativesdeveloping issues that are later adopted by the major political parties30s
- Q9Under Woodrow Wilson, the Democratic Party ___________.endorsed the idea that government should become involved in the economycontinued to adhere to the same basic policies to which it had adhered to in the nineteenth centuryadopted a policy of isolating the United States from the affairs of the rest of the worldshattered into three very distinct parties that were extraordinarily antagonistic toward each other30s
- Q10Which of the following groups is more likely than the others to affiliate with the Democratic Party?Christian churchgoerswomenolder AmericansCuban Americans30s
- Q11One example of realignment occurred when __________.evangelical Christians abandoned the Republican Party and voted for Jimmy Carter in 1976working-class voters abandoned the Republicans in 1932 as a result of the Great Depressioncultural conservatives abandoned the Republicans in 1968, especially in the Southantislavery Republicans left to join the Democratic Party before the Civil War30s
- Q12Leaders in the political parties pay close attention to the affiliation of their members electorate because __________.winning a majority of the elections will allow the party’s policies to be enactedcampaign contribution are most likely to come from these individualsthey seek to attract under-represented groupsthey must secure the votes of all of their party-in-the-electorate to be elected30s
- Q13Political parties in the United States differ from those in European countries in that__________.Parties in European countries are active only at the national levelAmerican parties are not focused on signing up large numbers of membersAmerican parties require active members to contribute duesparty organizations in America are highly structured30s
- Q14With the support for the Republican Party and Democratic Party eroding, which event is most likely to occur?The moderate members of each of the two major parties may become true independents.A charismatic candidate will rise to prominence in a major party to allow that party to secure new members.The Republican Party will solidify a strategy to secure the votes of men.Interest groups will replace political parties in the election process.30s
- Q15Which statement about the demographics of the political parties is true?The southern states tend to align with the Democratic Party.Those individuals with the most formal education identify with the Republican Party.Member of labor unions are more likely to identify with the Republican Party.Individuals who are white Evangelical protestants identify with the Republican Party.30s