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18 Cards in this Set
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function as intermediaries between individuals and government
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both political parties and interest groups are
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anti-federalists
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many of the people who were opposed to ratifying the new constitution were called
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democratic-republicans
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the present-day democratic party grew out of the
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the wealthy
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the new deal democratic party was a coalition of all but which of the following groups
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recruit candidates who agree with the party platform, hold elected officials accountable, adopt a platform stating the party principles
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a "responsible party" is expected to do all of the following
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liberals who want more government
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it would accurate to say that republicans are perceived as
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public sector unions
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a large source of financial contributions for both political parties would be all of the following groups except
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teachers unions
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it would be accurate to say that democrats can usually rely on __ for financial support
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closed primary
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a nominating process in which the party members select delegates to conventions is called a
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primary elections
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today the __ have largely replaced conventions as the means of selecting nominees for public office
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political parties
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the principal institution that takes responsibility for organizing elections is/are the
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national party chairs and staff
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the "real work" of the national party organization is undertaken by the
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union members are more likely to be democratic delegates rather than republican delegates
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it would be correct to contend that
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delegates that are chosen because of their positions in the party and/or the government
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"superdelegates" are
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john mccain got about 90% of the republican vote in 2008
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it would be accurate to state that
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texas leans republican, california leans democratic, new york leans democratic
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it would be accurate to say that
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proportional representation system
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minority parties have a better change of gaining some legislative seats in a
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proportional representation
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an electoral system that allocates seats on the basis of the percentage of votes received is referred to as
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