Poly Sci 7

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1. The Constitution
a. Outlines the two-party system in Article I.
b. Prohibits a multiparty system in Article III.
c. Does not mention political parties.
d. Grants the power to establish political parties to the states in the Tenth Amendment.
e. Specifies the powers that political parties may exercise in Article II.

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C

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2. Two major political factions, the ____, were formed even before the Constitution was ratified.
a. Republicans and the Democrats
b. Populists and the States’ Rights Democrats
c. Whigs and the National Republicans
d. Free Soilers and the Tea Party
e. Federalists and the Anti-Federalists

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E

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3. ____ was a leader of the Federalist Party.
a. James Monroe
b. James Madison
c. Alexander Hamilton
d. Thomas Jefferson
e. Henry Clay

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C

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4. Opponents of the Federalists referred to themselves as
a. Republicans (or, as we refer to them today, Jeffersonian Republicans or Democratic Republicans).
b. Populists.
c. Greens.
d. Libertarians.
e. States’ Rights Democrats.

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A

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5. The Jeffersonian Republicans thought that ____ should dominate the government.
a. The president
b. The wealthy and well educated
c. The courts
d. Congress
e. Commercial and manufacturing interests

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D

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6. The nation’s first two parties clashed openly in the elections of 1796, in which ____, the Federalists’ candidate for president, defeated Thomas Jefferson.
a. Alexander Hamilton
b. John Adams
c. Henry Clay
d. Andrew Jackson
e. James Monroe

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B

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7. In a ____, a substantial number of voters change their political allegiance, which usually also changes the balance of power between the two major parties.
a. Partisan shift
b. De-alignment
c. Seismic movement
d. Relocation
e. Realignment

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E

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8. In the mid-1820s, the Jeffersonian Republicans split into two groups, the
a. Constitutional Union Party and the States’ Rights Democrats.
b. Democrats and the National Republicans.
c. Federalists and the Whigs.
d. American Independent Party and the Reform Party.
e. Bull Moose Progressive Party and Henry Wallace’s Progressive Party.

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B

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9. The ____ Party emerged in 1828, when Andrew Jackson ran against John Quincy Adams and won the presidency.
a. Reform
b. Republican
c. Whig
d. People’s
e. Democratic

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E

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10. Throughout the 1840s and 1850s, both political parties, the ____, were large, with well-known leaders and supporters across the nation.
a. Federalists and the National Republicans
b. Democrats and the Republicans
c. Whigs and the Republicans
d. Federalists and the Democrats
e. Whigs and the Democrats

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E

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11. By the mid-1850s, the Whig coalition had fallen apart, and most northern Whigs were absorbed into the new ____ Party, which opposed the extension of slavery into new territories.
a. Democratic
b. Constitutional Union
c. Green
d. American Independent
e. Republican

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E

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12. In 1860, the candidate of the new Republican Party, ____, was elected president.
a. Abraham Lincoln
b. Alexander Hamilton
c. Andrew Jackson
d. John Adams
e. John Quincy Adams

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A

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13. In the 1890s, the Democrats allied themselves with the ____ movement, which advocated inflation as a way of lessening the debts of farmers in the South and West.
a. Green
b. Socialist
c. Populist
d. Tea Party
e. Reform

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C

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14. After the election of 1896, the ____ established themselves in the minds of many Americans as the party that knew how to manage the nation’s economy, and they remained dominant in national politics until the onset of the Great Depression.
a. Democrats
b. States’ Rights Democrats
c. Libertarians
d. Whigs
e. Republicans

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E

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15. The Great Depression of the 1930s destroyed the belief that the ____ could better manage the economy, and contributed to a realignment in the two-party system.
a. Democrats
b. Republicans
c. Libertarians
d. Whigs
e. Federalists

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B

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16. The elections of 1860, 1896, and 1932 are each considered to represent ____, a process in which the minority party may emerge as the majority party, or the majority party is reestablished with a different coalition of supporters.
a. a realignment
b. tipping
c. a dealignment
d. a reapportionment
e. a rollover

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A

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17. Franklin Roosevelt’s programs to fight the Depression were called the
a. Great Society.
b. War on Poverty.
c. New Frontier.
d. New Deal.
e. Bridge to the New Century.

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D

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18. Until the 1930s, African Americans had been overwhelmingly
a. Democratic.
b. Republican.
c. Populist.
d. Socialist.
e. Libertarian.

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B

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19. In 1964, a coalition of ____ crafted major civil rights legislation.
a. Southern Democrats and northern Democrats
b. Northern Democrats and Republicans
c. Populists and Libertarians
d. Republicans and Socialists
e. Southern Republicans and States’ Rights Democrats

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B

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20. During the 1970s and 1980s, a large bloc of Democrats in Congress, mostly from the South, sided with the Republicans on almost all issues. In time, these conservative Democrats were replaced by conservative Republicans. This shift is best described as a
a. Rollover.
b. Tipping point.
c. Reassessment.
d. Rolling realignment.
e. De-alignment.

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D

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21. Beginning with the presidential elections of 2000, the press has made much of the supposed cultural differences between the
a. “red” states that vote for the Democratic candidate and the “blue” states that vote for the Republican candidate.
b. “red” states that vote for the Republican candidate and the “blue” states that vote for the Democratic candidate.
c. “red” states that vote for the Democratic candidate and the “white” states that vote for the Republican candidate.
d. “scarlet” states that vote for the Republican candidate and the “gray” states that vote for the Democratic candidate.
e. “maize” states that vote for the Republican candidate and the “blue” states that vote for the Democratic candidate.

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B

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22. Among voters, a growing detachment from both major political parties is called a(n)
a. rolling realignment.
b. dealignment.
c. misalignment.
d. alignment.
e. realignment.

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B

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23. Which of the following statements best describes the way in which political parties perform the function of selecting candidates?
a. The political party is usually the major institution through which the executive and legislative branches cooperate with each other.
b. Political parties help educate the public about important political issues.
c. Political parties narrow the field of candidates through primary elections.
d. Political parties are essentially coalitions—individuals and groups with a variety of concerns and opinions who join together to support the party’s platform, or parts of it.
e. Political parties take care of a large number of small and routine tasks that are essential to the smooth functioning of the electoral process.

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C

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24. Which of the following statements best describes the way in which political parties perform the function of balancing competing interests?
a. The political party is usually the major institution through which the executive and legislative branches cooperate with each other.
b. Political parties help educate the public about important political issues.
c. Political parties take the large number of people who want to run for office and narrow the field.
d. Political parties are essentially coalitions—individuals and groups with a variety of concerns and opinions who join together to support the party’s platform, or parts of it.
e. Political parties take care of a large number of small and routine tasks that are essential to the smooth functioning of the electoral process.

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D

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25. To be a member of a political party in the United States, a citizen
a. must join the party and pay membership dues.
b. must work for the party and attend two party conventions.
c. has only to think of himself or herself as a Democrat or a Republican (or a member of a third party).
d. has only to help organize and attend party functions during campaigns.
e. must support the party platform.

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C

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26. Which of the following is not a reason why people in the United States join political parties?
a. To express their solidarity with the views of other like-minded people
b. Because they believe they will benefit materially from patronage
c. To be allowed to vote
d. To actively promote a set of ideals and principles
e. Because they enjoy the excitement of politics

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C

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27. Which of the following statements is not accurate?
a. A precinct is a political district within a city or a rural portion of a county and is the smallest voting district at the local level.
b. The party platform is the document drawn up by each party at its national convention that outlines the policies and positions of the party.
c. A ward is a political division or district within a city.
d. The party ticket is the proof of registration that voters need to show at the polling place before they are allowed to vote.
e. Patronage is a system of rewarding the party faithful and workers with government jobs or contracts.

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D

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28. National conventions are
a. Meetings held by each major party every year to nominate congressional candidates.
b. Attended by voters who select delegates to run on the party ticket.
c. Meetings held by each major party every four years to nominate the party’s presidential and vice-presidential candidates.
d. No longer held by the two major parties.
e. Closed events that are not covered by the news media.

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C

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29. A national party committee’s most important duties include planning how to obtain a party victory in the next presidential election and
a. drafting legislation to be introduced in the next session of Congress.
b. nominating federal judges.
c. overseeing the election of state governors.
d. organizing the next national convention.
e. choosing the party’s candidate for president.

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D

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30. The first major political division in the United States, between the ____, established a precedent that contributed to the domination of the two-party system.
a. Federalists and the Anti-Federalists
b. Whigs and the Federalists
c. Jeffersonian Republicans and the National Republicans
d. Populists and the Democrats
e. Republicans and the Democrats

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A

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31. Which of the following statements is not accurate?
a. American election laws tend to favor the major parties.
b. The rules governing campaign financing favor the major parties.
c. There are institutional barriers to a multiparty system in the United States.
d. Because third parties normally do not win elections, Americans tend not to vote for them.
e. Our system for choosing executives (governors and the president) makes it easier for third-party candidates to win.

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E

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32. Some state offices and many local offices are filled by nonpartisan elections, in which
a. candidates are not allowed to be affiliated with political parties.
b. candidates pledge to run campaigns without attacking their opponents.
c. only independent voters may participate.
d. third party candidates are not allowed to run.
e. party identification does not appear on the ballot.

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E

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33. An issue-oriented third party
a. is formed to support a particular political doctrine.
b. develops out of a split within a major party.
c. is usually formed around a leader with a strong personality.
d. is formed to promote a particular cause.
e. is usually long-lived.

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D

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34. The Prohibition Party was formed to
a. promote segregation and states’ rights.
b. replace capitalism with a system based on government ownership of corporations.
c. raise awareness of environmental issues.
d. prevent ratification of the Constitution.
e. advocate banning the manufacture and use of alcoholic beverages.

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E

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35.An example of an ideological third party in the United States is the ____ Party.
a. Democratic
b. Libertarian
c. Green
d. Prohibition
e. National Republican

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B

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36. Which of the following statements is not accurate?
a. Third parties have brought political issues to the public’s attention.
b. Third parties can influence election outcomes.
c. Third parties provide a voice for voters who are frustrated with and alienated from the major parties.
d. Because third parties normally do not win elections, Americans tend not to vote for them.
e. Third parties usually avoid taking bold stands on issues, because third parties are trying to be all things to all people.

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E

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37. The Free Soilers of the 1850s were the first
a. true antislavery party.
b. party to advocate farm subsidies.
c. first women’s rights party.
d. party to advocate banking regulations.
e. party to advocate the repeal of Prohibition.

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A

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38. Some commentators contended that Green Party candidate Ralph Nader “spoiled” the chances of ____in the 2000 presidential election, because many of those who voted for Nader would have voted Democratic had Nader not been on the ballot.
a. George H. W. Bush
b. George Wallace
c. Woodrow Wilson
d. Al Gore
e. H Ross Perot

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D

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39. A significant showing by a minor party reduces the chances of ____ for winning the election.
a. a personality party
b. an incumbent party
c. the Democratic Party
d. the Republican Party
e. an ideological party

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B

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40. In eight presidential elections, a third-party candidate received more than ____ percent of the popular vote—and in six of those elections, the incumbent party lost.
a. 2
b. 6
c. 10
d. 22
e. 36

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C