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Political ScienceAmerican GovernmentAmerican Government and PoliticsPractice Set 16
Political ScienceAmerican GovernmentAmerican Government and PoliticsPractice Set 16Political Parties
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Question 1
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If we chose candidates through a "top two" bipartisan primary election
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candidates would have to appeal to a wider range of public opinion.
it would increase voter participation.
the major political parties might lose some of their influence.
it would be the end of the open primary system.
All of the above are true.
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Question 2
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During primary elections
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voters chose the candidates who will represent each party in the November general election.
candidates compete to be the advocate of the party's philosophy.
competition between candidates results in severe polarization.
campaigning can result in "purity" contests.
All of the above are true.
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Question 3
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In primary elections
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candidates appeal to a wide range of opinion to get votes.
candidates tend make moderate stands on issues.
partisan campaigning leads to less overall spending on campaigns.
candidates try to appeal to the more extreme members of their party.
All of the above are true.
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Question 4
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Today about how many voters call themselves independents?
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20 percent
40 percent
10 percent
50 percent
75 percent
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Question 5
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A voter or a candidate who does not identify with a political party is called
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a naysayer.
an independent.
a liberal.
a conservative.
a libertarian.
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Question 6
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Political parties differ from factions in that
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factions are large social movements.
factions are groups that left the party to start a new party.
factions are groups within parties that follow a particular leader or share an ideological viewpoint.
factions are a newer phenomenon than political parties.
Options A and B are true.
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Question 7
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A political party is a group of individuals who
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agree on all policy issues.
organize to win elections and operate the government.
pay monthly dues to an ideological organization.
have been elected to office and have obtained positions of power.
accept the decisions of the party's leaders.
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Question 8
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A political party differs from an interest group in that
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political parties want to operate the government and interest groups do not.
political parties do not want to operate the government and interest groups do.
individuals must pay dues to a political party but not to an interest group.
individuals in a political party agree on all major policy issues.
interest groups select candidates to run for office, political parties do not.
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Question 9
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The primary goal of an American political party is
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peaceably influencing the American public.
signing up large numbers of deeply committed members.
getting the party's candidates elected to office by winning elections.
collecting member dues.
trying to find the other party doing "bad" things.
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Question 10
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Functions of political parties in the United States include all of the following except
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operating the government.
acting as an organized opposition to the party in power.
signing up large numbers of dues-paying committed members.
recruiting candidates for public office.
presenting alternative policies to the electorate.
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Question 11
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The two-party system
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emerged as a consequence of the form of government created by the Constitution.
is a requirement in the Constitution.
emerged in the twentieth century.
was favored by George Washington.
Options A and D are true.
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Question 12
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The major functions of American political parties are carried out by
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elected party leaders.
leaders chosen by the President.
a small, relatively loose-knit nucleus of party activists.
a large group of highly organized volunteers.
dues-paying members.
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Question 13
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A political system in which only two parties have a reasonable chance of winning is called
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a bipartisan government.
a two-party system.
a bicameral system.
bifurcated government.
representative democracy.
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Question 14
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Which if the following is true?
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Political parties organize voter registration drives.
Political parties recruit volunteers to work at the polls on election day.
Political parties raise money for campaign materials.
Political parties work to raise awareness for their candidates and increase voter turnout.
All of the above are true.
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Question 15
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The first partisan political division in the United States was between
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the Democrats and the Republicans.
the Whigs and the Democrats.
the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists.
the Whigs and the Tories.
the Whigs and the Republicans.
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Question 16
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George Washington viewed political parties as a
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necessity for the functioning of democracy.
tradition from colonial times that would always exist.
threat to national unity and popular government.
legitimate means for interest groups to attempt to gain control of the government.
vestige of politics under Great Britain and thus a thing of the past.
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Question 17
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All of the following statements about the early Republican Party are true except
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it was initially led by Thomas Jefferson.
it supported a strong, more active central government.
it was supported by artisans and farmers.
it supported states' rights.
in office, its members acquired Louisiana and established a national bank.
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Question 18
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All of the following statements about the early Democratic Party are true except
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it was an anti-slavery party.
it favored federal spending on internal improvements.
it was the party of the wealthy elites.
it was a branch of the Anti-Federalist Party
None of these statements are true.
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Question 19
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During the Civil War
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the issue of slavery did not affect the political party alignment.
the political parties realigned to form new parties, one in support of slavery and one opposed.
political parties were suspended until the end of the war.
the political parties unified behind President Lincoln.
All of the above are true.
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Question 20
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All of the following are true except
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the Republican Party was founded by uniting northern Whigs, antislavery Democrats, and members of the Free Soil Party.
southerners resented Republicans' role in defeating the South in the Civil War.
the Republicans after the Civil War supported business interests and evangelical Protestant cultural values.
the Republicans turned to supporting states' rights after the Civil War.
the Republicans opposed the prohibition of alcoholic beverages after the Civil War.
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