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National conventions no longer spend much time on debating the selection of the presidential nominee for their party.
true
What is the key feature that makes American political parties different from interest groups?
They try to control the government by winning elections. Parties nominate candidates for office which is something interest groups don't do.
The Democrats and Republicans have grown more similar in terms of their policy positions over the last fifty years.
false they have not
Why can it be difficult to find quality candidates to run for office?
Candidates expect to have their lives scrutinized during a campaign.
Even running for a lower office requires raising large sums of money.
Party leaders are rarely willing to offer monetary support unless a candidate can raise some funds on his or her own.
One of the defining features of modern American politics is the division between the two major parties on most policy issues, with little crossover. This is known as party __________.
party polarization
The state with the highest turnout in presidential primaries is usually -----. The state with the highest turnout in presidential caucuses is usually -----.
New Hampshire
Iowa
From the 1950s until the early 2000s, which party was more successful at using the presidency for party building and mobilizing its base to win elections?
Republican party
The transfer of national - money to state and local organizations has led to - differences between state and national parties.
soft
fewer
Why are third parties often short-lived?
The major parties absorb their programs and their popular ideas
Which of the following are the three fundamental problems of democracy that political parties solve?
regulating the number of people seeking office
mobilizing voters
accomplishing legislative goals
Traditionally, - were the leaders in voter registration activity. More recently, - have taken a more active role.
political parties
civic groups
major moments in the history of American political parties in order from earliest to latest.
federalists represent new england merchants and argue for protective tarriffs
the democrats and whigs become the two major political parties
the republican party comes into existence
the new deal realignment leaves the democratic party dominant for several decades
Why do voters often support minor-party candidates?
to show disapproval of the major parties
to support the candidates' positions
Which of the following statements are true regarding political independents?
Each independent voter tends to support
one party more than the other.
Roughly two-fifths of the electorate identifies as independent.
What happens during an electoral realignment?
a new party supplants the ruling party
Donald Trump's nomination shows how party elites still control the nominating process even with primaries and caucuses
false
To prevent having multiple candidates from the same party confusing voters in a general election, political parties take which of the following actions?
hold nomination races
Which of the following is an example of external mobilization?
aspiring politicians creating party organizations
Why do party activists tend to devote their time to politics?
they have strong policy beliefs
What does Donald Trump's victory in the 2016 presidential election suggest about the power political parties have over their candidates and fellow party members?
party leaders are limited in their abilities to choose and control their nominees
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