Political Parties #4
1) Which of the following statements about political parties in the United States is true?
a) Parties in this country are relatively new, having emerged only after the Civil War.
b) Parties today are relatively strong, but they are not strong in all areas of the country.
c) Parties in this country have never been as strong – or meant as much – as in many European
countries.
d) Parties today are relatively weak, but they are not weak in all areas of the country.
2) The term label is most closely associated with the definition of American
a) Political parties.
b) Interest groups.
c) Solidary groups.
d) Ideological groups.
3) The key term in the definition of a political party is
a) Organization – with the purpose of giving the party clout.
b) Ideology – to provide clear policy choices for the party.
c) Label – to give a candidate party identification.
d) Nationalism – to create a strong national party.
4) Party identification among voters is one way of gauging the strength of a party. Another cited by
the text is the
a) Number of parties that appear on the ballot in a national election.
b) Use of a party label or symbol on ballots in municipal elections.
c) Strength of the organization that recruits and campaigns for candidates.
d) Protection offered to individual parties by the U.S. Constitution.
5) Redundant question
6) The federalist system goes a long way toward explaining why U.S. parties are ________ than
their European counterparts.
a) More ideological
b) Less ideological
c) More decentralized
d) More centralized
7) A major difference between U.S. and European political parties is that
a) European parties make more patronage jobs available.
b) Europeans tend to have a winner-take-all electoral system.
c) Americans are more ideologically oriented and less pragmatic than Europeans.
d) U.S. federalism promotes the decentralization of parties.
8) Redundant question
9) Redundant question
10) Candidates for public office in the United States are chosen by primary elections in
a)
b)
c)
d)
All states.
Most states.
About half of the states.
Very few states.
11) In most states, candidates for office are chosen by
a) The people.
b) Party leaders.
c) Primary elections.
d) Conventions.
12) In Europe, almost the only way a person can become a candidate is by
a) Winning a constituency referendum.
b) Being nominated by party leaders.
c) Winning in the primary election.
d) Hiring his or her own campaign organization.
13) One reason why political parties in the United States today are weaker than in Europe is that, in
the United States,
a) The president’s power to use appointments to control Congress is limited.
b) Local party leaders rarely have as much power as national ones.
c) Candidates are typically chosen by party leaders to run for office.
d) Partisanship plays an important role in our social, business, and cultural lives.
14) Compared to the role political parties in Europe play in the loves of their citizens, U.S. political
parties
a) Have much more influence.
b) Have about the same influence.
c) Have much less influence.
d) Have more influence only in times of war.
15) What role do political parties play in the lives of most Americans?
a) U.S. political parties dominate a variety of associations to which a person may belong.
b) Most Americans separate political parties from other aspects of their lives.
c) Most Americans are highly partisan in their politics, and this partisanship affects more than
just their voting.
d) Fewer Americans than Europeans think of themselves as political independents.
16) The U.S. political culture has contributed to the creation of a weak party system by
a) Perpetuating a belief that parties are corrupt.
b) Developing a tradition of strong national parties but weak and ineffective local ones.
c) Limiting the average citizen’s involvement in parties to the act of voting only.
d) Disregarding the party affiliation of a candidate when voting.
17) Redundant question
18) Why should George Washington, among other Founders of our nation, have been so opposed to
political parties?
a) Because disputes over policies and elections were not easily separated from disputes over
government legitimacy
b) Because the U.S. Constitution made clear the dangers of partisanship in government
c) Because political parties during the early years of the republic were both strong and
centralized
d) Because political parties during the early years of the republic represented clear,
homogeneous economic interests
19) Before the early parties could become legitimate, people first had to separate
a) Personalities from political organization.
b) Slavery from other economic issues.
c) The constitutional myth from political reality.
d) Disputes over issues from questions of legitimacy.
20) The Founders saw political parties as
a) An important aspect of democracy.
b) Effective only in raising money for campaigns.
c) Appropriate for a direct democracy but not for a republic.
d) Factions motivated by ambition and self-interest.
21) Political parties were seen as factions motivated by ambition and self-interest in the eyes of
a) The Founders.
b) Early twentieth-century reformers.
c) Most voters in the 1980s.
d) Nations around the world.
22) During the founding period of U.S. history, political parties could best be characterized as
a) National coalitions in which large, raucous party conventions played a major role.
b) Small coalitions based more on geography and class than on common economic interests.
c) Instruments through which debate over the legitimacy of the new government could take
place.
d) Bureaucratized, well organized, and well financed.
23) According to the text, when did political parties in the United States develop a comprehensive
organizational form and appeal?
a) Since the New Deal
b) From the Founding to the 1920s
c) From the time of President Jackson to the Civil War
d) From the Civil War to the 1930s
24) At the turn of the nineteenth century, Thomas Jefferson organized the
a) Federalist Party.
b) Mugwumps.
c) Whig Party.
d) Democratic-Republican Party.
25) Redundant question
26) National party conventions were developed as a reform of
a) The Electoral College.
b) Party caucuses.
c) Primary elections.
d) Direct elections.
27) The first time a political party was organized from the bottom up – with party conventions
playing a role – was in the movement headed by
a) Thomas Jefferson.
b) Andrew Jackson.
c) Abraham Lincoln.
d) Theodore Roosevelt.
28) In the Jacksonian era, for the first time a party system was built
a) From the bottom up.
b) On economic interests.
c) From the top down.
d) On ideological concerns.
29) Prior to 1824, presidential candidates were nominated by
a) Regional party conventions.
b) Delegates selected by state legislatures.
c) Popular vote from a slate of candidates drawn up by the two national parties.
d) Caucuses comprised of members of Congress.
30) The congressional caucus system of selecting a presidential candidate was replaced by
a) State caucus nominations.
b) Direct popular nominations.
c) The party convention.
d) The open primary.
31) Party conventions emerged during the Jacksonian era as a means of
a) Giving some measure of local control to the presidential nominating process.
b) Involving Congress in the process of nominating presidential candidates.
c) Allowing national elections to be held by direct primary rather than by legislative caucus.
d) Ratifying the nomination of the party’s candidate for president.
32) The convention system of the parties was first developed as a(n)
a) Antidote to democracy.
b) Means of retaining political office.
c) Response to wartime hysteria.
d) Political reform.
33) Which of the following statements about the modern Republican Party is correct?
a) It was founded by Thomas Jefferson to oppose the policies of Alexander Hamilton.
b) It was originally called the Anti-Federalist Party.
c) It emerged as a major party around the time of the Civil War.
d) It emerged around 1824 with Andrew Jackson’s first run for the presidency.
34) A northerner who opposed the Civil War was most likely to belong to which party?
a) Republican
b) Whig
c) Federalist
d) Democrat
35) Not a good question
36) The progressives developed as a reform movement within the
a) Republican Party.
b) Mugwumps.
c) Democratic Party.
d) Whig Party.
37) The ________, a faction of the Republican Party, were opposed to the patronage system and
feared the influx of immigrants who could be incorporated into the political machine.
a) Stalwarts
b) Whigs
c) Old Guards
d) Progressives
38) The Progressives favored all of the following except
a) Nonpartisan elections.
b) Strict voter registration requirements.
c) Civil service reform.
d) Better relations with business.
39) Nonpartisan elections and civil service reform were originally favored by the
a) Democrats.
b) Republicans.
c) Mugwumps.
d) Progressives.
40) Redundant question
41) Not a good question
42) Procedures such as the initiative and the referendum arose as efforts to give
a) Congress a way of controlling the president.
b) Party regulars a say in nominating candidates.
c) Courts a system for prosecuting election fraud.
d) Citizens a direct say in making laws.
43) Outdated question
44) The national convention meets every ________ years to nominate a presidential candidate.
a) Two
b) Four
c) Six
d) Eight
45) Between the national conventions party affairs are managed by a __________ made up of
delegates from each state and territory.
a) Congressional campaign committee
b) National caucus
c) Troika
d) National committee
46) In Congress each party has a ________ that helps members of Congress who are running for reelection or would-be members seeking election.
a) Congressional campaign committee
b) National party committee
c) National party caucus
d) Political action committee
47) This person manages the day-to-day work of the party.
a) Precinct captain
b) National chairman
c) National selectman
d) National alderman
48) During the 1960s and 1970s, the Republican Party, compared to the Democratic Party, was
a) More factionalized.
b) Better organized.
c) More loosely organized.
d) Underfinanced.
49) Beginning in the 1960s, the _________ became more bureaucratized, while the _________
became more factionalized.
a) Republican Party, Democratic Party
b) Major parties, minor parties
c) Democratic Party, Republican Party
d) Minor parties, major parties
50) The structure of the Democratic Party today can best be described as ________, while that of
the Republican Party can best be described as ________.
a) Conservative, liberal
b) Homogeneous, heterogeneous
c) Organizational, representational
d) Factional, bureaucratic
51) After the Republicans became more bureaucratized, they won four out of five presidential
contests, beginning in
a) 1952.
b) 1960.
c) 1964.
d) 1968.
52) Outdated question
53) Not a good question
54) Which party(ies) has (have) redoubled efforts to raise soft money?
a) Democratic Party
b) Republican Party
c) Both the Democratic and Republican Parties
d) No party
55) Who selects the time and place of the national convention and issues a call for the convention?
a) The president
b) A select committee on convention affairs
c) A party’s national committee
d) The state caucus national committee
56) The number of convention delegates from each state, along with the rules under which they are
chosen, is determined by
a) The party’s national committee.
b) Congress.
c) The party’s congressional campaign committee.
d) State party committees.
57) Which of the following statements about the formula by which delegates to the nominating
conventions are apportioned is true?
a) Both Democrats and Republicans give extra delegates to large states.
b) Both Democrats and Republicans give extra delegates to loyal states.
c) The Democrats and Republicans use different formulas.
d) The formula reflects a movement to the center by both Democrats and Republicans.
58) The Republican Party has tended to become more conservative and the Democratic Party more
liberal as the result of
a) Pressure from constituents.
b) Divisions between levels of government.
c) Increased activity of proponents of states’ rights.
d) Changing rules on delegate allocation.
59) Recent ideological trends in the major parties indicate that
a) Both parties have become more conservative.
b) Both parties have become more liberal.
c) The Democrats have become more liberal, the Republicans more conservative.
d) The Republicans have become more liberal, the Democrats more conservative.
60) Weakening the hold of the party leaders and strengthening that of the rank and file was the
objective of
a)
b)
c)
d)
Democratic reformers in the 1970s.
Republican reformers in the 1970s.
Democratic reformers in the 1920s.
Republican reformers in the 1920s.
61) Redundant question
62) The Republicans changed the goal of their national party to the election of candidates while the
Democrats sought to make their party
a) A type of political consulting firm.
b) Achieve a fairer distribution of power.
c) A more bureaucratic party.
d) More powerful than the local ones.
63) Democratic rule changes were drafted in 1972 by a commission headed by
a) Edward Kennedy.
b) Barbara Mikulski.
c) Jacob Javits.
d) George McGovern.
64) Between 1972 and 1981, rules adopted by the Democrats for allocating delegates to the
nominating convention tended to
a) Reward local party leaders who delivered the vote.
b) Strengthen representation among traditional Democratic groups such as southerners.
c) Make the party itself more democratic.
d) Allow candidates to vote for whomever they wished.
65) Irrelevant question
66) Irrelevant question
67) The term superdelegate refers to
a) Elected officials and party leaders who are not required to pledge themselves in advance to
a presidential candidate.
b) Delegates representing special-interest caucuses, such as those organized to represent
blacks or homosexuals.
c) Delegates-at-large who are chosen by a vote of the national party leadership.
d) Delegates chosen by primary elections and grassroot caucuses.
68) Walter Mondale benefitted most in the 1984 Democratic campaign from new party rules on
a) Runoff primaries.
b) Proportional representation.
c) Superdelegates.
d) Bloc voting.
69) The chief beneficiary of the Democratic rule changes in 1984, which allowed superdelegates and
winner-take-all primaries, was
a) Gary Hart.
b) Jesse Jackson.
c) Walter Mondale.
d) John Anderson.
70) The winner-reward systems of delegate distribution were banned in the campaign of
a) 1980.
b) 1984.
c) 1988.
d) 1992.
71) The 1992 Democratic National Committee penalized states that violated the rules with what
percentage loss of their national delegates?
a) 0 percent
b) 5 percent
c) 10 percent
d) 25 percent
72) The three areas of rule-changes approved by the 1992 Democratic National Committee were
a) Winner-reward systems, proportional representation, delegate selection.
b) Proportional representation, rules violation penalty, delegate selection.
c) Rules violation penalty, winner-reward systems, proportional representation.
d) Delegate selection, rules violation penalty, winner-reward systems.
73) The chairman of the 1992 Democratic National Committee was
a) James B. Hunt.
b) George McGovern.
c) Paul Kirk.
d) Ronald H. Brown.
74) Not a good question
75) Within both major parties, the local or grassroots level of organization in recent years has been
a) Withering away.
b) Struggling to redefine itself.
c) Continuing with little change.
d) Growing ever more powerful.
76) Within both major parties, it is the __________ level that has most obviously declined.
a) National
b) State
c) District
d) Grassroots
77) Party machines
a) Are characterized by a high degree of leadership control over member activity
b) Do not use tangible incentives to recruit members
c) Help to solve the problem of voting fraud
d) Cut down the number of patronage jobs in government
78) The supreme expression of the value of organization to a political party was the
a) Committee system.
b) Political machine.
c) National committee.
d) Political caucus.
79) The strength of the political machine was in its
a) National orientation.
b) Social concern.
c) Personal loyalty.
d) Organization.
80) The classical machine-type party was developed and perfected
a) In the nineteenth century before the large-scale Irish and Italian immigrations.
b) In the nineteenth century after the large-scale Irish and Italian immigrations.
c) At the time of the New Deal, when thousands of civil servants were jobless.
d) After World War II, when thousands of soldiers returned from Europe and the Pacific.
81) The late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries are often considered the heyday of the
a) Sponsored party.
b) Political machine.
c) Ideological party.
d) Political action committee (PAC).
82) Old-style political machines counted heavily on the support of
a) The national party.
b) Ideological party members.
c) Welfare recipients.
d) Civil servants.
83) All of the following helped bring an end to political machines except
a) The Hatch Act of 1939.
b) Government welfare programs.
c) Party caucuses.
d) Competitive-bidding laws.
84) All of the following statements about old-style political machines are true except
a) The chief concern of machine members was patronage.
b) To machines, winning was less important than voting one’s ideology.
c) Machines were characterized by a high degree of leadership control over member activity.
d) Machines were heavily staffed by federal employees.
85) Unlike political machines, ideological parties tend to be
a) Factionalized.
b) Hierarchical.
c) Disciplined.
d) Committed to winning.
86) The ideological groups, or reform clubs, of the 1950s and 1960s gave rise to ideological parties
composed of
a) Political machines.
b) Solidary associations.
c) Single-issue activists.
d) Rank-and-file voters.
87) Which of the following are often factionalized and value principle above all else?
a) Personal followings
b) Solidary groups
c) Sponsored parties
d) Ideological parties
88) The Christian Coalition, a currently active group within the Republican Party, can best be
characterized as
a) Liberal, prolife.
b) Conservative, prolife.
c) Conservative, prochoice.
d) Liberal, prochoice.
89) According to Barbara Mikulski, the training grounds for national political activists today are
a) State and local parties.
b) Social movements.
c) Sponsored parties.
d) Solidary groups.
90) People can join a party for reasons other than patronage. The text cites all of the following other
reasons except
a) To promote a cause or philosophy (ideological parties).
b) To be with friends (solidary associations).
c) To support a charismatic leader (personal followings).
d) To join a delegating committee (caucus groups).
91) Solidary parties are based on
a) Employment benefits to participants.
b) Commitment to a common set of beliefs.
c) Members’ enjoyment of party activities.
d) The support of an outside group.
92) Party organizations based on their members’ enjoyment of the sociability of politics are referred
to as
a) Solidary parties.
b) Ideological parties.
c) Sponsored parties.
d) Party machines.
93) The political involvement of the United Auto Workers (UAW) in Detroit provides an example of
a(n)
a) Sponsored party.
b) Political machine.
c) Ideological party.
d) Solidary group.
94) An example of an organization that sponsors a local party is
a) A southern textile firm.
b) The American Petroleum Institute in Texas.
c) The United Auto Workers (UAW) in Detroit.
d) Government employees’ unions in the Washington, D.C. suburbs.
95) Today, a person wanting to win an election will most often seek the support of
a) A political machine.
b) Issue-oriented clubs.
c) Sponsored parties.
d) A personal following.
96) The Kennedys, Humphreys, Wallaces, and Byrds are all examples of politicians who built their
campaigns around the support of
a) Traditional party organization.
b) Sponsored parties.
c) Personal followings.
d) Solidary groups.
97) Which of the following statements about the traditional party organization in the United States
is correct?
a) It exists, but only in a few states.
b) It remains as strong a force as ever in most states.
c) It is strongest in western states such as California.
d) It no longer exists.
98) Which of the following statements about the two-party system is correct?
a) Most European countries have such a system.
b) The United States is one of the few countries with such a system.
c) It exists in the United States because of the absence of local party organizations.
d) It has existed in the United States only since the early 1900s.
99) Only some fifteen nations in the world today have
a) Two-party systems.
b) Competitive elections.
c) Mass-based political parties.
d) Routinized formations of party coalitions.
100)
To win in a plurality system such as that in the United States, a candidate must
a) Exert considerable inside influence.
b) Win a runoff election.
c) Secure a majority of the votes.
d) Gather more votes than anyone else.
101)
102)
a)
b)
c)
d)
Not a good question
The plurality electoral system in the United States means that
The party system will be competitive.
Every party must be a broad-based coalition.
Politics will be more ideological than it would otherwise be.
The risk of electoral corruption is less than in Europe.
103)
Why should elections based on a plurality system discourage new parties from forming?
a) Because a plurality system discourages patronage and reduces voter interest in joining a
party
b) Because a plurality system requires parties to form alliances with other parties to win
elections
c) Because under this winner-take-all system no incentive is given for finishing second (or
lower)
d) Because a plurality system requires each party to be as narrowly based as possible, leaving
little room for new parties
104)
Why should the two-party system in the United States have persisted for so long?
a) Because a minor party is unlikely to gather enough public support to elect its presidential
candidate
b) Because a two-party system discourages patronage and reduces voter interest in joining a
minor party
c) Because of the large number of divisive issues that have persisted in the United States since
its founding
d) Because a two-party system requires each party to be as narrowly based as possible, leaving
little room for minor parties
105)
The most dramatic example of the winner-take-all principle in the U.S. electoral system
is the
a) Ideal of pluralism.
b) Municipal elections in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
c) Electoral College.
d) Two-party system.
106)
a)
b)
c)
d)
The two-party system has worked in the United States, but not in Europe, because
Americans are more aggressive and less deferential.
Fewer Americans want to participate in party activities.
Americans agree on enough issues to form broad coalitions.
Americans are more economically conservative than Europeans.
107)
The most recent independent candidate for president who was able to get on the ballot
in every state was
a) Ross Perot.
b) Henry Wallace.
c) George Wallace.
d) John Anderson.
108)
a)
b)
c)
d)
Which of the following statements about minor parties in the United States is correct?
They have been a major force in many national elections, most recently in 1986.
They have been virtually nonexistent in U.S. political history.
They generally downplay ideology in favor of winning elections.
They are discouraged by the election laws of many states.
109)
The platform of the Free Love Party (a fictitious party) is, as you might guess, free love.
This party is most likely a(n)
a) Economic-protest party.
b) Ideological party.
c) Factional party.
d) One-issue party.
110)
a)
b)
c)
d)
The Libertarian and Socialist parties in the United States are examples of
One-issue parties.
Ideological parties.
Economic-protest parties.
Factional parties.
111)
a)
b)
c)
d)
An example of a factional minor party was
George Wallace’s American Independent Party (1968).
The Greenback Party (1876-1884).
The Populist Party (1892-1908).
The Socialist Party (1901-1960s).
112)
113)
a)
b)
c)
d)
114)
115)
a)
b)
c)
d)
Redundant question
The Populist Party is an example of a(n)
Ideological party.
One-issue party.
Economic protest party.
Factional party.
Redundant question
Which of the following kinds of minor parties tends to endure the longest?
Ideological
One-issue
Economic protest
Factional
116)
The kind of minor party that has probably had the greatest influence on public policy is
the
a) Ideological party.
b) Economic protest party.
c) Factional party.
d) One-issue party.
117)
Not a good question
118)
Even though minor parties have had little success in national elections, they have played
an important role in many elections by
a) Forcing runoffs that sharpened the policy positions of the two major parties.
b) Making the cost of running for the presidency much higher.
c) Encouraging dissident factions to remain in the Democratic or Republican Party.
d) Influencing the public policy positions of the two major parties.
119)
It was easier for party conventions to disregard the concerns of dissident factions when
those conventions were heavily influenced by
a) Party leaders and elected officials.
b) The results of state conventions.
c) Regional groupings of state delegations.
d) The results of direct primaries.
120)
a)
b)
c)
d)
The policy interests of parties have recently become a weightier factor in
Primary elections.
General elections.
Candidate screening.
National conventions.
121)
In the days when party conventions were heavily influenced by party leaders and
elected officials, it was relatively easy to ignore
a) The electoral objectives of the party.
b) Deals made in smoke-filled rooms.
c) The will of the people.
d) The policy preferences of dissident factions.
122)
At party conventions in recent years, the _______ has (have) become increasingly
important.
a) Will of elected officials
b) Policy interests of the party
c) Will of the people
d) Policy preferences of party leaders
123)
A major source of conflict within the national parties stems from the fact that
a) Convention delegates are less interested in issues and more interested in winning the
election than rank-and-file voters.
b) Party activists and leaders tend to be underrepresented at nominating conventions.
c) Party activists and leaders tend to have views different from rank-and-file voters.
d) The risk of losing groups to a minor party makes the major parties timid on important issues.
124)
National convention delegates, compared to their respective party members, tend to be
a) More liberal if they are Democrats, more conservative if they are Republicans.
b) More liberal regardless of party.
c) More conservative regardless of party.
d) More conservative if they are Democrats, more liberal if they are Republicans.
125)
The ideological difference between primary voters and rank-and-file party voters can
best be described as
a) Nonexistent – they are the same people.
b) Slight – they are both less ideological than party activists.
c) Moderate – primary voters are less ideological.
d) Considerable – rank-and-file voters are much more likely to vote their ideology.
126)
a)
b)
c)
d)
A meeting of party followers at which convention delegates are picked is known as a
Preconvention.
Primary.
Caucus.
Party commission.
127)
a)
b)
c)
d)
The makeup of state party caucuses can best be characterized as
Rank and file.
Highly partisan.
Nationally controlled.
Mainstream.
128)
a)
b)
c)
d)
Compared to primary voters, members of caucuses are more likely to
Show little ideological difference from rank-and-file voters.
Support the candidate most likely to win the election.
Support the most ideological candidate.
Support the least ideological candidate.
129)
An example of how the partisan makeup of state party caucuses can result in the choice
of the most ideological candidate was the success of
a) Jesse Jackson in the 1988 Democratic Party caucuses.
b) Michael Dukakis in the 1988 Democratic Party caucuses.
c) Walter Mondale in the 1984 Democratic Party caucuses.
d) George Bush in the 1984 Republican Party caucuses.
130)
Redundant question
131)
Compared to other citizens, those who vote in primary elections tend to be all of the
following except
a) More affluent.
b) Better educated.
c) More ideological.
d) Older.
132)
The typical convention delegate – Democratic or Republican – can best be characterized
as a(n)
a) Officeholder seeking reelection.
b) Rank-and-file party voter.
c) Issue-oriented amateur.
d) Individual seeking a patronage job.
133)
The advantage of the new primary system that has developed in the United States is
that it
a) Increases the role that rank-and-file voters have in influencing the party’s candidate choice.
b) Increases the chances that the party will nominate a candidate who is appealing to the
average voter.
c) Increases the opportunity for those with strong policy preferences to play a role in the
party.
d) Decreases the likelihood that one party or the other will gain control of the presidency for
several terms.
134)
The disadvantage of the new primary system that has developed in the United States is
that it
a) Increases the role of rank-and-file party members to exert an influence over the party’s
candidate choice.
b) Increases the chances that the party will nominate a candidate who is unappealing to the
average voter.
c) Decreases the opportunity for those with strong policy preferences to play a role in the
party.
d) Decreases the likelihood that one party or the other will gain control of the presidency for
several terms.
135)
Which of the following statements most accurately summarizes the overall success of
the Democratic Party from 1968 to 2008?
a) It has controlled the presidency but not Congress.
b) It has controlled Congress but not the presidency.
c) It has controlled both the presidency and Congress.
d) It has controlled neither the presidency nor Congress.
136)
Not a good question
137)
Compared with the national convention of 1956, the conventions of 1980 were more
likely to be attended by
a) Elected officials and party leaders.
b) Delegates supporting a mainstream candidate.
c) Delegates whose views reflect the average citizen.
d) Delegates with strong policy preferences.
138)
Which of the following statements most accurately summarizes the ideological
differences between rank-and-file Democrats and Republicans?
a) They differ on many issues, and those differences are increasing.
b) Their differences are greater than those between Democratic and Republican delegates.
c) Their differences are greater than those between Democratic and Republican caucus
members.
d) They agree on many issues.
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Major differences in policy preferences can be found across the board between
Younger and older voters.
Urban and rural voters.
Democratic and Republican voters.
Democratic and Republican activists.
Outdated question
142)
The text argues that the major parties today need to appeal more to moderate voters,
despite the parties’
a) Tendencies toward authoritarianism.
b) Lack of political interest.
c) Ideological orientation.
d) Conservative officeholders.
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144)
The text argues that the central problem of the parties today is how to
Appeal to moderate voters despite the parties’ ideological orientation.
Win the trust of an increasingly mistrustful electorate.
Keep up the appearance of diversity despite the parties’ homogeneous makeup.
Attract the attention of an increasingly apathetic electorate.
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