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Go-Po Chap. 7
Go-Po Test- from American Government book, written by Wilson.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is the key term of the definition of a political party? | Label, to give a candidate party identification |
| The federal system goes a long way toward explaining why U.S. parties are _____ than their European counterpats. | more decentralized |
| In most states, candidates are chosen by, | primary elections |
| The Founders saw political parties as | factions motivated by ambition and self-interest |
| The first Republican party,was organized in the 1790s by, | Thomas Jefferson |
| The Federalist party could not compete effectively in national elections because, | it had such a limited sectional and class base |
| National party conventions were developed as a reform of | party caucuses |
| Party conventions emerged during the Jacksonian era as a meas of, | giving some measure of local control of the presidential nominating process |
| The progressives favored all of the following except, | better relations with business |
| The progressive movement reduced the level of political corruption but ultimately failed to, | solve the problem of how to select candidates |
| The three clearest cases of critical or realigning elections seems to be, | 1865, 1896 and 1932 |
| In recent elections, ticket splitting has been most common with, | the south |
| the national convention meets every ____ years to nominate a presidential candidate. | four |
| Between national conventions party affairs are managed by a ____ made up of delegates from each state and territory | national committee |
| Beginning in the 1960s, the ___ became more bureaucratized while the ____ became more factionalized. | Republican Party, Democratic Party |
| The republicans changed the goal of their national party to the election of candidates while the Democrats sought to make their party, | achieve a fairer distribution of power |
| Democratic rule changes were drafted in 1972 by a commission head by | George McGovern |
| Party machines (definition) | are characterized by a high degree of leadership control over member activity |
| Unlike political machines, ideological parties tend to be, | factionalized |
| Party organizations based on their member's enjoyment of the sociability of politics are referred as | solidary politics |
| Today, a person wanting to win an election will most often seek the support of, | personal following |
| To win in a plurality system such as that in the US, a candidate mus, | gather more votes than anyone else |
| The plurality electoral system in the US means that, | every party must be broad-based coalition |
| A meeting of party followers at which convention delegates are picked is known as, | caucus |
| How can the differences between two major parties in the US best be characterized? | There are large policy differences among activists and much smaller ones among the rank and file. |
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