Political Parties

Question 1

Party competition:

Answer 1

the battle of the parties for control of public offices

Question 2

Political party:

Answer 2

a team of people seeking to control the governing apparatus by gaining office in an election

Question 3

3 headed political giant

Answer 3

electorate, organization, elected officials

Question 4

Linkage institutions:

Answer 4

elections, parties, interest groups, and the media

Question 5

tasks of linkage institutions

Answer 5

Pick candidates
Run campaigns
Give cues to voters
Articulate policies
Coordinate policymaking

Question 6

Rational choice theory:

Answer 6

individuals act in their own best interests

Question 7

Party image:

Answer 7

voters’ perceptions of what a party stands for

Question 8

Party identification:

Answer 8

a person’s self-proclaimed preference for one party over another

Question 9

Ticket splitting:

Answer 9

voting for one party for one office and another party for a different office

Question 10

Parties are

Answer 10

decentralized and fragmented

Question 11

Party machines:

Answer 11

relies heavily on material inducements such as patronage to win votes

Question 12

Closed primaries:

Answer 12

only people registered within the party can vote in these primaries

Question 13

Open primaries:

Answer 13

anyone can vote in these primaries

Question 14

Blanket primaries:

Answer 14

voters are presented with a list from all parties and can pick any candidate to vote for

Question 15

National convention:

Answer 15

meeting of delegates to choose ticket and set forth a platform

Question 16

National committee:

Answer 16

keeps the party operating between elections

Question 17

Chairperson:

Answer 17

responsible for day-to-day activities of the party

Question 18

Coalition:

Answer 18

a group of people w/ a common interest on which every party depends

Question 19

Party eras:

Answer 19

historical periods in which voters clung to the party in power

Question 20

Critical elections:

Answer 20

new issues emerge, new coalitions form and replace old; transforms party system

Question 21

Party realignment:

Answer 21

akin to a political revolution; typically occurs during or after a critical election

Question 22

In Federalist Paper #10, James Madison warned against

Answer 22

factions like political parties

Question 23

First political party

Answer 23

federalists

Question 24

New Deal Coalition:

Answer 24

urban working class, ethnic groups, Catholics, Jews, poor, Southerners, African-Americans, intellectuals

Question 25

Richard Nixon ran on what he called “Southern Strategy”:

Answer 25

focused on states’ rights, law and order, and the military

Question 26

Party dealignment:

Answer 26

people moving away from both parties

Question 27

Third parties:

Answer 27

parties that are not the Democratic or Republican party; rarely, if ever, win elections

Question 28

Proportional representation:

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awards legislative seats according to number of votes won in an election

Question 29

Coalition government:

Answer 29

when two or more parties join together

Question 30

Responsible party model:

Answer 30

Comprehensive program Candidates are committed to the program Programs are implemented Party accepts responsibility