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| 15471635155 | What is one function of the party label? | It helps voters learn about prospective public officials. | 0 | |
| 15471648132 | Why would third parties benefit from proportional representation? | They could win seats without having to win a majority of votes. | 1 | |
| 15471654413 | National convention delegates endorse a __________, a statement of their party's principles, goals, and plans. | party platform | 2 | |
| 15471659931 | Which electoral reform would make it easier to elect third-party candidates to Congress? | proportional representation | 3 | |
| 15471666112 | Much of the public perceives the Democratic Party to be __________. | liberal | 4 | |
| 15471670666 | The __________ was the majority party in the United States from 1933 to the late 1960s. | Democratic Party | 5 | |
| 15471676118 | The major American political parties are made up of __________. | loose coalitions of individuals and groups | 6 | |
| 15471682060 | The American two-party system promotes __________. | more ambiguous policy positions in national campaigns | 7 | |
| 15471690022 | Republicans dominated politics until 1932 due to the __________ in 1894. | party realignment | 8 | |
| 15471695154 | In a time of __________, voters are more willing to cross party lines. | dealignment | 9 | |
| 15471702141 | The New Deal coalition received broad support from __________. | blue-collar workers | 10 | |
| 15471707826 | In a campaign, which group would you want to rely on for influencing party decisions and participating in major party events, despite not being part of the party's payroll? | party activists | 11 | |
| 15471713446 | Which of the following most accurately describes party organization in the United States? | The national, regional, and local parties often operate independently. | 12 | |
| 15471718337 | Which of the following is a primary function of political parties? | mobilizing support for issues and candidates | 13 | |
| 15471722720 | Multiparty systems are more likely to lead to __________. | coalition governments | 14 | |
| 15474546805 | What are political parties? | Organizations that draw like-minded individuals together who recruit candidates in elections for public office in order to influence the government. | 15 | |
| 15474569551 | What role do political parties play to make popular sovereignty possible? | 1. Keep elected officials responsive and accountable. 2. Do what the public wants. 3. Mobilize voters. | 16 | |
| 15474584735 | Why does the U.S. have a 2 party system? | 1. A party system in a democracy depends on the electoral system a country has. There are 2 types of electoral systems. (a)SMD-SIngle Member District(Plurality like the U.S. and Great Britain). (b) Proportional Representation(Like many European Democracies). | 17 | |
| 15474642596 | What is a SMD-Single Member District? | 1. Also called winner-take-all, FPTP, SMD with plurality win. 2. This system encourages 2 parties. Why? Winner takes all. | 18 | |
| 15474684475 | What is a Proportional Representation? | 1. A party receives seats in the legislature in proportion to the percentage of votes it receives in an election. 2. Multi-member districts. | 19 | |
| 15474751311 | Shifts in the U.S. 2-party system. Define Realignment | When one party replaces another as the dominant party in a 2 party system | 20 | |
| 15475185920 | Shifts in the U.S. 2 party system Define Dealignment | Previous dominant party loses preeminence but no new party takes its place as the dominant one. A relative parity between the 2 parties. | 21 | |
| 15475214668 | What was the New Deal Party Era? Between what years did it last? | 1932-1968 | 22 | |
| 15475225202 | Who dominated between 1900 to 1930? | The Republican Party | 23 | |
| 15475235902 | Why did the Republican Party loose dominance after 1930? | Because of FDR's New Deal. | 24 | |
| 15475238970 | What is the New Deal Coalition? | Labor unions, working class, minorities, Catholics, Jews, African-Americans, small businessmen, and farmers. | 25 | |
| 15475273643 | When did the Democratic Party dominate(New Deal Party Era)? | 1932-1968 | 26 | |
| 15475281897 | When did Realignment take place? | 1930s | 27 | |
| 15475287224 | Why did Realignment take place in the 1930s? | 1. Because of rapid change. 2. Old party system is unable to accommodate problems- The Great Depression. 3. A new party dominates. | 28 | |
| 15475307592 | What time period was the Dealignment Era from? | 1968-1994 | 29 | |
| 15475324010 | The Dealignment Era(1968-1994) Relative parity between major parties starting in 1968. What happened? | 1. 1968 election won by Richard Nixon. 2. Democrats continued to control Congress 3. Collapse of the New Deal Coalition in 1980 | 30 | |
| 15475354047 | Why did Dealignment happen? | 1. Civil rights movement caused many white Southerners to leave Democratic party. 2. Democratic party welcomed gays, feminists. This caused religious conservatives to leave the Dem party. 3. Dem party opposition to Vietnam war expecially during Nixon years. | 31 | |
| 15475382740 | Why did Dealignment happen(Continued)? | 1. Decline of Democratic party continued after 1980. 2. Divided govt. 3. No Dominant Party | 32 | |
| 15475410618 | Why were Parties at War(1994-present)? | 1. Mid-1990s to present:Parties at war. 2. Electorate evenly divided. 3. Partisanship 4. Election outcomes very close. | 33 |
