Question 1

In which party system was the debate over instituting a national bank a major issue?

Accepted Answer

A)   first
B)   third
C)   fourth
D)   fifth
E)   seventhF) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 2

The group of Democratic legislators in the U.S.House is called a ________,while the Republicans call their group a ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   committee; conference
B)   conference; committee
C)   conference; caucus
D)   caucus; conference
E)   committee; caucusF) B) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 3

Which of the following terms describes the increased role of the Democratic and Republican parties in recruiting candidates and helping them learn how to campaign?

Accepted Answer

A)   party organization
B)   a realignment
C)   the parties in service
D)   a two-party system
E)   responsible party activityF) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 4

Which of the following is principally in charge of setting policy for the political parties?

Accepted Answer

A)   congressional campaign committees
B)   political action committees
C)   party constituency groups
D)   national party committees
E)   leadership political action committeesF) A) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 5

The health care reform debate in 2009 showed that when a party controls the U.S.House,the U.S.Senate,and the White House:

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A)   major legislation can be passed quickly and without controversy
B)   the minority party will cooperate and work with those in power to have input in the legislative process
C)   the U.S. House presents the most difficult challenge in the process because it is such a large body
D)   there are still significant compromises that must be made among fellow party members in order to pass major legislation
E)   that it is the White House and not Congress that ultimately gets what it wantsF) All of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 6

A party system is:

Accepted Answer

A)   the organization of the party in the electorate, party in government, and party organization
B)   used to describe different periods of time in which parties and issues are stable
C)   the method of selecting nominees for offices through political parties
D)   a set of objectives outlining the party's issue positions and priorities
E)   the organization of elected officials within the House and SenateF) A) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 7

Republicans and Democrats in Congress have grown apart ideologically in the past fifty years.One implication of this is that compromise is more or less impossible,so government has come to a standstill.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which important political event led to the New Deal Coalition?

Accepted Answer

A)   Great Depression
B)   World War I
C)   Civil War
D)   War of 1812
E)   the Japanese bombing of Pearl HarborF) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 9

Modern American political parties are best described as:

Accepted Answer

A)   groups that are hierarchically organized
B)   groups that can be aptly summarized as political machines
C)   umbrella organizations for loosely connected groups with similar goals
D)   a collection of cohesive organizations
E)   groups that adhere to the principle "the greatest good for the greatest number"F) None of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 10

The term party principle refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)   the identification of elected officials and citizens with different political parties
B)   groups or individuals who associate with a political party
C)   the idea that parties are more than just groups of elected officials
D)   those politicians who are elected to office under a common party label
E)   the proposition that parties always put their self-interest ahead of the public goodF) D) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 11

Under what conditions do we see political parties acting cohesively in Congress and,importantly,promoting accountability to the public?

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