Question 1

By introducing citizens to candidates and showing members how to speak in public, compromise, and conduct meetings, parties deepen their __________.&#10;A)political competence&#10;B)understanding of bipartisanship&#10;C)regional interest&#10;D)trenchant liberal views

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By introducing citizens to candidates and teaching them skills such as public speaking, compromise, and meeting conduct, political parties help deepen the political competence of members and supporters.

Question 2

By welcoming new groups into their ranks, parties __________.&#10;A)rob those groups of their individual interests and concerns&#10;B)give groups a pragmatic and psychological stake in the overall political system&#10;C)establish a monocultural dependence on the party system&#10;D)enhance political hegemony by disenfranchising voters outside of these groups

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By welcoming new groups, parties give them a stake in the political system and encourage them to engage in pragmatic and realistic political action. This can lead to a more diverse and representative political system. Option A is incorrect because parties can still represent the interests of different groups while also welcoming them into their ranks. Option C is incorrect because parties can still have a diverse membership while welcoming new groups. Option D is incorrect because disenfranchising voters would not enhance political hegemony.

Question 3

Germany uses party lists but is divided into 16 states, thus partly __________ national party control.&#10;A)decentralizing&#10;B)capitalizing&#10;C)extending&#10;D)regulating

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Germany's use of party lists for elections decentralizes national party control because each state's party list is determined independently and may have different candidates and priorities. This allows for more regional representation and diversity within the national parliament.

Question 4

Which U.S.system makes it difficult for parties to bridge the separation of powers to enact platforms?&#10;A)Checks and balances&#10;B)The Federal Reserve&#10;C)Bicameral legislation&#10;D)Executive privilege

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The system of checks and balances in the US Constitution was designed to prevent any one branch of government from gaining too much power. While this helps to ensure that no single branch becomes too dominant, it can also make it difficult for parties to enact their platforms, as they need to work across multiple branches of government to make changes. This can lead to gridlock and slow progress on important issues.

Question 5

If Republicans start worrying that Libertarian candidates are taking some of their votes, the Libertarians will become __________.&#10;A)virtually extinct&#10;B)trenchantly corrupt&#10;C)a relevant party&#10;D)an adjunct group

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If Republicans start worrying that Libertarian candidates are taking some of their votes, it means that Libertarians are gaining traction and support among voters who would typically vote Republican. This would make the Libertarians a relevant party in the political landscape, and they could potentially influence policy decisions and play a role in elections.

Question 6

According to Giovanni Satori's definition, why was the States' Rights Party (Dixiecrats) a relevant party?&#10;A)Main parties controlled the Dixiecrat platform by laundering campaign contributions to States' Rights candidates.&#10;B)States' Rights candidates received major donations from super-PACs.&#10;C)The Dixiecrat party was included in that year's televised debates.&#10;D)Main parties were forced to take them into account in campaigning for votes and forming coalitions.

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Giovanni Satori's definition mentions that a relevant party is one that the main parties are forced to take into account in campaigning for votes and forming coalitions. The States' Rights Party, also known as the Dixiecrats, was formed in 1948 in response to the national Democratic Party's growing support for civil rights. The Dixiecrats threatened to split the Democratic vote in the South and forced the main parties to take their views into account. While they ultimately did not succeed in winning the presidency, they did win four states in the election and influenced the Democratic Party's platform in subsequent years.

Question 7

&#34;Blue Dog Democrats&#34; are __________.&#10;A)Democrats who support clean coal&#10;B)Democrats chided for being left of the party center&#10;C)Democrats elected from conservative districts&#10;D)independent candidates whose views align closely with the Democratic Party

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"Blue Dog Democrats" are Democrats who are elected from conservative districts and often hold more moderate or conservative views on issues. They are called "Blue Dogs" because their coalition was originally formed in 1994, when many Southern Democrats lost their seats due to their opposition to President Clinton's policies, leaving a "blue" region with a diminished number of Democrats or "dogs."

Question 8

Large parties in particular can be analyzed as __________.&#10;A)generations of like-minded voters&#10;B)coalitions of interest groups&#10;C)team-led organizations based around a theme&#10;D)trustworthy representatives of national interest

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Large parties often consist of a coalition of interest groups with varying goals and agendas. These interest groups come together under the umbrella of the party because they share some common interests or values, and they work together to advance their agenda within the party and in government.

Question 9

Which late 20&#7511;&#688; century American president is responsible for making the Republican Party more coherently conservative?&#10;A)Dwight D. Eisenhower&#10;B)Richard Nixon&#10;C)Gerald Ford&#10;D)Ronald Reagan

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Ronald Reagan is the late 20th century American president responsible for making the Republican Party more coherently conservative. He was known as the "Great Communicator" and helped to promote conservative policies and principles during his time in office. His leadership and vision helped to shape the modern Republican Party into what it is today.

Question 10

In the 1980s, Ronald Reagan aggregated economic and noneconomic conservative groups into the Republican Party, a coalition which __________.&#10;A)lasts availingly into this day&#10;B)was egregiously disbanded in 2008 by Barrack Obama&#10;C)was revived by George W. Bush in 2000&#10;D)revivifies the Party's platform as established in 1924

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Question 11

Differentiate between democratic theory and neo-institutional theory.&#10;A)Democratic theory states that parties have grown so large that they can now afford to ignore voters, while neo-institutional theory states that parties are beholden to voter critique.&#10;B)Democratic theory states that political parties cannot afford to ignore voters, while institutional theory claims that parties can afford to disregard them.&#10;C)Neo-institutional theory claims that institutions have grown so large they govern with disregard to regional politics.&#10;D)Neo-institutional theory states that no institution, new or old, can afford to disregard voters; democratic theory is choosier.

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Question 12

Roosevelt's Democratic coalition consisted of which three disparate interest groups?&#10;A)Blacks, whites and Hispanics&#10;B)Women, gun-owners and the NAACP&#10;C)Young voters, the poor and the Irish&#10;D)Catholics, Jews and blacks

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Question 13

The Democratic Party that Franklin D.Roosevelt established in the 1930s __________.&#10;A)helped elect Democratic presidents five times in a row&#10;B)corrupted the traditional Democratic platform&#10;C)disrupted political mores regarding campaign finance&#10;D)lobbied congress to pass the 1936 Farm Bill

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Question 14

British parties select candidates by bargaining between national headquarters and local constituency organizations.This system is __________ the party list system in Israel.&#10;A)more centralized than&#10;B)less centralized than&#10;C)as equally centralized as&#10;D)as inversely centralized as

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Question 15

The British Labour Party and the U.S.Democratic Party attracted workers by __________.&#10;A)adopting a Marxist stance on unions and workers' rights&#10;B)redistributing capital amongst middle laborers&#10;C)arguing for the seizure of corporatized assets&#10;D)demanding union rights, fair labor policies and welfare benefits

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Question 16

As Schattschneider argues, Washington becomes &#34;a punching bag for every special and local interest in the nation&#34; because __________.&#10;A)U)S. parties are so decentralized that they cannot agree on a strong national platform&#10;B)U)S. parties are so rigidly centralized that they cannot agree on a clear party platform&#10;C)party platforms are so erringly unclear&#10;D)a weakened executive branch fails to control its own party in congress

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Question 17

Which of the following is a function of political parties?&#10;A)Parties limit voters' choices by narrowing the playing field.&#10;B)Parties function as an input device, allowing citizens to get their needs heard.&#10;C)Parties decide the issues for televised political debates.&#10;D)Parties nominate candidates, thereby increasing the voter efficacy.

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Question 18

Party discipline in the United States is __________ compared to most European nations.&#10;A)muscular&#10;B)penetrating&#10;C)weak&#10;D)divisive

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Question 19

Which of the following would likely occur if interest groups comprised the highest form of political organization in the United States?&#10;A)Party platforms would become more fair and balanced than they are today.&#10;B)The nation would maintain a more well-rounded view of campaign issues.&#10;C)Voters would become disenfranchised as the number of candidates diminished.&#10;D)There would be few overarching values that could command nationwide support.

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Question 20

Analyze the relationship between elected officials, their constituents, and political parties.&#10;A)Political parties maintain strict control over elected officials due to direct campaign contributions.&#10;B)Elected officials hold themselves more accountable to PACs and constituents than to political parties.&#10;C)Officials generally keep promises made to party leaders, ensuring their &#34;frontrunner&#34; status in upcoming primaries.&#10;D)PACs and constituents hold little sway over official policy compared to party leaders.

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Question 21

Identify the greatest impact of third parties within a two-party system.&#10;A)They break up gridlock among the two major parties.&#10;B)They remind the two big parties of voter discontent and offer new ideas.&#10;C)They exert a large role in shaping foreign policy for the two major parties.&#10;D)They stagnate the nomination process for both major parties.

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Question 22

Interpret the relationship between Lenin's Communist Party, the government, and the economy.&#10;A)It featured the interlocking of a single party with government and the economy.&#10;B)It included the separation of church, state and power.&#10;C)It excluded communication between government and economy, with single party rule.&#10;D)It extended government subsidies to state-owned institutions and international organizations.

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Question 23

Right-wing parties, such as the British Conservatives under Thatcher, want to __________.&#10;A)promote state religion at the risk of diminishing local identity&#10;B)dismantle the welfare state, break the power of unions, and promote vigorous capitalist growth&#10;C)regulate business through increased taxes, strengthen labor unions, and implement Keynesian economic strategies&#10;D)distribute wealth according to income level, educational background and number of children

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Question 24

Why did Gorbachev fail to break up the Communist power monopoly in the Soviet Union?&#10;A)Attempting to keep pace with tiger economies like Japan, Gorbachev overstretched the U.S.S.R.'s financial base.&#10;B)Gorbachev failed to recognize the strength of Russian agricultural lobbyists.&#10;C)Gorbachev's attempts to match American industrial power overstretched the Soviet's already crumbling economic base.&#10;D)Gorbachev underestimated how brittle the Soviet power system was, and in turn, it collapsed.

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Question 25

Which of the following nations is an example of a dominant-party system?&#10;A)Iran&#10;B)North Korea&#10;C)Russia&#10;D)Australia

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Question 26

Stable, moderate party systems made democracy possible in which former totalitarian nations?&#10;A)Vietnam and North Korea&#10;B)Spain and West Germany&#10;C)Syria and Iraq&#10;D)Bolivia and El Salvador

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Question 27

How do multiparty systems avoid cabinet instability?&#10;A)They construct stable coalitions that govern effectively.&#10;B)They create uniformity under the regime of a single elected party.&#10;C)They establish a single party platform around which the legislature clusters.&#10;D)Elected parties exert full control over the cabinet.

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Question 28

Britain's party system led to a(n) &#34;__________ parliament&#34; and shaky government following the 2010 elections.&#10;A)tenacious&#10;B)hung&#10;C)grateful&#10;D)inept

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Question 29

Ideologically, Communists are considered a(n) __________ party.&#10;A)detrimental&#10;B)dangerous&#10;C)left-wing&#10;D)illegitimate

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Question 30

Supervising the Central Committee, the __________ of a dozen or so top party leaders was the real heart of Soviet governance.&#10;A)Kremlin&#10;B)Politburo&#10;C)Sputnik&#10;D)Glasnost

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Question 31

China, North Korea, Vietnam and __________ preserve the party-controlled state, but appear ripe for change.&#10;A)Laos&#10;B)Bangladesh&#10;C)Japan&#10;D)Cuba

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Question 32

What is the major flaw in personalistic parties, such as Putin's Unity Party?&#10;A)They allow constituents to become too familiar with candidates, discouraging them from voting for anyone else.&#10;B)They rigidly entrench themselves in the nation's politics, often creating policies that last long beyond their applicability.&#10;C)They are disingenuous and usually fail under close media scrutiny.&#10;D)They often serve merely as tools to elect a specific candidate and represent no official ideology.

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Question 33

When parties become too messy or fluid, critics call them __________ systems.&#10;A)nascent&#10;B)unsound&#10;C)inchoate&#10;D)rudimentary

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Question 34

One-party systems are generally associated with which types of government?&#10;A)Democratic and oligarchic&#10;B)Monarchic and socialist&#10;C)Theocratic and Communist&#10;D)Authoritarian and totalitarian

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Question 35

Which one of the following statements best represents the Communist Party's style of rule under the leadership of Joseph Stalin?&#10;A)The Communist Party exercised direct control of state operations and the economy.&#10;B)The Communist Party did not rule directly, but supervised, monitored, and controlled the personnel of the state and economic structures.&#10;C)The Communist Party directly redistributed wealth through caucuses organized by party leaders.&#10;D)The Communist Party ruled with an &#34;iron fist,&#34; quashing frequent rebellions but leaving state-run operations to local party heads.

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Question 36

Socialist parties prior to World War II, still partly Marxist and aiming their messages largely at the working class, are an example of __________ parties.&#10;A)Apparatchik&#10;B)Bildungsroman&#10;C)Weltanschauung&#10;D)Schadenfreude

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Question 37

What is a major fault in the two-party system?&#10;A)Only two parties have an equal chance of winning.&#10;B)Only members of the two major parties are allowed to serve in congress.&#10;C)The two-party system almost always leads to gridlock, slowing legislation.&#10;D)The major parties oust executives with whom they disagree.

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Question 38

Compare and contrast multiparty systems in Europe and the United States.&#10;A)Voting for a third party in Europe equates to &#34;throwing your vote away,&#34; while at least in the United States third parties receive some representation.&#10;B)Voting for a third party in the U.S. is little more than a &#34;protest vote,&#34; while even small parties in most European nations receive some representation in return for votes.&#10;C)Voting for an American third party supports issues such as the environment, gay rights and agricultural reform.&#10;D)Voting for a European third party combines aspects of major and minor parties, unlike the United States, which is more rigid in party structure.

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Question 39

Why did Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev (1985-1991) deliberately undermine the Soviet party structure?&#10;A)The Communist Party filled government positions with opportunists, leading to corruption.&#10;B)The Communist Party fell to pressure from the West, particularly U.S. President Ronald Reagan.&#10;C)The Soviet economy weakened due to poor wheat production in the Ukraine.&#10;D)The Soviet party structure could not sustain the massive convict population occupying Siberia.

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Question 40

What did the Moderate Party do to acquire a majority in the Swedish Riksdag (parliament)?&#10;A)Formed a coalition with the Center, Liberal and Christian Democratic parties&#10;B)Divided assets with Greens, Liberals and the Party of the Left&#10;C)Implemented a divisive nationalist party platform&#10;D)Teamed up with the Sweden Democrats, Center Party and the Social Democrats

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Question 41

Britain's party system is among the most centralized in the world.

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Question 42

Which of the following has recently done much to encourage state and local party organizations to cooperate with national party platforms?&#10;A)Door-to-door canvassing&#10;B)Cohesive national platforms&#10;C)Computerized mailing lists&#10;D)Local political pandering

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Question 43

Today's voters tend to be __________ loyal to their parties than in the past.&#10;A)more&#10;B)less&#10;C)similarly&#10;D)equally

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Question 44

New policy ideas almost never come from specialist think tanks.

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Question 45

Because U.S.parties are weakly organized and decentralized-in effect, every congressional district and state has its own parties, little related to each other-the parties do not cohere well at the __________ level.

A)local
B)regional
C)state
D)national

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Question 46

A new president appoints approximately 6,000 people to executive departments and agencies, allowing the party to steer policy for the course of his term.

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Question 47

Small parties tend to be underrepresented in two-party and two-plus party systems.

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Question 48

In the United States, parties integrate successive waves of immigrants and minorities-currently Hispanics-into American political life.

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Question 49

In 2000, Mexico's conservative National Action Party (PAN) overcame the Party of Institutional Revolution's (PRI) lock on the presidency with the election of Vicente Fox, moving Mexico from a dominant-party to a multiparty system.

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Question 50

Which two former dominant-party nations have recently seen their party systems fragment?&#10;A)Syria and Lybia&#10;B)India and Japan&#10;C)Australia and New Zealand&#10;D)Hungary and the Czech Republic

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Question 51

Evaluate the effect of 1980s Republican Party cohesion on the Democratic Party.&#10;A)The Democratic Party crumbled in the face of strong conservative cohesion.&#10;B)The Democratic Party demonstrated almost no response to Republican cohesion.&#10;C)Many Democrats converted to the Republican Party to elect Ronald Reagan.&#10;D)The Democratic Party assumed greater cohesion in the 1990s and late 2000s.

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Question 52

A two party system is a party system with only two parties present.

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Question 53

The parties in Sweden's Riksdag maintain a right-leaning ideological bent.

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Question 54

In Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union, Communist governments were voted out of power.

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Question 55

Poland's exceedingly fragmented multiparty system has recently formed into a __________ one.&#10;A)splintered&#10;B)conservative&#10;C)fractured&#10;D)moderate

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Question 56

What did the 2012 U.S.presidential election demonstrate about party cohesion?&#10;A)Super-PACS can harm party cohesion.&#10;B)Stringent party cohesion can harm electoral chances.&#10;C)Party cohesion remains unaffected by monetary funds.&#10;D)American voters prefer strongly cohesive parties.

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Question 57

The American electoral system is based on the British &#34;first past the post&#34; (FPTP) system, named so because __________.&#10;A)third parties can &#34;post&#34; to earn representation&#10;B)major parties are subject to intense scrutiny by third parties&#10;C)it resembles a horse race; even a nose better wins&#10;D)it tends to promote more equal representation

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Question 58

Which of the following is an advantage to having less powerful, less centralized parties?&#10;A)Fluid and flexible parties may be better able to process demands from a wider range of citizens.&#10;B)Mutable party platforms possess greater persuasive abilities over the general public.&#10;C)Parties can form a stronger organizational identity based around a single, cohesive ideology.&#10;D)Third parties can effectively shoot for power grabs at legislative seats.

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Question 59

Why does proportional representation (PR) allow and even encourage parties to split?&#10;A)PR systems assign parliamentary seats in proportion to the percentage of votes in that district.&#10;B)PR systems designate representation on a flat regional basis.&#10;C)PR systems allow only a simple plurality to win.&#10;D)Voters in PR systems tend to be less loyal to their parties.

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Question 60

In parliamentary systems, the majority party must resign when constituents submit a vote of non-confidence in the party.

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Question 61

Describe party centralization and decentralization.Provide an example.

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Question 62

Parties assuage conflicts between interest groups through __________-in other words, pulling together their separate interests into a larger organization.

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Question 63

Spain, which has a history of multiparty fragmentation, now has a __________ system: a large Socialist Party, a large center-right Popular Party, and several smaller parties.

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Question 64

Using Sartori's definition, identify the criteria for party relevance.

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Deck 11: Parties