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The first American Political parties emerged from the conflict between |
C. small farmers and states’ rights advocates, and those favoring commercial and wealthy interests. |
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The issue of slavery gave birth to the _____ Party as a major political party. |
C. Republican |
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The Democratic Party’s long-time regional stronghold, "the Solid South," stemmed from a realignment during which historical period? |
A. Great Deperesion |
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The MOST obvious sign of the party realignment of recent decades has been the strong tendency of |
A. the South to vote Republican |
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The major emerging voting blocs are |
B. Hispanics and young people. |
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It is relatively rare for a party nominee to get less than _____ percent of the partisan vote in a presidential or a congressional race. |
D. 80 |
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Which of the following is an indication of strong party loyalty? |
C. straight-ticket voting |
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___________ representation systems are those in which seats in the legislature are allocated according to each political party’s share of the popular vote. |
E. Proportional |
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Which of the following groups is MOST closely aligned with the Democratic Party, voting more than 80 percent Democratic in presidential elections? |
D. African Americans |
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What party has made big gains in recent decades among white fundamentalist Christians, based on its positions on topics like abortion and school prayer? |
B. Republican |
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Which demographic is key to the future of both parties? |
A. Hispanic Voters |
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A candidate for which minor party in 1912 managed to earn more votes than one of his major party opponents? |
C. Bull Moose |
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Which of the following are key players in the modern campaign? |
E. All these answers are correct |
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The main battleground for voters is |
D. television |
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______________ is based on judgment about the past performance of an elected official or political party. |
B. Retrospective voting |
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Which one was NOT a major political party? |
D. Grassroots |
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Which of the following is most likely to vote for the Republican Party? |
D. Men |
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Which type of primary election is used by the most states? |
C. Partially Open |
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