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The formal document of a party’s philosophy, principles and positions on issues is called a |
PARTY PLATFORM |
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The type of political party system we have developed in the United States can best be described as |
two-party system |
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An individual’s psychological ties to one political party or another is known as their |
Party identification |
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The situation that exists when Congress is controlled by one party and the presidency by the other is called |
divided government |
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Party leaders will often play the role of _____ by identifying a problem as a political issue and bringing a policy proposal to the political agenda. |
policy entrepreneur |
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Political scientists’ view that a function of a party is to offer a clear choice to voters by establishing priorities or policy stances that differ from those of rival parties is called the |
responsible party model |
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_____ are non-profit issue advocacy groups that can receive and spend unlimited funds to influence the nomination, election, or defeat of candidates. |
527 committees |
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Partisans who contribute time, energy,and effort to support their party and its candidates are called |
party activists |
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The _____ shows a distinctive difference between women and men in their pattern of voting behavior. |
gender gap |
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A significant decline in party allegiances or electoral support among a large percentage of the of the overall population is called |
dealignment |
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National elections are held in the United States on the first Tuesday of November __________ |
every two years |
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The primary responsibility for conducting public elections rests with |
state and local governments |
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During midterm elections, voters are selecting |
members of Congress |
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An election held to select a political party’s candidate for the general election is called a |
primary election |
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To participate in _____, a voter must be registered with a party prior to voting in that party’s election. |
A closed primary |
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Party activists who are elected to vote at a party’s national convention are called |
delegates |
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A majority system, which is used on a limited basis in the United States, requires that a candidate must win ______ to win an election. |
50 percent plus one of all votes cast |
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If the winner of an election is whoever receives the most votes, regardless of the percentage of votes received, the candidates are running under a |
plurality system |
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The "incumbent" can be defined as |
the current officeholder, running for re-election |
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What did the justices on the Supreme Court of the United States mean by the principle "one person, one vote"? |
Within a state, electoral districts must have roughly equal populations |
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The idea that all interests are and should be free to compete for influence in the government to produce public policy that is a product of moderation and compromise is called |
pluralist theory |
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Groups of like-minded individuals who organize to influence the government’s programs and policies are called |
interest groups |
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According to the text, a group that claims they serve the general good rather than only their own particular interests is known as |
a citizen group |
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The phenomenon of someone deriving benefit from others’ actions without trying to acquire those benefits themselves is called |
The free rider problem |
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The fluid web of connections among those concerned about a policy (i.e. activists and interest groups) and those who create and administer the policy (i.e. elected leaders and public officials) is called |
an issue network |
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The practice of using public outreach to build a favorable public opinion of the organization is called |
institutional advertising |
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A private group that raises and distributes funds for use in election campaigns is called a |
a political action committee |
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The motivation to join an interest group based on the friendships, networking, and "consciousness raising" these groups provide is called |
solidary benefits |
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An interest group where the members of the group play a substantial role in organizing and conducting most of the groups activities is called a |
membership association |
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A strategy by which organized interests seek to influence the passage of legislation by exerting direct pressure on government officials is called |
lobbying |
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