Chapter 7

Question 1

social class

Answer 1

groups occupation and income, and the awareness it produces of their relations to other groups in the society.

Question 2

nonvoter

Answer 2

Dont know and dont care. Depends on education, gender, and age studies show that they are less educate, nonwhite, rural, southern etc.

Question 3

Electoral barriers

Answer 3

play a role in lower tunrout when it comes to voting. State registration laws- some that require 50 days of residency and periodic registration- making voting inconvenient.

Question 4

motor voter act

Answer 4

legislation that makes registration easy by following voters to register when they got their drivers license.

Question 5

Subjective explanation of non voters

Answer 5

covers more than half of American population, and a great deal of variety. Have a negative feeling towards government. MORE—

Question 6

political efficacy

Answer 6

a sense that government will respond to peoples needs- among both voters and nonvoters has several explanation.

Question 7

political party functions

Answer 7

1.) contest elections. 2.) organize public opinion. 3.) put together coalitions of different interest. 4.) adopt policy changes proposed by smaller political groups.

Question 8

Federalists

Answer 8

More like a political party. They championed a strong national government to promote the financial interests of merchants and manufactures supporters of the constitution in the struggle to adopt it; strong conservative and central government.

Question 9

Democrats

Answer 9

party of the common people. oldest political party in the world.

Question 10

Anti federalist

Answer 10

Group opposing adoption of constitution; they preferred stronger state governments and more popular population.

Question 11

GOP

Answer 11

Republican party

Question 12

maintaining election

Answer 12

keep party strength and support as they are.

Question 13

Deviating election

Answer 13

show a temporary shift in popular support for the parties, usually caused by exceptional popular appeal of a candidate of a minorty party.

Question 14

Realigning elections

Answer 14

reflect a permanent shift in the popular base of support of the parties, and a shift in the strength of the parties so that the minorirty emerges as the majority party. 1932

Question 15

dealignment

Answer 15

refers to the growing lack of popular suport for either majority party.

Question 16

typical republicans

Answer 16

White, middle and upper middle class, and protestant; they are educated and, with the rise of the “gender gap,” are less often than women.

Question 17

typical democrats

Answer 17

members of a minority, ethnic, or racial groupl belong to a labor union; and are a working- class, non protestant, and urban residents, or professionals with liberal view.

Question 18

political machines

Answer 18

local American parties that were tightly organized. A traditionaly locally based party organization led by a boss who controlled government jobs and a services through royalty and corruption. Patronage imigrant

Question 19

modern machines

Answer 19

allow political parties to use the new technologies of fundraising and direct-mail campaigns to raise and give away money to party colleagues

Question 20

PACS ( political action committee)

Answer 20

Legally allowed to organization set up by private groups to raise campaign funds.

Question 21

Pyramid- shaped party structure

Answer 21

pyramid hierarchy. Bottom- local preaucts; middle: ST parties. top: Natr party – lok in book.
Local parties range from virtual disorganization from virtual disorganization to still- powerful operations, with most parties falling closer to the pole of disarray.