Chpt 12 Flashcards
The party organization is essential because it ______.
helps party candidates win elections
Which of the following is a characteristic of the responsible party model?
makes it easier for voters to hold parties accountable for their actions
Primary voters, party activists, and big-money donors ______.
tend to be more ideological and issue oriented than the voters in the general election
Which statement best describes how the parties have changed since the 1960s?
Republicans and Democrats have become more consistent with respect to their ideologies.
The current state of American political parties can be described as ______.
being in a period of incremental realignment
The party-in-electorate chooses candidates for party nominations through ______.
party primaries
Systems that got voters jobs and helped them out financially in exchange for controlling their vote were known as ______.
party machines
In general, who is responsible for handling the governing tasks of a political party?
the party-in-government
The two functions of parties are ______.
electioneering and governing
When Republican Party activists tried to turn out their base to vote for Mitt Romney during the 2012 presidential campaign, those activists were engaging in ______.
electioneering
Which of the following is one condition that must be fulfilled in order to meet the responsible party model ideal?
Voters make choices based on which party platform aligns with their own values.
The party members who have been elected to political office to serve their constituents or the American people as a whole are known as the ______.
party-in-government
The Democratic Party has become more liberal and the Republican Party more conservative because of the ______.
movement of conservative, southern Democrats to the Republican Party
Someone who is committed to the more radical points of a party platform, who donates and volunteers for candidates and campaigns on a regular basis, and turns out to vote consistently would likely be considered a ______.
party activist
Party machines and party bosses emerged and were strengthened by ______.
Andrew Jackson
Party eras are characterized by ______.
party stability in Congress and the White House
Franklin Roosevelt’s victory in the 1932 presidential race that represents the dividing line between the Fourth and Fifth Party Eras is an example of ______.
a critical election
One impact of televising the national conventions is that ______.
political parties choreograph events during prime time
In general, who is responsible for handling the electioneering tasks of a political party?
the party organization
Despite overall declining rates of voter attachment to parties in the United States, which political party has seen a growing lead in party affiliation since 2016?
Democrats
The positive aspect of partisanship is that it ______.
keeps politicians honest and allows the best political ideas and policies to emerge
During the 2018 midterm elections and the 2020 presidential elections, many liberal-leaning Americans used the phrase “vote blue no matter who,” suggesting that no matter who the liberal or Democratic candidates were, it was important to vote for them as a way to regain control of the government. This is an example of ______.
negative partisanship
In discussing the forces that propel American political parties toward the middle of the ideological spectrum, the text assumes that ______.
most American voters are moderates
According to James Madison, political parties were ______.
a dangerous version of factions
