Chapter 5 Test Review Flashcards

1
Q

The smallest uit of election administration

A

precint

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2
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a group of people joined together on the basis of common principles, who seek to control government and public policy

A

political party

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3
Q

consisting of several distinct cultures and groups

A

pluralistic society

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4
Q

the dominant political parties in the United States

A

major parties

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5
Q

casting ballots for canadates from different parties for different offices in the same election

A

split-ticket voting

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6
Q

a unit into which cities are divided for the election of city council members

A

ward

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7
Q

parties that have broken off from one of the major parties

A

splinter parties

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8
Q

The greatest number of votes cast for a single office

A

plurality

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9
Q

The people eligible to vote in any given election

A

electorate

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10
Q

Group that seeks to control government by winning elections and holding public office

A

political party

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11
Q

The two major parties acting together and cooperating would making decisions

A

bipartisan

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12
Q

because the United States has a _______, the only candidates who have a reasonable chance of winning an election are either Republicans or Democrats

A

two-party system

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13
Q

any party that has less support then one of the major political parties in the United States is a

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minor party

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14
Q

parties that want to express their disc content with the major parties and current economy are known as _________.

A

economic protest parties

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15
Q

and dictatorships, the _____ could be more realistically called a no party system

A

One party system

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16
Q

Congress and state legislatures are often organize a party lines and conduct much of their business based on

A

partisanship

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17
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seek to cause a change on one public policy matter

A

Single issue parties

18
Q

A union of many people of diverse interests who have joined together

A

coalition

19
Q

in the United States, political party is made up of a group of people who

A

work to get candidates elected to political offices

20
Q

most single issue parties have been

A

short-lived

21
Q

A multiparty system…

A

is composed of parties with special interests

22
Q

which statement does not describe one type of minor party

A

The members of a minor party tend to support the platform of a major party

23
Q

The national chairperson of the major political party…

A

manages the parties headquarters

24
Q

although United States political parties focus on winning elections, most political parties and other countries also…

A

have certain common principles they want adopted by government

25
Q

people belong to particular political party…

A

voluntarily, because they made a personal choice

26
Q

which of the following statements about Federalist is true?

A

A strong national government was of concern to them

27
Q

which of the following is not a major function of either of the two major parties in the United States?

A

to unite people and concentrate solely of one public-policy matter

28
Q

over time, the ideas first developed by minor parties are often ______ by major parties

A

borrowed

29
Q

The state party organizations…

A

are generally loosely tied to the national committee

30
Q

which of the following is not one of the three main elements of the major parties in terms of the roles of their members?

A

The party media consultants

31
Q

parties that hold a particular set of believes I have often supported the Marxist thinking are known as…

A

ideological parties

32
Q

membership and either of the two parties is…

A

based on personal choice

33
Q

The two-party system developed in the United States mainly because…

A

complex about the Constitution created opposing viewpoints

34
Q

The era of one-party domination that begin a 1968 was different from past eras of one-party domination because…

A

One party controls congress while the other control the presidency.

35
Q

minor parties have contributed most to United States politics by…

A

causing major parties to adopt their ideas

36
Q

what factor does not add to the decentralization of both major parties?

A

The president heads one of the major parties

37
Q

which of the following is a sign of week in the political parties?

A

split ticket voting

38
Q

The function of the major parties in United States politics include…

A

all the above

39
Q

A one party system…

A

exist in nearly all dictatorships today

40
Q

which of the following groups has tended to support the Democratic Party in recent decades?

A

Union members

41
Q

The two major parties have members who take all the following roles except…

A

party independence

42
Q

and increasing number of Americans today…

A

identify with neither political party