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Chapter 7

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True or False, Groups that stay within the political mainstream tend to be more infuential

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T

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Most PACs are registered with the Federal Election Commission

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T

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PACs are especially significant at the national level for presidential campaigns

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F

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The Influence of agricultural organization has been on the rise since the Reagan administration

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F

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Less than two percent of the African American population belongs to the NAACP

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T

front 6

The influence of the Christian Right declined dramatically in the late 1980s

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T

front 7

When parties recruit and train political leaders, they are performing one of their electoral functions

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T

front 8

Political parties are formally sanctified in Article II, Section 4 of the constitution

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F

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The Democratic Party was the first truly national party

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T

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A system of proportional representation encourages the development of a two party system

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F

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Third parties have had very little influence on the American political system

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F

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The relationship between the national, state, and local level party organizations follows a strict hierarchical pattern

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F

front 13

Throughout the 1970s and 1980s party discipline and coordinations seemed to deteriorate

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T

front 14

The increase in the number of single-issue interest groups has contributed to the resurgence of political parties based on new coalitions

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F

front 15

The political parties have shown a keen ability to eventually adapt to changing circumstances

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T

front 16

What theory sees power as dispersed among many different centers of power?

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pluralism

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The more politically influential groups of in America tend to be ___________.

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mainstream

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What is the major means by which interest groups try to create public support or sympathy for their political goals?

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The mass media

front 19

The Federal Election Act of 1974 set the limit on individual contributions to candidates at ______

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$1,000

front 20

Which of the following is true about lobbyists?

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They are important channels by which PAC money get to legislators

front 21

What does the iron triangle of American politics consist of?

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interest group representatives, legislators, and administrators

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Regarding the judicial process, interest groups

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use class action suits to further their causes

front 23

Which is true of the American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organization?

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It spearheads political activity on behalf of organizaed labor

front 24

Which of the following statements about the National Organization for Women is false?

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It is not actively involved in electoral politics

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Which of the following is true of most African Americans?

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They support the Democratic Party

front 26

In recent years, what has been the most important political issue concerning religious groups?

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abortions

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What does the term Americans for Democratic Action stand for?

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ideological group

front 28

Which of the following is an example of a single-issue group?

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National Right-to-Life Commitee

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Which factor helps contribute to stability in the American system of interest group politics?

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cross cutting cleavages

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When a pluralistic system becomes paralyzed when too many interest groups refuse to compromise this is known as

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interest group gridlock

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What is the main difference between groups and parties?

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interest groups do not run candidates for public office

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All except which of the following are socialization functions of political parties?

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giving coherence to governmental policy

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All except which of the following are electoral functions of political parties?

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educating citizens of mobilizing them into political action

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Each party system evolved from predecessor in a relatively short period of political turmoil and change called

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realignment

front 35

Which was the first truly political party?

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Democratic Party

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What was the underlying cause for the shift from the Fourth American Party System to the Fifth?

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The Great Depression

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Since 1968, where has the most dramatic shift in voting patterns been?

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the South

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A multiparty system is most likely to occur when the electoral system is based on _________.

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proportional representation

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Which of the following is true of third parties in the American political system?

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They have forced the major parties to address important issues

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All EXCEPT which of the following activities occur in the party's national convention?

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choosing the party's congressional leaders

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Which of the following statements about the party in the electorate is FALSE?

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Party identification is very stable over time

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Which of the following is part of the evidence that politics and parties were in decline by the 1970s and 1980s?

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a decrease in the percentage of people who identified with a politica party

front 43

Which of the following is considered a cause of party decline?

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the rise of public welfare system

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Which of the following is not a consequence of party decline?

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Power becomes more centralized

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Which of the following facts is evidence that the party in government is in resurgence?

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Congressional campaign committees have been strengthened

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Federalism no 10

Federal election act of 1974

Iron triangle

class action suits

melting pot

Abortion

cross cutting cleavage

gridlock

socialization

realignment

Whig

plurality

platform

coalition

republicanism

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no data

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James Madison wrote in ___________ about the dangers of fractions

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Federalism No. 10

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PACs blossomed into prominence as a result of the

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Federal election act of 1974

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Interest groups legislators, and administrators are sometimes called the _____________ of American politics

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iron triangle

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America has been known as the ____________ society because it consists of people of people of all races and nationalities

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class action suits

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No issue in recent years has drawn religious groups more into political fray than

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abortion

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The tendency for different coalition of interest groups refusing to compromise develops, the situation is called an interest group

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cross cutting cleavage

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When overabundance of interest groups refusing to compromised develops, the situation is called an interest group

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gridlock

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One of the _________ functions of parties to educate citizens and mobalize

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socialization

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A change in party systems occurs after a short period of political turmoil and exchange called ___________

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Realignment

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In the 2nd American Party System, the spiritual descendant of the Federalist Party was the ______________ party

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Whig

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One of the major reasons why the United states has a two-[arty system is because of system of __________ elections

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plurality

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A statement of political party's proposed program is called its

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platform

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All of the groups of people who together make up the main supporters of a particular party are called the party's __________

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coalition

front 60

The increase in party identification since 1978 has primarily benefited the ________________ party.

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Republican