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Bubman, Joseph
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The most common type of primary, in which voters
must declare their party affiliation before they
are given the primary ballot is known as:
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a.
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open primary
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b.
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closed primary
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c.
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presidential primary
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d.
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blanket primary
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Bubman, Joseph
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Which of the following social characteristics
has the least effect on party identification in the
US?
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a.
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religion
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b.
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race
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c.
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region
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d.
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income
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Lourie, David
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The presidential nominating process changed
significantly after the tumultuous 1968 Democratic
Convention in Chicago. Which of these factors best
fits the current (i.e., post-1968) process?
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a.
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Party-Dominated
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b.
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Easy-money
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c.
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Long Campaigns
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d.
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Many Primaries
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Montgomery, Susanna
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In present day America we have a two party
political system of Democrats and Republicans,
however in the late 1700s and early 1800s the party
system was dominated by the___________ and the
__________.
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a.
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Progressives; Democratic Republicans
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b.
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American Independents; Federalists
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c.
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Federalists; Democratic Republicans
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d.
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Democrats; National Republicans
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Sinovic, Emily
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The Challenge of Democracy contains a graph
reporting the ideological distribution among
Republican and Democratic party identifiers and
Republican and Democratic delegates to their
party's national convention. According to the
graph, which statement abou
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a.
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The graph demonstrates that the parties differ
little in ideological self-placement, whether one
looks at party identifiers or convention
delegates.
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b.
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The data show a ideological gap between
Republican and Democratic activists than between
Republican and Democratic voters.
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c.
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Democratic identifiers classify themselves as
"conservative" as often as Republican
identifiers.
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d.
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Republican delegates classify themselves as
"liberal" as often as Democratic Delegates.
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Vohra, Sameer
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Which of these does not contribute to the United
States' two party system?
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a.
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Single Member Districts and plurality vote
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b.
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popular election of the president
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c.
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political socialization and the current
distribution of party identification
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d.
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a federal form of government
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Vohra, Sameer
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What is true about the distribution of party
identification in the U.S.?
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a.
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There are more Republicans than Democrats
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b.
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There are more Independents than Republicans and
Democrats
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c.
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There are more Republicans than Democrats
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d.
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There are more Democrats than Republicans
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