AP GoPo Political Parties

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All of the following are linkage institutions except for: elections, political parties, media, interest groups.

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Congress

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The primary goal of a political party is to

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win elections

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One of the major changes in the impact of parties is: candidate-centered elections, the influence of money in political campaigns, public resistance to moderate politicians, the rise of several very successful third parties.

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candidate-centered elections

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The practice of ticket-splitting is more common in

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Independents

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To belong to a political party in America, you

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just believe!

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The party organization is most impactful at which level? Options: national, state, local/grassroots, national convention headquarters

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local/grassroots

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What was the voting bloc made up of Southerners, northern urban dwellers, Catholics, union members, African-Americans, and women?

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New Deal Coalition

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The official statement of a party's policy goals, released as part of the national party convention, is known as

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the party platform

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The strongest and most accurate prediction of HOW a person will vote is

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party identification

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America's earliest party system developed over political differences between

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Jefferson and Hamilton