Political parties

Which term accurately describes the presidential electoral change brought about by the permanent switch of many conservative white southerners from the Democratic party to the Republican party in the mid 1960s?

• Super-majority dominance

• Party recalibration

• Party realignment

• Dealignment

Which of the following scenarios best describes a candidate-centered campaign?

Choose 1 answer:

• Though taking different sides on partisan issues, the candidate approves of using attack ads funded by the party

• The candidate takes most of the initiative by hiring a professional campaign manager and soliciting contributions online

• The candidate claims to be independent, yet large contributors are members of the particular party party

• The candidate meets regularly with a party representatives to plan a campaign strategy against a well-funded incumbent

Which of the following best explains a consequence of candidate-centered campaigns?

• The party’s role in nominating candidates has weakened

• Candidates are less likely to work with interest groups

• The party’s role in nominating candidates has grown

• Candidates rely heavily on the party to fund campaigns

Which of the following best explains why the 2004 election does NOT fit the label of a “critical election”?

• There was little change in the parties’ major constituencies

• There was as yet no hint of the country’s falling into a major recession

• There were no sharp divisions on the issues between the two parties, such as their policy positions on foreign trade or banking regulations

• The Democratic Party was made up of urban, cosmopolitan business liberals while the Republican Party was composed of suburban and rural adherents of nationalist populism