Political Parties and Voting

People belong to a particular political party

• according to regulations of State law.
• voluntarily, because they made a personal choice.
• based on the location of the State in which they live.
• according to regulations of federal law.

Which of the following is NOT a major function of either of the two major parties in the United States?

• To keep the general public informed about key issues.
• To monitor the conduct of its candidates in office.
• To assure the qualifications of candidates for office.
• To concentrate solely on one public policy matter.

Over time, the ideas first developed by minor parties are often ____ by major parties.

• ignored
• borrowed
• suppressed
• attacked

<br />An increasing number of Americans today<br />

• hold political parties in high regard.
• vote a straight party line.
• favor mandatory party membership.
• call themselves moderate or independent.

The phenomenon in which fewer votes are cast for offices farther down the ballot is called<br /><br />

• voter alienation.
• straight-ticket voting.
• ballot fatigue.
• split-ticket voting.

People with no sense of political efficacy

• are also known as "cannot—voters."
• only vote in off-year elections.
• display a strong sense of party identification.
• feel that any choice they make will have no effect.

Which of the following statements about suffrage is TRUE?

• States may set only qualifications that relate to citizenship and age.
• States require that any person wishing to vote must meet specific qualifications for citizenship, age and residence.
• The Constitution gives the Federal Government the power to set suffrage qualifications.
• States may require the payment of a tax as a condition for voting in federal elections.

In what way do political parties act as "bonding agents" between themselves and the voting public?

• The parties try hard to choose candidates are both qualified for the office and of good character.
• The parties attempt to nominate people who hold the views of the party's national committee, thereby ensuring loyalty.
• The parties guarantee party loyalists that their candidate will win the election.
• The parties assure people who support them that once in office, their candidates will vote along party lines.

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

• disagree on how to resolve the basic issues affecting the country.
• work to get candidates elected to political offices.
• work separately to support one major program or policy.
• support split-ticket voting.

How did the 26th Amendment expand suffrage?

• eliminating the poll tax.
• giving women the right to vote.
• giving 18 year olds the right to vote.
• extending suffrage to African-Americans.