USG Quiz 5.5 - Party Organization

Split-ticket voting has increased in recent decades.

• True

• False

Wards are the units into which States are divided for the election of congressional representatives.

• True

• False

The adoption of the direct primary in the early 1900s strengthened party unity.

• True

• False

PACs (Political Action Committees) have made candidates less dependent on party organizations.

• True

• False

In recent decades, there has been a sharp increase in the number of voters who regard themselves as independents.

• True

• False

The automatic leader of the party in power is the -

• President

• Vice President

• party's national chairperson

• chairperson of the congressional campaign committee

The two main reasons that the major political parties are decentralized are -

• the difficulty of raising money and the impact of federalism

• the divisiveness of the nominating process and the impact of federalism

• the absence of an organizing structure and the difficulty of raising money

• sectional strife and the divisiveness of the nominating process

Between elections, the affairs of both major parties are handled by each party's -

• congressional campaign committee

• national convention

• national committee

• State central committee

Which of the following is NOT one of the three main elements of the two major parties in terms of the roles of their members?

• the party organization

• the party's loyal voters

• the party's media consultants

• the party's officeholders

Party organizations have declined in recent years as a result of which of the following -

• the decline of the electoral college

• the use of television and direct-mail campaigns

• repeal of campaign finance laws

• the decline of national conventions