Linkage Institutions

Which of the following is NOT a linkage institution?

• Media

• Interest Groups

• Judicial Branch

• Political Parties

Parties can be thought of in three parts. Which of the following is NOT one of the three parts?

• Party in the electorate

• Party as an organization

• Party in government

• Party in the media

The channels through which people’s concerns become political issues on the government’s policy agenda are called _________

• Linkage Institution

• Political Parties

• Interest Groups

• Bureaucracies

In Congress, parties ________ to ensure their members work together on legislation.

• Coordinate Policymaking

• Ignore Legislation

• Compete for Attention

• Disregard Members

What is the definition of 'Party image'? Party image is a voter's perception of what _______ or _______ stand for.

• Republicans, Democrats

• Voters, Candidates

• Presidents, Governors

• Citizens, Officials

What is ticket-splitting?

• Voting with one party for all offices

• Voting with one party for one office and with another party for other offices

• Voting for only independent candidates

• Not voting at all

Who are most likely to split tickets?

• Democrats

• Republicans

• Independents

• All voters

What is a Party Machine in the context of local parties?

• A type of political party organization that relies heavily on material inducements to win votes and to govern

• A machine used for counting votes

• A group of people who protest against parties

• A type of voting booth

Patronage is a job, promotion or contract given for ______ reasons rather than merit; used by party machines.

• political

• economic

• personal

• legal

What is one result of progressive reforms on urban party organizations?

• Urban party organizations are generally weak.

• Urban party organizations became more powerful.

• Urban party organizations gained more funding from the government.

• Urban party organizations expanded their control over rural areas.