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AP GoPo Political Parties

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

All of the following are linkage institutions except for

a)

Congress

b)

elections

c)

political parties

d)

media

e)

interest groups

2.

The primary goal of a political party is to

a)

act as the loyal opposition to the party in power

b)

draft a platform

c)

inform the public

d)

win elections

3.

One of the major changes in the impact of parties is

a)

the influence of money in political campaigns

b)

candidate-centered elections

c)

public resistance to moderate politicians

d)

the rise of several very successful third parties

4.
The practice of ticket-splitting is more common in 
a)
Republicans
b)
Democrats
c)
Libertarians
d)
Independents
5.
To belong to a political party in America, you
a)
must take a test
b)
register with the party
c)
just believe!
d)
swear an oath
6.

The party organization is most impactful at which level?

a)

national

b)

state

c)

local/grassroots

d)

national convention headquarters

7.
It was the voting bloc made up of Southerners, northern urban dwellers, Catholics, union members, African-Americans, and women.
a)
Dixiecrats
b)
New Deal Coalition
c)
Tea Party
d)
loyal oppostion
8.
The official statement of a party's policy goals, released as party of the national party convention, is known as
a)
grassroots organization
b)
the party in the electorate
c)
the party platform
d)
the party pyramid
9.

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

a)

party identification

b)

ethnicity

c)

geography

d)

gender

10.
America's earliest party system developed over political differences between
a)
Hamilton and Washington
b)
Jefferson and Hamilton
c)
Madison and Hamilton
d)
Madison and Monroe
11.

Third parties impact voting and elections by

a)

typically winning a plurality of votes

b)

changing the party platforms of the major party

c)

spoiling elections for the party to which they are most ideologically similar

d)

adapting the major platform plans of the two main parties

12.
Which type of third (minor) party tends to be the most long-lived?
a)
splinter
b)
single issue
c)
ideological
d)
economic protest
13.
Which type of third (minor) party tend to be most successful in receiving popular votes?
a)
splinter
b)
single issue
c)
ideological
d)
economic protest
14.

Which of the following third party candidates impacted the 2000 election by spoiling the popular vote for the Democrats?

a)
George Wallace
b)
Ron Paul
c)
Ralph Nader
d)
H. Ross Perot
15.
Which of the following is NOT a reason for our two party system?
a)
history and tradition
b)
the responsible party model
c)
the structure of our electoral system
d)
the winner take all feature of single member districts
16.

When groups of voters within a party begin to shift their preferences to the other political party (Southerners leave the Democrats and join the GOP), it is known as 

a)
realignment
b)
dealignment
c)
abstention
d)
straight-ticket voting
17.

Which of the following is NOT a part of an iron triangle?

a)

political parties

b)

interest groups

c)

bureaucratic agency

d)

congressional committee