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WorksheetsAP Test - Ch. 6 & 8 Political Parties and Socialization
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 30mins
The 2020 census indicated that the largest minority population is comprised of
Hispanics.
illegals.
Asian Americans.
Native Americans.
African Americans.
The term "minority majority" refers to the fact that
Hispanic Americans will soon become the largest minority group in the United States.
African Americans are the largest minority group in the United States.
minority groups have been able to impose their will upon the majority.
America will soon cease to have a white majority and together the minority groups will become a majority.
the majority in America has always been a collection of minority ethnic groups.
The ________ Act required that as of 1987, employers document the citizenship or legal immigrant status of their employees, or face substantial criminal penalties for failing to do so.
National Labor Relations
Hatch
Immigrant Employment
Simpson-Mazzoli
National Origins
Political culture refers to
how truly "American" someone is.
a set of beliefs about the role of government in society.
political party affiliation.
an overall set of values widely shared within a society.
a high degree of homogeneity in political opinions.
Over the last fifty years much of America's population growth has occurred
on the East Coast.
in the West and South.
east of the Mississippi River.
in the Midwest.
north of the Mason-Dixon line.
________ occurs after every census to reallocate the 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives, reflecting shifts in the population of the states and, thus, how many seats each state is allotted.
Political socialization
Reapportionment
Demography
Restructuring
Equalization
The process through which an individual acquires his or her particular political orientations, including his or her knowledge, feelings, and evaluations regarding his or her political world, is known as
political orientation.
political socialization.
demography.
political ideology.
political indoctrination.
One can predict how the majority of young people will vote simply by
knowing their race.
knowing the political leaning of their parents.
knowing their age.
knowing the political leaning of their friends.
knowing the political leaning of their teachers.
One of the effects of growing older on political learning and political behavior is that
political ignorance increases with age.
interest in politics decreases with age.
people become more liberal with age.
political participation increases with age.
the strength of one's party attachment declines with age.
In public opinion polling, a sample as small as about ________ people can faithfully represent the "universe" of Americans.
1500
5000
10,000
20,000
50,000
Random sampling is considered
a dangerous way to measure public opinion.
an unsophisticated way of measuring public opinion, but one that sometimes yields accurate results.
desirable, but not necessary, for an accurate poll of public opinion.
the key to the accuracy of opinion polls.
highly unreliable, but the cheapest way to measure public opinion.
The level of confidence about a public opinion poll is referred to as
sampling error.
the confidence index.
random sampling.
demographic certainty.
the sample.
A pollster using a representative sample of 1,500 Americans finds that 52 percent support candidate X and 48 percent support candidate Y. The pollster's conclusion should be that
the poll should be retaken using random digit dialing.
X is likely to win.
the race is too close to call because of a possible sampling error.
polls are unreliable predictors of political outcomes.
the poll should be retaken with a larger sample.
Samples of public opinion today are usually selected through
voter registration lists.
random digit dialing.
selective respondent profiles.
phone books
cities and towns throughout the country believed to be "bellwethers," which accurately represent the entire nation.
For ________, voting places are randomly selected around the country, and interviewers ask every tenth person how they voted.
a referendum
preventing voting fraud
reapportionment
an exit poll
absentee balloting
A political figure who is in favor of increased military spending, supported freedom of choice on abortion, opposed affirmative action programs, wanted to tax the rich more, and felt the courts should stop coddling criminals is a
conservative.
liberal.
mixture of liberal and conservative.
socialist.
populist.
In general, liberal ideology supports
individuals responding generously to each other to solve society's problems without looking to government to do so.
a small, less active government that gives freer reign to the private sector.
public and government ownership of the means of production.
strong local and state governments that are closer to the people.
a strong central government that sets policies to promote equality.
Historically disadvantaged groups tend to
vote Democratic.
vote as Independents.
vote Republican.
vote Libertarian.
vote for Green candidates.
According to the categories used in the classic study, The American Voter, those who voted for a party out of routine, or judged candidates strictly by their personalities were classified as
personalistic voters.
group benefits voters.
ideologues.
nature-of-the-times voters.
no-issue-content voters.
According to the categories used in the classic study, The American Voter, which type of voter would be LEAST likely to switch political parties from one election to another?
personalistic voters.
ideologues.
nature-of-the-times voters.
no-issue-content voters.
group benefits voters.
The most common form of political participation in the United States is
voting in presidential elections.
writing letters to public officials.
working on a political campaign.
voting in local elections.
belonging to a political party.
Which of the following is TRUE in regard to the voting habits of African Americans and Hispanic Americans?
They have always voted about as much as whites despite legal barriers.
The gap between their voter turnout and that of whites has widened considerably over the past thirty years.
Members of these groups are more likely to vote than whites of of the same income level.
Members of these groups are less likely to vote the higher their income.
None of these are true.
Which of the following groups would be LEAST likely to vote in a typical election?
poor white voters
rich minority voters
poor minority voters
middle-class minority voters
rich white voters
One of the reasons why the participation gap between minority groups and the national average is no longer enormous is because
education and income are no longer considered good predictors of voting behavior.
the education and income levels of minorities are no longer significantly lower than that of whites.
minorities are now the majority, and their average is the national average.
minorities have a group consciousness that gives them an extra incentive to vote.
large numbers of minorities are now running for important political offices.
Recent public opinion polls have shown that most Americans
favor the idea of big government in principle, but oppose it in practice.
oppose big government.
favor big government
have strong opinions on the proper scope of government.
oppose the idea of big government in principle, but favor it in practice.
A political party is
a team of men and women with similar beliefs seeking legitimate control of the government by through elections.
a narrow interest group seeking advantage through elections.
a group of people who agree on everything and organize annually to win elections
less interested in winning elections than in particular public policy.
an organization devoted to implementing policy in the public interest
The largest segment of an American political party is described as
the party volunteers.
the party-out-of-power.
the party-in-government.
the party organization.
the party-in-the-electorate.
Which of the following is TRUE of political parties in the United States?
Parties issue membership cards to all members.
They are more powerful than their European counterparts.
Parties require dues.
Party members agree on all major issues or they will be expelled from the party.
To be a member of a party, all you have to do is claim to be one.
The key spokespersons for political parties come from which of its major components?
the party-in-the-electorate
the party-in-government
the leaders-of-the-party-organization
the party as an organization
the party-out-of-power
A party's endorsement to officially run for office as the candidate of that party is called
a nomination.
an appointment.
a ticket.
a confirmation.
a ballot.
As ________, political parties serve the role of translating inputs from the public into outputs from policymakers.
political converters
machines
linkage institutions
superdelegates
coalitions
Ticket-splitting is best understood as
voting for Republican candidates for president and Democratic candidates for Congress.
staying with the same party in an election, voting down the party's line for every race
voting with one party for one office and another for other offices.
voting for Democratic candidates for president and Republican candidates for Congress.
a tactic used to commit voter fraud, which enables a voter to cast multiple ballots.
Most Americans describe their political leanings as
non-ideological.
moderate.
liberal.
moderate-liberals.
conservative.
In recent elections, the trends in party identification in the United States have been
an increase in the percentage of Democrats and a decline in the percentage of Republicans.
a decrease in the percentage of Democrats and an increase in the percentage of Independents.
a fairly constant percentage of Democrats, Republicans, and Independents.
an increase in the percentages of Democrats and Republicans and a decline in the percentage of Independents.
an increase in the percentage of Democrats and a decline in the percentage of Independents
From the late-nineteenth century through the New Deal years, many of America's largest cities were dominated by
corrupt but popular party machines.
super delegates who controlled everything.
mayors who refused to allow elections.
the Socialist party.
the Communist party.
Party machines in large cities relied primarily on ________ to reward friends and punish enemies.
the civil service merit system
third parties
city police departments
local judges
patronage
Since 1960, state party organizations
have been established for the first time as the national organizations have weakened.
have begun selecting candidates for Congress.
have begun selecting candidates for state offices.
have virtually disappeared as the national units have taken on their functions.
have become much more powerful and organized.
In closed primaries,
voters may vote for candidates from either party.
voters may vote for multiple candidates.
voters may choose on election day which party primary they want to participate in.
only voters who have registered in advance with the party can vote.
none of these are true about closed primaries.
Each party holds a national convention every
year.
two years.
four years.
five years.
six years.
Keeping the party operating between conventions is the job of the
congressional leadership.
national committee.
regional offices.
elected officials.
majority or minority whip.
Every political party depends upon what the text calls a ________ , meaning a set of individuals or groups supporting it.
system of patronage
set of super delegates
coalition
power base
linkage institution
A party era refers to
a period of history in which there is one dominant majority party that wins most elections.
the life span of a party from its beginning to end (e.g., the Whigs).
a period of years during which a party is born and begins to run candidates for office.
the period between two elections, during which the two parties are assessed as to how powerful they are relative to each other.
a period of time during which there is one dominant majority party that wins all elections.
Party realignments in the United States
involve the death of one party and the birth of a brand new one.
are rare events in the United States, usually associated with a major national crisis or trauma, in which one party's majority domination is replaced with another's.
are slight adjustments of political allegiance among voters in at least one region of the country.
happen after most presidential elections, and occasionally in-between.
occur when a party makes dramatic changes in its positions on issues.
The Republicans had a long period as the country's dominant majority party, which ended
in 1896.
with the Civil War.
in 1932.
in 1980.
in 1992.
Since 1968, American politics has been characterized by
Democratic control of both the Congress and presidency.
Republican control of both the Congress and presidency.
Democratic control of the presidency and Republican control of Congress.
divided government.
the New Deal coalition.
Critically affecting the electoral college vote, bringing new issues to the public agenda, and venting popular discontent are important roles played by
intra-party factions
splinter groups in a multiparty system.
parties based on a single issue in a multiple-issue society.
the two-party system in thwarting extreme or unconventional views.
third parties in a two-party system.
In a winner-take-all system,
the party winning the majority of the votes wins all the seats up for election in the legislature.
coalition governments are common.
unless a party wins, there is no reward for the votes it gets.
legislative seats are allocated according to each party's percentage of the nationwide vote.
if no single party gets a majority vote, a runoff election is held between the top two parties.
In proportional representation systems,
each demographic group is allocated a certain number of positions in the government, in proportion to that group's percentage of the population.
coalition governments usually last for many years.
whoever gets the most votes wins the election.
every party gets represented in the legislature.
legislative seats are allocated according to each party's percentage of the nationwide vote.
The United States Constitution requires that the government conduct an "actual enumeration" of the population every
presidential election year.
twenty-five years.
ten years.
year.
five years.
What sort of realignment has occurred in the current party era?
a rural/urban realignment
a third-party realignment
an age-based realignment
a cultural realignment
a Southern realignment
The family's role in political socialization is central because
of its monopoly on time and emotional commitment, although many believe mass media is becoming the "new parent."
of children's tendencies to rebel against parents and their beliefs
parents tend to purposively guide their children's political orientations.
the family puts emphasis on formal political education.
all of these describe why the family's role in political socialization is central.
In elections since 1968, generally speaking,
party control of both Congress and the presidency has shifted from one party to the other at least every other election
the Republicans have dominated the presidency, while the Democrats have dominated Congress
the Republicans have dominated both the presidency and the Congress
the Democrats have dominated both the presidency and the Congress
the Democrats have dominated the presidency, while the Republicans have dominated Congress
Both authoritarian and democratic political systems seek to teach citizens, especially youth, the positive aspects of their political systems because
it enhances ruling elite's political power over the citizenry.
youth think alike.
youth will grow up to be supportive citizens.
both types of political systems rely directly on citizen support.
youth are the most gullible.
Because it would be prohibitively expensive to ask every citizen his or her opinion on a whole range of issues, polls rely on what is called a(n) _______ of the population.
census
demography
slice
extraction
sample
The term "gender gap" refers to
greater poverty of women than of men.
stable pattern where women tend to be more likely than men to vote, and to vote Democratic
higher political contributions made by women than by men.
greater success of men than women when running for office.
none of these
The first political party system in the United States consisted of
Democrats and Whigs
Democrats and Republicans
Whigs and Democratic-Republicans
Federalists and Democratic-Republicans
Federalists and Whigs
A critical election involves and accelerates a process called
electoral examination.
party realignment.
proportional representation.
democratic rejuvenation.
partisan transformation.
The New Deal Coalition was responsible for electing and re-electing
Socialist Party candidates
Whigs
Democratic-Republicans
Republicans
Democrats
Party dealignment means the
inability of the parties to deal with the nation's problems.
lack of party cohesion in Congress.
decreasing influence of both parties on voters and government.
realignment of party coalitions.
increasing inability of minority parties to win elections.
Which of the following is TRUE about most third-party campaigns in American History?
They almost never win office.
They usually become major political parties over time.
They have been most successful at promoting party dealignment.
They occasionally succeed.
Their candidates always win office.
