Question 1

The first party system is characterized by

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A)   multiparty competition
B)   one party competition
C)   two party competition
D)   chaotic party competition
E)   lack of party organization.F) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

Question 2

Democrats and Republicans are becoming increasingly divided on major policy issues such as climate change and immigration.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following components was NOT part of the New Deal Coalition?

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A)   urban working class
B)   Italian Americans
C)   African Americans
D)   Southerners
E)   all of these groups were part of this coalitionF) B) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 4

The Democrats gained ground over an 1893 economic depression during Democrat Grover Cleveland's presidency.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Comment on various functions of American political parties.

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American political parties serve several...

Question 6

How are political parties organized to express popular political views?

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Political parties are organized to expre...

Question 7

Who had the strongest influence on the Constitution?

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A)   George Washington
B)   James Madison
C)   John Adams
D)   Thomas Jefferson
E)   Ben FranklinF) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

Question 8

Which of the following parties committed itself to the abolition of slavery?

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A)   the Know-Nothings
B)   the Democrats
C)   the Republicans
D)   the Free Soil party
E)   the WhigsF) A) and B)
G) B) and C)

Question 9

The party system of the United States was first institutionalized in

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A)   1776
B)   1788
C)   1800
D)   1815
E)   1828F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 10

On the issue of government in general

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A)   Republicans are negative while Democrats are positive.
B)   both major parties are very negative.
C)   both major parties are very positive.
D)   Republicans are positive while Democrats are negative.
E)   both major parties have neutral stances toward government.F) A) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 11

Between 1896 and 1932, only one Democrat, ______________ , became president.

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A)   Howard Taft
B)   Theodore Roosevelt
C)   Grover Cleveland
D)   Woodrow Wilson
E)   Franklin Delano RooseveltF) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 12

Indicate how Franklin Roosevelt and the Great Depression affected the American political party system.

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Question 13

Democrats dominated national politics between 1932 and 1968.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The framers of the Constitution were

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A)   hostile to the idea of political parties.
B)   welcoming to the emergence of political parties.
C)   specialized in political parties.
D)   ambivalent about political parties.
E)   promoted the creation of a multiparty system.F) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 15

Local party organizations

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A)   are useless in national politics.
B)   are typically corrupt.
C)   are heavily regulated.
D)   serve as a point of entry for those seeking a career in politics.
E)   dependent upon the national party for recruitment.F) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 16

The so-called "Era of Good Feelings"

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A)   took place in the last part of the twentieth century.
B)   took place during the latter part of the nineteenth century.
C)   was characterized by a slow recovery of the American economy.
D)   was characterized by a lack of divisive issues.
E)   is associated with FDR's New Deal policies.F) D) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 17

The election of 1824 was the first to be decided by the House of Representatives.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Superdelegates are delegates to the Republican National Convention not bound to vote for any particular candidate; usually prominent members of the party or elected officials.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

American political parties have been in existence for around

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A)   500 years.
B)   300 years.
C)   90 years.
D)   400 years
E)   200 years.F) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 20

Political parties in the United States are

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A)   governmental institutions.
B)   nongovernmental institutions.
C)   semi-governmental institutions.
D)   quasi-governmental institutions.
E)   international government institutions.F) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

Exam 9: Political Parties

Which of the following parties committed itself to the abolition of slavery?

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How are political parties organized to express popular political views?

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The Democrats gained ground over an 1893 economic depression during Democrat Grover Cleveland's presidency.

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Democrats and Republicans are becoming increasingly divided on major policy issues such as climate change and immigration.

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Democrats dominated national politics between 1932 and 1968.

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Comment on various functions of American political parties.

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The framers of the Constitution were

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Which of the following components was NOT part of the New Deal Coalition?

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Between 1896 and 1932, only one Democrat, ______________ , became president.

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