Mr E's Histories (POD Chp 5)

When predicting how an individual will vote, the most accurate factor is

The functions of the major parties in the United States politics include

A major party might support a minor party candidate for President if

parties that have been broken off from one of the major parties

During the era of the Democrats that lasted from 1800 to 1860, it is assumed that most favored

Membership in either of the two major parties is

A _____ is a union of many people of diverse interest who have joined together

Which of the following statements about Federalists is TRUE?

Both major parties try to

Most single-issues parties have been

a group that seeks to control government by winning elections and holding public office

_____ seek to cause a change on one public policy matter

Recent laws regulating how political parties fund campaigns have contributed to

a one-party system

The era of one-party domination that began in 1968 was different from past eras because

Because the US has a _____, the only ones with a chance of winning are Republicans or Democrats

The two-party system developed in the United States mainly because

The greatest number of votes cast for a single office

Which of the following do political parties and the news media have in common?

It can be argued that political parties are at their weakest

Beginning with the Civil War, _____ shifted their support for the Republican Party.

In the United States, a political party is made up of a group of people who

Any party that has less support than one of the major parties in the United States is a(n) ____

the people eligible to vote in any given election

The State party organizations

In dictatorships, the _____ could more realistically be called a "no-party" system

The two major parties have members who take all of the following roles EXCEPT

Congress and the State legislatures conduct much of their business based on _____.

Over time, the ideas first developed by minor parties are often _____ by major parties.

Which of the following groups has tended to support the Democratic party in recent decades?

the two major parties acting together and cooperating when making decisions

Which of the following is NOT a reason why the United States has a two-party system?

People belong to a particular political party

An increasing number of Americans today

Had Theodore Roosevelt not run for President in the election of 1912, it is likely that