Chapter 6 Test Review--State and Local Politics

When popular support switches from one party to another results in a long-term shift to dominance by a single party.

As political campaigns have become more professionalized, the role of interest groups has decreased.

Which of the following is something that modern political parties do as effectively as they did in the 1800s?

Interest groups tend to support incumbents over new candidates for office.

When candidates promote themselves rather than relying on party organizations, it is termed _______________.

True or false, interest groups are organizations that nominate and support candidates for elected offices.

Cause lobbyists often use _____________ to sway public opinion and pressure public officials.

True or false, political parties and interest groups are the same things.

Patronage resulted in jobs given based on support rather than on _________.

Interest groups provide which of the following to political candidates?

Which region tends to provide the most consistent support for the modern Republican Party?

Which of the following is a way in which the two major parties prevent third parties from achieving electoral success?

_______________ is when voters or districts vote for different parties’ nominees for different offices.

In 1996, the U.S. Supreme Court placed a limit on independent expenditures by political parties.

When only registered party members are allowed to vote in the party’s primary, it is a _______________ primary.

_____________ organizations have evolved from state parties.

At the _________level, government is often organized on a nonpartisan basis.

The practice of elected officials giving jobs to political supporters is called __________________.

Lobbyists are also known as which of the following?

An example of a _________________ is that Tea Partiers and traditional Republicans disagree about many policy positions.

True or false, PACs are allowed to coordinate their activities with political candidates.

Indirect lobbying involves each of the following EXCEPT ___________________.

While the # of registered independents has decreased, the number of people who are true independents has increased.

Which of the following best describes the role of political parties in American life today?

_______________ is a split among an electorate along party lines.

Prior to primary elections, parties picked their nominees through __________________.

True or false, political parties tend to play a smaller role at the state level as compared to the national level.