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Chapter 9 Review Questions
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1
. Which supporter of federalism warned people about the dangers of political parties?
A.
John Adams
B.
Alexander Hamilton
C.
James Madison
D.
George Washington
2
. Which of the following was not a third-party challenger?
A.
Whig Party
B.
Progressive Party
C.
Dixiecrats
D.
Green Party
3
. Why were the early U.S. political parties formed?
The early political parties in the United States were formed to organize the elites that had similar
views and motives into groups so they could more effectively pursue the political offices of
President, senator, and representative. This was done so they could better concentrate their
resources on winning these offices over the other groups and sides rather than competing
against one another when they had similar views and a common goal. The first parties were
formed primarily around the debate on how much power the federal government should have
versus how much power should have been left to the states.
4
. What techniques led the Democratic Party to national prominence in the 1830s through 1850s?
One technique that led the Democratic Party to national prominence in the 1830s through 1850s
was their use of personal politics. They did this by building personal relationships with their
voters rather than focusing on promising broad policy positions. Doing this allowed them to get
more votes as people are more likely to vote for someone they knew rather than a stranger.
They also built large grassroots organizations to motivate citizens to vote on all levels of
government, rather than focusing solely on the elites, which had been done in the past. They
also built an existing spoils system, which rewarded people that supported the party with jobs in
the government.
5
. In which type of electoral system do voters select the party of their choice rather than an individual
candidate?
A.
proportional representation
B.
first-past-the-post
C.
plurality voting
D.
majoritarian voting
6
. Which of the following does
not
represent a major contributing factor in party realignment?
A.
demographic shifts
B.
changes in key issues
C.
changes in party strategies
D.
third parties
7
. What impact, if any, do third parties typically have on U.S. elections?
One impact that third parties have on elections in the United States is that often third parties
bring important issues to the attention of both the voters and the major parties. Many single
issue third parties know that they cannot win but what they can do is bring an important issue to
the attention of voters so that the voters will put pressure on the major parties to do something
about this issue. Alternintly, third parties can start to draw voters away from the major parties
because of an issue which forces the major parties to do something about this issue in order to
gain these voters back. Third parties can also act as spoilers in close elections, taking just
enough of the voters away from one party to give the other party the victory.
8
. In what ways do political parties collude with state and local government to prevent the rise of new
parties?
Political parties collude with state and local governments to prevent the rise of new parties by
having their politicians that hold these seats in these state and local governments write and
pass voting and election laws in such a way that it gives the parties currently in power an
advantage in elections and makes it much more difficult for new parties to form and compete
with them. An example of this is the Electoral College which uses a winner take all system to
award the electors. Doing this means that a third party would have to win a majority of the votes
or they would get no electoral votes which massively favors the existing two parties over any
newcomer.
9
. Which level of party organization is most responsible for helping the party’s nominee win the
presidency?
A.
precinct
B.
county
C.
state
D.
national
10
. How do members of the party organization differ from party identifiers? What role does each play in
the party as a whole?
The members of the party organization are the active members of the party that run it and
support the candidates that the party nominates. They campaign for the candidates, raise funds
for the party and candidates, come up with campaign strategies and slogans for the party and
candidates, and do many other things behind the scenes to support the candidates and the
party. While party identifiers are citizens and voters that casually support and identify with the
party. They are the people that go out and vote for the candidates that the party nominates for
various political offices and positions.
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