Chapters 6 and 8 Review Demography refers to a. the U.S. census planning process. b. the science of democracy. c. Constitutional rules governing reapportionment of Congress. d. the science of public opinion. e. the science of population changes. 1
is the distribution of the population's beliefs about politics and policy issues. a. Direct mail b. Political ideology c. Political socialization d. Public opinion e. Random sampling The refers to the emergence of a non-caucasian majority, as compared with a White, generally Anglo-Saxon majority. a. Melting pot b. Majority minority c. Immigrant population d. Population explosion e. Minority majority 2
Reapportionment occurs after every census to reallocate seats in a. the Supreme Court. b. the House of Representatives. c. the president's cabinet. d. the Senate. e. both the House of Representatives and the Senate 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 a. political socialization. b. political ideology. c. demography. d. political indoctrination. e. political orientation 3
The key to the accuracy of public opinion polls is a. polygraphs. b. random sampling. c. the larger the size of the sample, the better. d. political ideology. e. sampling error. The procedure for conducting includes randomly selected voting places around the country and asking every tenth person how they voted. a. absentee balloting b. a referendum c. reapportionment d. an exit poll e. preventing voting fraud 4
Which of the following is TRUE about most liberals in American politics? a. They favor keeping taxes and government spending low. b. They oppose abortion. c. They believe we should guard carefully the rights of defendants in criminal cases. d. They are supportive of prayer in public schools. e. None of the above What is central to the ideology of the Republican Party? a. The American government doesn't do enough for its citizens. b. The American government has become too wide ranging. c. The American government is based on too little political participation. d. The size of the American government is not a particularly important issue to most people. e. An ideal democratic society would have more participants than the one that liberals envision. 5
Almost all definitions of political parties have which of the following in common? a. Parties have limited policy agendas. b. Parties are run by elites. c. Parties have a mass following. d. Parties try to win elections. e. Parties have formal organizations. A party's endorsement to officially run for office as the candidate of that party is called a. a confirmation. b. a ballot. c. a ticket. d. a nomination. e. an appointment. 6
What are patronage jobs? a. Jobs given for political reasons rather than for merit or competence b. Jobs that manage volunteers c. Jobs given on the basis of merit rather than for political reasons d. A description of anyone who worked in the Daley administration in Chicago e. Jobs in the national convention Which group is most likely to engage in ticket splitting? a. Democrats b. Republicans c. Southerners d. Independents e. Moderates 7
In blanket primaries, a. voters may vote for multiple candidates. b. only voters who have registered in advance with the party can vote. c. voters may choose on election day which party primary they want to participate in. d. voters may vote for candidates from either party. e. None of the above Which is primarily responsible for crafting the political party's platform and for nominating its candidates for president and vice president? a. Party in the electorate b. Party in government c. National committee d. Primary committee e. National convention 8
In general, what are the ingredient(s) of a critical election? a. Parties form new, enduring coalitions. b. New issues appear and divide the electorate in new ways. c. Existing fissures in political party cause coalitions to begin to fracture. d. All of the above e. Both A and B Realignments are typically associated with a. the creation of new states. b. a major crisis or trauma in the nation. c. one party winning the presidency while the other controls Congress. d. a major reorganization of the executive branch. e. changes in election laws. 9
Andrew Jackson was the first president identified as a(n) a. Whig. b. Independent. c. Democrat. d. Democratic-Republican. e. Republican. The Republican party began as the a. principal antislavery party. b. principal proslavery party. c. party of big business interests. d. party of the New Deal. e. party of states' rights and silver money. 10
The Depression of the 1930s gave rise to what is called a. party competition. b. the Republican resurgence. c. the Era of Divided Government. d. econopolitics. e. the New Deal coalition. True or False? The first two parties in our nation were the Democrats and the Republicans. a. True b. False 11
True or False? Third parties almost never win office in the United States, but they sometimes have an effect on the Electoral College vote and have served as "safety valves" for expressing popular discontent. a. True b. False True or False? A political party organization that relies on material inducements, such as patronage, to win votes and to govern is a party machine. a. True b. False 12
True or False? Most of our knowledge and opinions about politics is learned through formal, in-class learning. a. True b. False True or False? In the United States, a census is taken every five years. a. True b. False 13
True or False? Civil disobedience involves knowingly breaking a law thought to be unjust. a. True b. False 14