The direct primary system was established in order to
reduce the role of the party elite in selecting nominees to run for office.
The ___ primary is a sytem in which voters are allowed to participate in the primary election without declaring membership in a party.
open
In a(n) system, rank-and-file party members attend neighborhood meetings, share ideas and concerns about particular candidates, and cast a ballot for pleged delegates to attend a statewide meeting.
nomination cacus
________ refers to the officials who were elected under a given party's banner.
party in governance
Party activists and functions are conducted by the party organizations through
activists
The decline of party machines and the declining influence of party bosses can be attributed to
-the new deal expansion of social programs
-the establishment of the secret ballot
-the professionalization of the civil service
-muckraking journalism
____ tend to believe that the gov't can be used to cure some of society's ills - especially economic equality.
Liberals
____ refer to legal impediments, such as laws, court decisions and constitutional provisions, that limit the possibilities of minor parties in the U.S.
Institutional Barriers
After the civil war, party divisions in the U.S. were fixed witht the
Republicans controlling the North, Democrats controlling the South , and both parties fighting for control of the West.
The significance of the Contract with America rests in
the general but dramatic piblic policy shifts that resulted from the Contract.
The 1968 Democratic Party Convention was noteworthy because
-incubent President lynddon Johnson failed to win the nomination
-the nominee, Rebert Kennedy, was assasinated while campaigning
-anti-war protestors outside the convetnion were beaten by city police
-party leaders ultimately chose Hubert Humphrey as the Party Candidate.
Which of the following is NOT a byproduct of political paarties?
Reduction of Civic Participation
Whic of the following is NOT a critique leveld against the current process of selecting presidential candidates?
The process tends to permit weak candidates to win the nomination.
The Democratic Caus refers to
All the Democrats in the House of Representatives
(T/F)
Most voters in America look down on "party politics" and aplaud their elected officials' "independance."
TRUE
Which of the following is most likely to vote Democratic?
African Americans
in the Democratic party's Convention ___ are deligates appointed by the Party who have the flexibility to cast a ballot for whoever they desire.
superdelegates
(T/F)
Unlike in many other Democracies, party-in-government structures in the U.S. are relatively weak.
TRUE
Minor parties often discourage greater participation in politics by the electorate because of the sense of powerlessness they imbue.
FALSE
The candidate-centered era began with the development of Radio in th early part of the twentieth century.
FALSE
Parties deny _____, not wishing to be tarnished by their shortcomings.