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CH 7: PRE TEST: POLS 2311, MORRIS
UTA 2026 ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS.
1. The first "party system" in the United States consisted of two
parties, the - correct answer-Federalists and the Jeffersonian
Republicans.
2. ____ are the hallmark of democracy. - correct answer-
Election
3. Political action committees (PACs) are organizations
established - correct answer-by corporations, labor unions,
or interest groups to channel the contributions of their
members into political campaigns.
4. States hold ____ to select their delegates to the Democratic
and Republican national conventions. - correct answer-
primaries
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5. One of the most common reasons given for why U.S. citizens
don't participate in elections is - correct answer-the
registration process.
6. Funding from politically active nonprofits whose donors and
amounts contributed do not have to be made public is called
- correct answer-dark money.
7. The president of the United States is selected - correct
answer-through the electoral college.
8. The ____ is a candidate running for re-election to a position
that he or she already holds. - correct answer-incumbent
9. What was George Washington's relationship with political
parties in early America? - correct answer-He thought
political parties were a terrible idea.
10. A type of party formation in which political conflict prompts
officials and competing factions within government to
mobilize popular support is called - correct answer-internal
mobilization
CH 7: PRE TEST: POLS 2311, MORRIS
UTA 2026 ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS.
1. The first "party system" in the United States consisted of two
parties, the - correct answer-Federalists and the Jeffersonian
Republicans.
2. ____ are the hallmark of democracy. - correct answer-
Election
3. Political action committees (PACs) are organizations
established - correct answer-by corporations, labor unions,
or interest groups to channel the contributions of their
members into political campaigns.
4. States hold ____ to select their delegates to the Democratic
and Republican national conventions. - correct answer-
primaries
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5. One of the most common reasons given for why U.S. citizens
don't participate in elections is - correct answer-the
registration process.
6. Funding from politically active nonprofits whose donors and
amounts contributed do not have to be made public is called
- correct answer-dark money.
7. The president of the United States is selected - correct
answer-through the electoral college.
8. The ____ is a candidate running for re-election to a position
that he or she already holds. - correct answer-incumbent
9. What was George Washington's relationship with political
parties in early America? - correct answer-He thought
political parties were a terrible idea.
10. A type of party formation in which political conflict prompts
officials and competing factions within government to
mobilize popular support is called - correct answer-internal
mobilization
