PLSC CHAPTER 11 EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Historically, the party that controls the White House has usually lost seats in
congressional midterm elections when the president is not on the ballot. Why is this the
case? - Answer- Because voters usually hold the president's party accountable for
current problems
Since the 1968 presidential election, Republicans have surged in ______________, but
lost ground _____________. - Answer- the South; in the Northeast
A loose ideological association is a part of brand associations with American political
parties, with _______________ seen as liberal, and ___________ seen as
conservative. - Answer- democrats; republicans
A primary election is described as______________ if it is only open to voters who have
registered their affiliation with a party by a certain number of days before the vote. -
Answer- closed
In his 1796 "farewell address," President George Washington suggested the country
needed a strong political party system. - Answer- false
Political parties seek to influence the government. - Answer- true
The party that holds the majority of seats in a legislative chamber, such as the U.S.
House or Senate, is called the ______________. - Answer- majority party
Political parties organize to resolve the collective action problems associated with
successful election campaigns. - Answer- true
Americans are less likely to vote for minor-party candidates, and more concerned in
close elections with wasting their votes, than voters in many other democratic countries
because ______________. - Answer- minor party candidates are at a disadvantage in
the single-member district, plurality-winner systems that dominate American electoral
politics
Open primaries are less conducive to strong parties. - Answer- true
Party leaders usually will not provide financial backing to candidates who cannot: -
Answer- raise money on their own.
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Historically, the party that controls the White House has usually lost seats in
congressional midterm elections when the president is not on the ballot. Why is this the
case? - Answer- Because voters usually hold the president's party accountable for
current problems
Since the 1968 presidential election, Republicans have surged in ______________, but
lost ground _____________. - Answer- the South; in the Northeast
A loose ideological association is a part of brand associations with American political
parties, with _______________ seen as liberal, and ___________ seen as
conservative. - Answer- democrats; republicans
A primary election is described as______________ if it is only open to voters who have
registered their affiliation with a party by a certain number of days before the vote. -
Answer- closed
In his 1796 "farewell address," President George Washington suggested the country
needed a strong political party system. - Answer- false
Political parties seek to influence the government. - Answer- true
The party that holds the majority of seats in a legislative chamber, such as the U.S.
House or Senate, is called the ______________. - Answer- majority party
Political parties organize to resolve the collective action problems associated with
successful election campaigns. - Answer- true
Americans are less likely to vote for minor-party candidates, and more concerned in
close elections with wasting their votes, than voters in many other democratic countries
because ______________. - Answer- minor party candidates are at a disadvantage in
the single-member district, plurality-winner systems that dominate American electoral
politics
Open primaries are less conducive to strong parties. - Answer- true
Party leaders usually will not provide financial backing to candidates who cannot: -
Answer- raise money on their own.
