TAMU ROBLYER POLS 207 TEST #3 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
/.political parties - Answer-✅play a larger role in state elections than in local ones
/.non-partisan - Answer-✅candidates party affiliations not included on ballot; used in
local elections
/.interest groups - Answer-✅formal and organized, used at state level, make wider
impact
/.parties - Answer-✅need large numbers to generate votes
/.interest groups - Answer-✅need money more than numbers; recently become more
important in politics
/.citizens united - Answer-✅certain organizations can now give money indefinitely to
candidates
/.party constituent functions - Answer-✅select candidates for ballot via
primaries/caucuses; formal process; parties support the person selected
/.party information functions - Answer-✅develop a program and educate the public;
establishes a candidates platform, sets out policy goals and programs for government
/.party government functions - Answer-✅winners organize government, legislatures,
and caucus; get committee assignments and supporters by party; judges render similar
decisions by party
/.major parties - Answer-✅able to win election regularly; hold primaries/caucuses
ex) republican, democrat
/.ig constituent function - Answer-✅do not select candidates, but support them,
/.ig information function - Answer-✅try to inform group members rather than entire
public; inform those who they know can help them
/.ig government function - Answer-✅provide information and organize for specific policy
goals
/.federalists - Answer-✅elite, organized, urban
, /.anti-federalists - Answer-✅disorganized and rural
/.urban machines - Answer-✅service for votes; cared about bettering themselves than
their constituents
/.new deal - Answer-✅redefined democratic party; drew in southern blacks
/.ww2 - Answer-✅time of great change; geographic party shift; republican southern
suburbs, democratic northern urban cities
/.winner takes all system - Answer-✅you either win all the votes, or none; not
proportional representation; loser gets nothing
/.parliamentary - Answer-✅what form of government used proportional representation
/.winner takes all system and single member districts - Answer-✅why do third parties
not exist
/.center - Answer-✅the _________ of the liberal-conservative curve is the best position
to focus a party's appeal bc it garners the most votes; makes parties v similar bc they
both do this
/.not competitive - Answer-✅most legislature elections are
/.primary - Answer-✅which election really determines which candidate will win
/.no reason to compromise - Answer-✅if there is no election competition, there is
/.low - Answer-✅primary election turnout is
/.declines - Answer-✅general elections have __________ greatly in importance during
our lifetime
/.unopposed candidates - Answer-✅no major party opposition results in
/.4 - Answer-✅texas gubernatorial candidates are chosen by what percent of the
electorate
/.primaries - Answer-✅in what election do candidates talk about "hot issues"
/.general - Answer-✅in what election do candidates talk about state issues and logistics
ANSWERS
/.political parties - Answer-✅play a larger role in state elections than in local ones
/.non-partisan - Answer-✅candidates party affiliations not included on ballot; used in
local elections
/.interest groups - Answer-✅formal and organized, used at state level, make wider
impact
/.parties - Answer-✅need large numbers to generate votes
/.interest groups - Answer-✅need money more than numbers; recently become more
important in politics
/.citizens united - Answer-✅certain organizations can now give money indefinitely to
candidates
/.party constituent functions - Answer-✅select candidates for ballot via
primaries/caucuses; formal process; parties support the person selected
/.party information functions - Answer-✅develop a program and educate the public;
establishes a candidates platform, sets out policy goals and programs for government
/.party government functions - Answer-✅winners organize government, legislatures,
and caucus; get committee assignments and supporters by party; judges render similar
decisions by party
/.major parties - Answer-✅able to win election regularly; hold primaries/caucuses
ex) republican, democrat
/.ig constituent function - Answer-✅do not select candidates, but support them,
/.ig information function - Answer-✅try to inform group members rather than entire
public; inform those who they know can help them
/.ig government function - Answer-✅provide information and organize for specific policy
goals
/.federalists - Answer-✅elite, organized, urban
, /.anti-federalists - Answer-✅disorganized and rural
/.urban machines - Answer-✅service for votes; cared about bettering themselves than
their constituents
/.new deal - Answer-✅redefined democratic party; drew in southern blacks
/.ww2 - Answer-✅time of great change; geographic party shift; republican southern
suburbs, democratic northern urban cities
/.winner takes all system - Answer-✅you either win all the votes, or none; not
proportional representation; loser gets nothing
/.parliamentary - Answer-✅what form of government used proportional representation
/.winner takes all system and single member districts - Answer-✅why do third parties
not exist
/.center - Answer-✅the _________ of the liberal-conservative curve is the best position
to focus a party's appeal bc it garners the most votes; makes parties v similar bc they
both do this
/.not competitive - Answer-✅most legislature elections are
/.primary - Answer-✅which election really determines which candidate will win
/.no reason to compromise - Answer-✅if there is no election competition, there is
/.low - Answer-✅primary election turnout is
/.declines - Answer-✅general elections have __________ greatly in importance during
our lifetime
/.unopposed candidates - Answer-✅no major party opposition results in
/.4 - Answer-✅texas gubernatorial candidates are chosen by what percent of the
electorate
/.primaries - Answer-✅in what election do candidates talk about "hot issues"
/.general - Answer-✅in what election do candidates talk about state issues and logistics
