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Poli 2051 Final Exam Questions Verified Marking Scheme New Update (A+ Pass) A core function of political parties is __________. - nominating candidates A key component of Anthony Downs's rational-choice model is that _________ - parties want to win office Critics of the responsible party mode...

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Poli 2051 Final Exam Questions
Verified Marking Scheme New Update
(A+ Pass)

A core function of political parties is __________. - ✔✔nominating candidates


A key component of Anthony Downs's rational-choice model is that _________ - ✔✔parties want to win

office


Critics of the responsible party model claim that __________. - ✔✔it is too simple for the complexity and

diversity of American society


One of the consequences of two-party government is __________. - ✔✔the moderation of political conflict


Richard Nixon's __________ attempted to bring conservatives over to the Republican Party in what was a

Democratic stronghold at the time. - ✔✔Southern strategy


The New Deal coalition fell apart after nearly four decades of political control with the movement of

__________ from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party. - ✔✔Southern conservatives


Todays youngest voters are most likely to identify as __________ - ✔✔Independents


What best explains the demise of party machines? - ✔✔progressive reforms that instituted a merit-based

hiring system


What is a disadvantage of divided government? - ✔✔It does not allow for clear accountability on policy.


What is the party in the electorate? - ✔✔all citizens who claim to be a member of a political party



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Which of these is an electoral "earthquake" where new issues emerge, new coalitions replace old ones,

and the majority party may be displaced by the minority party? - ✔✔a critical election


Which statement best describes the functioning of party machines in the late nineteenth and early

twentieth centuries? - ✔✔Parties provided patronage jobs to loyal supporters in urban areas.


Because states are the key battlegrounds of presidential campaigns, candidates often find themselves

__________. - ✔✔tailoring their appeals to the particular interests of a state


Donations to __________ do not have to be disclosed unless a donor gives money specifically for a

political ad. - ✔✔501(c) groups


In 2016, the amount an individual could legally contribute to a candidate's campaign was

___________________. - ✔✔. $2,700


Why are people with higher-than-average education more likely to vote? - ✔✔Education helps voters

recognize differences between the candidates. Correct


Prior to being banned in 2002 by the McCain-Feingold Act, unlimited monetary contributions that were

earmarked for party-building expenses at the grassroots level or for generic party advertising were

known as __________. - ✔✔soft money


Research suggests that political campaigns are most likely to successfully convert voters when they

__________. - ✔✔use "wedge" issues on which the other party is divided


The 2012 election was the first time that __________ voted at a higher rather than non-Hispanic whites. -

✔✔African Americans


The Electoral College introduces a bias into the campaign and electoral process because __________. -

✔✔less populated states are overrepresented


Which of the following groups is overrepresented among voters? - ✔✔government workers



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