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| Affirmative action programs are just another form of racial discrimination. |
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| BELIEVE CRIME COULD BE REDUCDED IF GUNS ARE HARDER TO GET |
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| Liberals tend to indenify with which party. |
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| Which potical ideology is referred to left wing? right wing? |
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| What are two reasons the traditional distinction between liberal and conservative is no longer adequate. |
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| We have all become fairly liberal on economic issues and because social issues have become more important for many voters. |
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| What if a person is liberal on econcmic issuses but conservatative on social issues? Do you label them a liberal or a conseravtive? |
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| That is why the liberial-conservative label is no longer adequate. It makes more sense to place on a person along a four-part spectrum. |
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| An economic conservative and a social conservative is a |
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| The biggest gender gap between males and femaLES IS ON PARTY AFFILATION |
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| Women with a college education are more likely to vote republican than womenwith a high school education |
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| An enocomic liberal and social conservative is a populist |
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| An enonomic conservative and social liberal is alibertarian |
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| The gender gap is most likely to occur on issuses such as abortion and womens rights |
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| Women are more likely to favor gun control,welfare food stamp, and child care than males. |
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| An enonomic liberal and social conservative is a liberal |
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| Republicans are more likely to be conservative than democrats |
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| Blacks are much more likely than whites to believe discrimination keeps them from getting ahead |
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| Blacks uaully vote democratic and are liberal on enconomic issuses |
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| Women are less likely than men to favor military action |
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| The gender gap is more evident on issues related to force and compassion |
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| The largest gender gap is in party affilation |
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| Americans tend to express both positive and negATIVE ATTITUTES TOWARDS POLITICIANS |
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| mOST aMERICANS BELEIVE IT IS IMPORTANT TO VOTE AND KEEP POLITICALLY INFORMED |
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| Americans are relatively well imformed about politics |
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| Most Americans vote in most elections |
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| mericans tend to have ambivalent attitudes towards politicians |
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| Americans tend to lack basic information about potical events, personalities and institutions. |
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| Most Americans don't know the name of their congressman. |
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| I don't know what ambivalent means |
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| multaneous attraction toward and repulsion from a person object adj |
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| all the q's from chapter 4 |
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| The U S Constitution provides a two party system |
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| Americans are distrustful of parties yet beleive democracy works better when competition between the parties is strong. |
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| An organization that runs candidates for office unde aparty label |
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| What is the purpose of a potitical party? |
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| To gain control of the government |
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| What provisions does the constitution make for political parties? |
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| The nominations function involves recuiting and nominating candidates to run for office under a party level |
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| The purpose of parties in the U S is to stand for a set of principles or ideology. |
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| One power of parties is that they control access to public office. |
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| It is diffuclt to get elected to a partism office in the U S without being nominee of the two major parties |
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| What are the functions of parties serves asthe link between the public and elected officials? |
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| What funtion of parties makes it easier to sturture thier voting choices? |
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| What is the definition of a political party? |
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| An oraganization that runs candidates for office under its party label to gain control of the government |
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| The government is largerly organized along party lines. |
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| Political parties make it easier to choose between two competing candidates. |
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| Parties serve as the link between the voters and elected officials. |
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| Almost all candidates who run for partisan office are nominated by one of the two major parties. |
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| Conducting campaigns and providing policy proposals and alternatives is the responsibilty of what institution in American politics? |
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| President appointment of top policy-makers in the executive branch is an example of which funtions of parties? |
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| Organizing the government |
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| What is mean by describing the U. S. as a two party system? |
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| Only Democrats and Republicans have a realistic chace of winning office in partisan elections. |
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| The current party system between Democrats and Republicans dates back from what year |
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| What is the funtion that allows parties to control access to the ballet? |
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| Give four reasons for the two party system in the U S Which is most important? |
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| History,the similar beliefs on fundamental issuses ( curtural consenses)access to the ballet and the electoral system. the electoral is the most important. |
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| A group that runs for candidates for office under a party label |
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| What is the purpose of parties of the u. s.? |
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| gAIN CONTROL OF THE GOVERMENT |
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| wHAT TYPE OF ELECTORAL SYSTEM IS USED FOR MOST ELECTIONS IN THE U S ? |
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| SINGLE-MEMBER WINNER TAKES ALL |
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| If a state has 30 members in the U S Hose, how many congressional districts does it have using single member distrists? |
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| What congressional elected office does not use single-member distrists? |
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| Which type of electrol system produces a two-party system and discourages voting for third parties? |
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| single-member distrist with winner take all |
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| Which type of electrol system produces multi-party systems? |
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| multi-member distrist with proportional represation |
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| List the four characteristics of a party period (system) |
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| a paarty that dominates presdiental. house, and senate elections, and a major isssue that seperates the parties a party aligement and last 32-36 years. |
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| What is meant by party aligment? |
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| the coalition of groups which support ech party during that period. |
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| Why do parites have a less important role in conducting campaains today? |
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| Most candidates have their own campain organization that raises funds, creates media ads, conducts polls ,etc |
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| What is the term for an election that results in a new party period? |
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| realignment election or realignment |
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| What causes a change to a new party period? |
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| What is meant by a party alignment? |
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| the coalition of groups supporting each party during a party period |
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| The 1932 realignment was caused by the great Depression. |
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| The major issue seperating Democrats from Republicans in the 5th party period was the role of the government in the enonomcy. |
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| A realignment is caused by a laqrge number of voters,switching from one party to another. |
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| A electroral system with a single-member distrists and winner-take-all tends to discourage voting for third parties. |
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| What was the basics for the party alignment during the 5th party period? |
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| What was the issue seperating the parties in the 5th party period? |
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| The role of the government in the enonomy |
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| WhaT ARE THE FOUR CHARQACTERISTICS OF A PARTY PERIOD? |
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| oNE PARTY DOMINATES PRESIDENTIAL, HOSE ,SENATE ELECTIONS, A MAjor issue that divides the parties aqn aligniment consiting of a coalition of groups supporting each party, last 32-36 years |
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| What party dominated the house and senate during the 6th period? |
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| What party domainated the presidency during the 6th party period? |
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| What are thre four characteristics of the 6th party period/ |
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| DEALIGNMENT, CLOSE COMPETITION BETWEEN THE PARTIES,DIVIDED GOVERNMENT SOUTHERN REALIGNMENT |
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| THERE IS NO PARTY OR ALIGNMENT |
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| What type of electrol systems is more likely to result in a multi-party system? |
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| multi-member distrists with proportional represntation |
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| Folling rECONSTRUCTION IN THE sOUTH BECAME HEAVILY democratic. |
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| THE 6TH PARTY PERIOD DOES NOT HAVE THE TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE OTHER PARTY PERIODS |
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| A party period tends to last about 32-36 years. |
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| The 5th party period was divided by social class on the issue of the role of the government in the economcy |
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| List the four characteristics of the 6th party> |
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| dealignment, close competition between the parties,divided goverment, Southern realignment |
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| What is the significance of a party lasting 32-36 years? |
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| What is meant by a party alignment? |
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| the coalition of groups which support each party during thaat period |
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| The political parties tend to get more support from differnt groups. |
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| Today values are a more important factor in how people vote than social class. |
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| Conservatives tend to vote Demorocate today while liberals vote Republician |
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| The working class votes more republican today than in the pass. |
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| Those with a college degree vote more Democratic today tahn they ddi before. |
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| Americans believe democracy works best when competition between parties is strongest. |
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| American parties can be classified as broker parties. |
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| The main concern of American parties is winning elections. |
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| To win elections parties must reach a consensus among diverse groups |
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| Americans parties are willing to change their stand on issues to attact group supporters. |
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| Party coalitions are made up of groups withsimilar interest and views. |
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| Gruops shift into and out of party coalitions as the issues change.. |
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| A different set of groups tends ro support each party |
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| American parties tend to be faily ideological. |
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| Party alignment refers to the groups supporting the parties during each party period. |
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| Parties tend to take different stands on certain issues. |
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| GThe parties are very similar on social issues |
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| The parties take a very different stands on enonomic issues |
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| One reason for our two party system is that it is difficult for third parties and independents to get on the ballots. |
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| One reason for our two party system is that most Americans agree on fundamental issues. |
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| The two major pparties in the U S must direct their appweals to the center rather than the extemes |
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| Today the parties are more consistently liberal and conseravtive than they have ever been before |
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| Parties in Congress are the nmost polarized than they have ever been |
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| The purpose of parties is to represent different positions on the issues. |
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| American parties can be classified as ideological parties. |
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