TAMU POLS 207 Smith Chapter 5
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1. A goal of a political party is to achieve power by run- True
ning candidates who win public office in elections.
2. The debate over whether parties are still an important False
force in the American democracy has been solved.
3. The responsible party model rests on the premise that True
parties offer clear policy alternatives and hold elected
officials accountable for enacting these policies.
4. One of the flaws of the responsible party model is that False
voters often base their decisions on policy considera-
tions.
5. Party organizations have absolute control over the se- False
lection of their nominee to run for office in general
election contests.
6. The rise of candidate-centered elections has meant a True
reduced role for political parties in fundraising and
directing individual campaigns.
7. The mass media influence the campaign process. True
8. There has been a marked increase in the number of True
registered Independents and instances of split-ticket
voting characteristic of dealignment.
9. The purpose of primary elections is to decide who fills False
a seat in public office.
10. Closed primary states only allow registered voters of a True
political party to cast a ballot in that party‟s primary
election.
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, TAMU POLS 207 Smith Chapter 5
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_2rsexy
11. Blanket primaries, which were a form of open pri- True
maries, were recently deemed unconstitutional.
12. Runoff primaries have been criticized as racially dis- True
criminatory
13. State party conventions wield tremendous influence False
over who will become the party‟s nominee
14. The process of nominating presidential candidates in- True
volves primary elections and caucuses
15. Party activists tend to be staunch conservative or lib- True
eral ideologues.
16. American political parties are organizationally central- False
ized with little power given to state and local party
organizations.
17. State law has usurped some power of political parties True
by legislating how parties shall nominate candidates
for public office.
18. State party organizations no longer provide profes- False
sional services to candidates such as direct mail assis-
tance and access to campaign consultants.
19. The only direct route to becoming a state party chair- False
person is having previously served in elective office.
20. Some regard county committees as the most impor- True
tant building blocks of party organizations in America
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Study online at https://quizlet.com/_2rsexy
1. A goal of a political party is to achieve power by run- True
ning candidates who win public office in elections.
2. The debate over whether parties are still an important False
force in the American democracy has been solved.
3. The responsible party model rests on the premise that True
parties offer clear policy alternatives and hold elected
officials accountable for enacting these policies.
4. One of the flaws of the responsible party model is that False
voters often base their decisions on policy considera-
tions.
5. Party organizations have absolute control over the se- False
lection of their nominee to run for office in general
election contests.
6. The rise of candidate-centered elections has meant a True
reduced role for political parties in fundraising and
directing individual campaigns.
7. The mass media influence the campaign process. True
8. There has been a marked increase in the number of True
registered Independents and instances of split-ticket
voting characteristic of dealignment.
9. The purpose of primary elections is to decide who fills False
a seat in public office.
10. Closed primary states only allow registered voters of a True
political party to cast a ballot in that party‟s primary
election.
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, TAMU POLS 207 Smith Chapter 5
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_2rsexy
11. Blanket primaries, which were a form of open pri- True
maries, were recently deemed unconstitutional.
12. Runoff primaries have been criticized as racially dis- True
criminatory
13. State party conventions wield tremendous influence False
over who will become the party‟s nominee
14. The process of nominating presidential candidates in- True
volves primary elections and caucuses
15. Party activists tend to be staunch conservative or lib- True
eral ideologues.
16. American political parties are organizationally central- False
ized with little power given to state and local party
organizations.
17. State law has usurped some power of political parties True
by legislating how parties shall nominate candidates
for public office.
18. State party organizations no longer provide profes- False
sional services to candidates such as direct mail assis-
tance and access to campaign consultants.
19. The only direct route to becoming a state party chair- False
person is having previously served in elective office.
20. Some regard county committees as the most impor- True
tant building blocks of party organizations in America
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