AMERICAN DEMOCRACY NOW 8TH
EDITION BRIGID HARRISON JEAN HARRIS
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⫸ candidate-centered campaign Answer: A campaign in which the
individual seeking election, rather than an entire party slate, is the focus.
⫸ dealignment Answer: The situation in which fewer voters support the
two major political parties, instead identifying themselves as
independent, or splitting their ticket between candidates from more than
one party
⫸ divided government Answer: The situation that exists when Congress
is controlled by one party and the presidency by the other.
⫸ independent Answer: Often used as a synonym for unaffiliated voter
⫸ loyal opposition Answer: A role that the party out of power plays,
highlighting its objections to policies and priorities of the government in
power.
, ⫸ New Deal Answer: Franklin Roosevelt's broad social welfare
program in which the government would bear the responsibility of
providing a "safety net" to protect the weakest members of society.
⫸ New Deal coalition Answer: The group composed of southern
Democrats, northern city dwellers, immigrants, the poor, Catholics,
labor union members, blue-collar workers, African Americans, and
women that elected FDR to the presidency four times.
⫸ party identifiers Answer: Individuals who identify themselves as a
member of one party or the other
⫸ party in government Answer: The partisan identifications of elected
leaders in local, county, state, and federal government.
⫸ party in the electorate Answer: Individuals who identify with or tend
to support a party.
⫸ party organization Answer: The formal party apparatus, including
committees, party leaders, conventions, and workers.
⫸ party system Answer: The categorization of the number and
competitiveness of political parties in a polity.
EDITION BRIGID HARRISON JEAN HARRIS
MICHELLE DEARDORFF TEST BANK ALL
CHAPTERS 100% ORIGINAL VERIFIED
PRACTICE SCRIPT UPDATED 2026 TESTED
SOLUTIONS
⫸ candidate-centered campaign Answer: A campaign in which the
individual seeking election, rather than an entire party slate, is the focus.
⫸ dealignment Answer: The situation in which fewer voters support the
two major political parties, instead identifying themselves as
independent, or splitting their ticket between candidates from more than
one party
⫸ divided government Answer: The situation that exists when Congress
is controlled by one party and the presidency by the other.
⫸ independent Answer: Often used as a synonym for unaffiliated voter
⫸ loyal opposition Answer: A role that the party out of power plays,
highlighting its objections to policies and priorities of the government in
power.
, ⫸ New Deal Answer: Franklin Roosevelt's broad social welfare
program in which the government would bear the responsibility of
providing a "safety net" to protect the weakest members of society.
⫸ New Deal coalition Answer: The group composed of southern
Democrats, northern city dwellers, immigrants, the poor, Catholics,
labor union members, blue-collar workers, African Americans, and
women that elected FDR to the presidency four times.
⫸ party identifiers Answer: Individuals who identify themselves as a
member of one party or the other
⫸ party in government Answer: The partisan identifications of elected
leaders in local, county, state, and federal government.
⫸ party in the electorate Answer: Individuals who identify with or tend
to support a party.
⫸ party organization Answer: The formal party apparatus, including
committees, party leaders, conventions, and workers.
⫸ party system Answer: The categorization of the number and
competitiveness of political parties in a polity.
