Poli 2051 Final Exam Questions Verified Marking Scheme New Update (A+ Pass
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Poli 2051 Final Exam Questions Verified Marking Scheme New Update (A+ Pass
A core function of political parties is __________. - Answers - nominating candidates
A key component of Anthony Downs's rational-choice model is that _________ - Answers - parties want to win office
Critics of the ...
Poli 2051 Final Exam Questions
Verified Marking Scheme New
Update (A+ Pass)
A core function of political parties is __________. - Answers -✔✔ nominating
candidates
A key component of Anthony Downs's rational-choice model is that _________ -
Answers -✔✔ parties want to win office
Critics of the responsible party model claim that __________. - Answers -✔✔ it is too
simple for the complexity and diversity of American society
One of the consequences of two-party government is __________. - Answers -✔✔ 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. - Answers -✔✔ 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. -
Answers -✔✔ Southern conservatives
Todays youngest voters are most likely to identify as __________ - Answers -✔✔
Independents
What best explains the demise of party machines? - Answers -✔✔ progressive reforms
that instituted a merit-based hiring system
What is a disadvantage of divided government? - Answers -✔✔ It does not allow for
clear accountability on policy.
What is the party in the electorate? - Answers -✔✔ all citizens who claim to be a
member of a political party
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? -
Answers -✔✔ a critical election
, Which statement best describes the functioning of party machines in the late nineteenth
and early twentieth centuries? - Answers -✔✔ Parties provided patronage jobs to loyal
supporters in urban areas.
Because states are the key battlegrounds of presidential campaigns, candidates often
find themselves __________. - Answers -✔✔ 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. - Answers -✔✔ 501(c) groups
In 2016, the amount an individual could legally contribute to a candidate's campaign
was ___________________. - Answers -✔✔ . $2,700
Why are people with higher-than-average education more likely to vote? - Answers -
✔✔ 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 __________. - Answers -✔✔ soft money
Research suggests that political campaigns are most likely to successfully convert
voters when they __________. - Answers -✔✔ 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. - Answers -✔✔ African Americans
The Electoral College introduces a bias into the campaign and electoral process
because __________. - Answers -✔✔ less populated states are overrepresented
Which of the following groups is overrepresented among voters? - Answers -✔✔
government workers
Which of the following is true about states with caucuses? - Answers -✔✔ Voters
attend open meetings where they express their presidential preferences.
Which of the following would be the most likely to increase voter turnout in the United
States? - Answers -✔✔ putting the government in charge of registering voters
Why do presidential candidates tend to focus their efforts on battleground states? -
Answers -✔✔ The winner-take-all system makes battleground states more relevant to
a campaign.
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