POLS 3200 Question and answers correctly solved
In Chapter 1, Brewer and Maisel present three different figures showing national electoral competition in the United States during the 20th and 21st centuries. From these three figures, Brewer and Maisel conclude that - correct answer there is a...
POLS 3200 Question and answers
correctly solved
In Chapter 1, Brewer and Maisel present three different figures showing
national electoral competition in the United States during the 20th and 21st
centuries. From these three figures, Brewer and Maisel conclude that - correct
answer ✔there is a clear pattern of competition between two major parties,
the Democrats and the Republicans, for control of the House, Senate, and
presidency.
As Brewer and Maisel discuss in Chapter 1, political scientist V. O. Key
described American political parties as - correct answer ✔consisting of three
distinct manifestations: party in the electorate, party organization, and party in
government.
As we noted in class, in a country with a proportional representation (PR)
electoral system - correct answer ✔the proportion of seats in the legislature
that a party gets is roughly proportional to the percentage of vote received in
the election.
In class we discussed "Duverger's Law." Duverger's law states that countries
which have plurality electoral systems and single-member districts - correct
answer ✔often have only two major political parties because third parties
have a difficult time winning seats.
As we discussed in class, the earliest political parties - correct answer
✔began as elite caucuses as like-minded members of Congress joined
together to either support or oppose the policies proposed by Alexander
Hamilton.
As we discussed in class, since the 1960s the major American political parties
can best be described in organizational terms as - correct answer ✔service
, parties because they seek to provide a range of services to their candidates to
make them more competitive in elections.
As we discussed in class, the concept of "realignment" in realignment theory
refers to - correct answer ✔a change from one party system to a new party
system.
In class we discussed the idea of a critical election. A good example of a
critical election is - correct answer ✔the election of 1932 when Franklin
Roosevelt, a Democrat, was elected president after a long period of
Republican party dominance.
As Brewer and Maisel discuss in Chapter 2, the Progressive movement -
correct answer ✔resulted in important reforms such as the use of the
Australian ballot, direct primaries, and initiative elections that helped to
weaken political party organizations in America.
As Brewer and Maisel discuss in Chapter 2, the idea of a "sixth party system"
- correct answer ✔is the subject of some disagreement among political
scientists but most scholars agree that the realignment of the South from a
Democratic to Republican stronghold, the rise of cultural issues, and the
resurgence of individual partisanship are important changes affecting
competition between the major parties.
As we discussed in class, the contemporary Republican and the Democratic
parties - correct answer ✔have similar structures because both have national
committee organizations that are composed largely of state party
representation.
In class we discussed the Democratic National Committee and the Republican
National Committee and noted that after a presidential election it is customary
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