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Although Barack Obama won reelection in 2012 by a margin of 51 to 47 percent, due to a Republican majority in the House, the country experienced a. a unique time of bipartisanship. b. little bipartisanship and divided government. c. a period of Democratic policy control. d. strong bipartisanship and responsible party government.
Which piece of legislation was passed to reform the civil service by requiring that government jobs be filled based on qualifications? a. the Stamp Act b. the McCain/Feingold Act c. the Pendleton Act d. the Emancipation Proclamation
A primary in which voters do not have to affiliate with a party is called a(n) __________ primary.
Which party established itself as the party for civil rights for African Americans in the 1960s? a. Republicans b. Democrats c. Whigs d. Federalists
A long-term shift in voter allegiance from one party to the other is called a a. party renewal. b. dealignment c. party caucus. d. party alignment.
Which system of government has the most gateways, but within which it is also the most difficult to determine who is responsible if a policy fails? a. confederal b. federal c. state d. unitary
Party machines of the late nineteenth century were fueled by what group of individuals? a. wealthy aristocrats b. rural voters c. Republicans d. immigrants
Which issue ignited the formation of the Republican Party? a. education b. immigration c. unemployment d. slavery
In which case did the Supreme Court rule that blanket primaries were unconstitutional? a. Griswold v. Connecticut b. California Democratic Party v. Jones c. Marbury v. Madison d. Buckley v. Valeo
___________ are active members of a party invited to the national convention because they will be instrumental in turning out party voters in the general election.
An electoral system that assigns party delegates according to vote share in a presidential primary election or that assigns seats in the legislature according to vote share in a general election is known as a. caucusing. b. a winner-take-all system. c. proportional representation. d. an open primary.
Teddy Roosevelt ran for president under which third party label? a. Democrat b. Progressive c. Federalist d. Whig
What plan, favored by President Richard Nixon, gave the states the greatest amount of leeway in spending money from the national government? a. block grants b. loans c. categorical grants d. general revenue sharing
Alexander Hamilton favored a ________ federalism, while Thomas Jefferson favored a _________ federalism.
____________ means that the candidate who wins the majority of the votes in a primary convention will win all of the delegates for that state.
President Reagan preferred giving money to the states via which plan? a. general revenue sharing b. categorical grants c. block grants d. loans
Which of the following is an example of the party in government? a. the state or national political parties (e.g. Republican National Committee) b. the number of registered Democratic and Republican voters c. the Democratic primary election, in which only Democrats may participate d. the number of Democrats and Republicans in Congress
Which of the following powers is granted to governors in all fifty states? a. the authority to veto laws subject to override by the state legislatures b. the authority to veto language in appropriation bills c. the ability to veto certain parts of a spending bill without vetoing the entire bill d. special budgetary authority to limit spending
The fact that a same-sex marriage performed in Massachusetts is valid in any other state is based on what Constitutional clause? a. the commerce clause b. the full faith and credit clause c. the supremacy clause d. the necessary and proper clause
Which Supreme Court case ruled that the federal government had no authority to regulate slavery in the territories? a. Brown v. Board of Education b. Gibbons v. Ogden c. Dred Scott v. Sandford d. Miranda v. Arizona