Question | Answer |
a political party can be understood as | an organized coalition of interests that seeks to influence government and policy by getting members elected to public office and by coordinating the actions of elected officials |
Which part of the Constitution discusses political parties? | no mention |
Party workers, candidates, and members | increase party influence over government. |
The party organization refers to | a set of structures at the national, state, and local levels |
the two largest such organizations are | the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and the Republican National Committee (RNC) |
Each party then has state and local committees that work with the national committee | to carry out the organization's tasks, which include recruiting and nominating candidates, defining the party platform, and getting candidates elected to office |
A party manifesto refers to which of the following? | policy issues, policy goals for the party, actions the party proposes to take, and the party platform |
How is the Republican Party structured at the state and local levels? | organized into independently operating groups of voters and delegates |
Which of the following is NOT a typical resource provided to candidates for office by the national committees of each party? | Management of campaign staff |
The people who work for a party organization at the national, state, or local level are responsible for a number of tasks, | including recruiting candidates, developing political strategies, helping citizens register to vote, mobilizing supporters to vote, raising money, and conducting research on the opposition party and its candidates |
How might the national committee chair try to get state and local committees to adopt policy positions? | by withholding funding |
Party workers are responsible for which of the following tasks? | raising money, recruiting candidates, researching the opposition, and encouraging voters to vote |
Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act of 1888 | required that public employees be hired according to merit |
The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act of 1888 established limitations on which of the following? | patronage |
Democrats call their working group a and the | caucus |
Republicans call their working group a | conference |
The party working groups make | decisions concerning committee assignments, committee leadership positions, and party leadership positions |
Since the 1950s, Republicans and Democrats have become which of the following? | more polarized |
Which of the following represents a notable instance of party members working across party lines? | Southern Democrats voted to oppose healthcare reform |
How might the party in government try to enact the party agenda? | by building coalitions, appointing party members to the executive cabinet, coordinating executive and legislative actions, and making certain committee assignments |