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| During the "Era of Good Feelings," ___________ . |
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| ___________ , A member of the Whig Party, protested the Jackson presidency. |
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| National government and the U.S. Constitution were favored by ___________ . |
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| ___________ are involved in other party activities besides voting. |
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| What kinds of governments are more likely to occur in democracies with multiparty systems? |
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| Since 1952, the number of Americans identifying themselves as ___________ has remained relatively steady. |
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| The activist wings of American political parties represent ___________ . |
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| a small portion of the Democratic and Republican parties |
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| In a time of ___________ , voters are more willing to cross party lines. |
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| The first two political parties in the United States were ___________ . |
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| Jefferson's Democratic-Republicans and Adams' Federalists |
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| United States elections are based on ___________ . |
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| Knowing ___________ is helpful to people trying to keep track of issues. |
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| Elected ___________ are just a few who sit on national party committees. |
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| committeepersons from each state |
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| National convention delegates endorse a ___________ , a statement of their party's principles, goals, and plans. |
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| In the 1930's, President Franklin D. Roosevelt's ___________ increased government responsibility, giving the Democratic Party a boost. |
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| One reason why the ___________ lost support starting in 1968 was because of ___________ . |
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| New Deal coalition; opposition to the Vietnam War |
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| Republicans dominated politics until 1932 due to the ___________ in 1894. |
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| Which of the following best describes the organization of American political parties? |
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| (NOT State party leaders choose the national party's positions |
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| Political-party organization in the nineteenth century ___________ . |
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| Much of the public perceives the Democratic Party to be ___________ . |
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| ___________ was the first popular party of the United States. |
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| Teddy Roosevelt's Bull Moose Progressive Party is an example of ___________ . |
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| By 2012, a majority of ___________ believed in same-sex marriage. |
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| In the 1960's, when the Democrats controlled the House and the executive branch, it was known as ___________ . |
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| ___________ believe the government should have a role in righting economic and social justices. |
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| Who was the 2012 Republican presidential nominee? |
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| There are four congressional campaign committees who are eventually controlled by ___________ . |
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| The supreme authority in each major party is the ___________ . |
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?national party convention?
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| Which of the following best predicts how people will vote? |
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| Just one of the groups supporting the New Deal coalition was___________ . |
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| When did the Democrats and Republicans become the two major parties? |
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| A third party that forms around one particular cause is a(n) ___________ . |
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| Which of these was a positive aspect of the party machines at the turn of the twentieth century? |
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| They provided a social safety net for immigrants. |
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| The ___________ had been the majority party in the U.S. from 1932 through 1964. |
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| The American two-party system promotes ___________ . |
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| A proportional representation system for electing members to a nation's legislature is more likely to lead to ___________ . |
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| more political parties holding seats |
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| One of the roles of party delegates at national conventions is to ___________ . |
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| Which electoral reform would make it easier to elect third-party candidates to Congress? |
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| proportional representation |
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| The major American political parties are made up of ___________ . |
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| loose coalitions of individuals and groups |
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| A partisan voter is ___________ . |
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| a committed supporter of a political party |
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