The Political Nature of the Masses

Before taking the test read 5 chapter on political participation and 6 chapter on political parties from “The Challenge of Democracy”!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
1. 4: Political behavior that uses channels such as meeting with public officials, supporting candidates, and voting in elections is called...
a. Conventional Participation
b. Direct Action
c. Political Participation
d. Unconventional Participation

2. 4: A procedure by which voters can propose a measure to be decided by legislature or by the people is a(n)
a. referendum
b. initiative
c. recall
d. direct action

3. 4: Which of the following did not have the backing of the Progressives?
a. direct primary
b. referendum
c. traditional political parties
d. recall

4. 4: Of all the social and economic variables, what is the strongest single factor in explaining most types of conventional political participation?
a. Religion
b. Education
c. Gender
d. Social Class

5. 4: What is the single strongest predictor of conventional political participation in the U.S.?
a. race
b. class
c. gender
d. education

6. 4: In the United States, which of the following is the best predictor of voter turnout?
a. Age
b. Gender
c. Socioeconomic Status
d. Race


7. 4: In a study of five countries, Americans were more apt to engage in what form(s) of political participation?
a. voting
b. all forms of unconventional participation except protesting
c. all forms of conventional participation except voting
d. all forms of conventional participation

8. 4: Which of the following is an example of low-initiative political participation in the United States?
a. registering to vote
b. writing letters to Congress
c. voting
d. going to court

9. 5: All the following are examples of primary elections held by states except...
a. closed primaries
b. blanket primaries
c. split primaries
d. open primaries

10. 5: Which of the four choices is not a strategy used in election campaigns?
a. party-centered strategy
b. media-oriented strategy
c. issue-oriented strategy
d. image-oriented strategy

11. 5: the Federal Election Commission enforces which of the following:
a. Limits on financial contributions.
b. Who can run for office.
c. Legislation on referendums.
d. The number of parties allowed to run in a campaign.

12. 5: Lobbying activities performed by rank-and-file interest group members and would-be members is
a. direct lobbying
b. grassroots lobbying
c. high-tech lobbying
d. indirect lobbying

13. 5: Which of the following is NOT a function parties perform for the political system?
a. Nominating candidates for election to public office
b. Coordinating the actions of government officials
c. Structuring voting choice in elections
d. Fundraising for political campaigns

14. 5: The change in voting patterns that persists through several subsequent elections is known as:
a. a critical election
b. an electoral realignment
c. the result of a successful national convention
d. the result of a two-party electoral system

15. 5: The election of 1860 is considered "critical" because:
a. voters from the north and south began to realign their political views, tightening the once substantial geo-political gap in the electorate
b. it was marked by a significant shift in the patterns of party loyalty amongst voters
c. there was a split in the Republican party, which nominated two presidential candidates (Abraham Lincoln and John Breckenridge)
d. the election of 1860 is not considered a critical election; the following election, in 1864, was critical

16. 5: According to CoD, one major factor contributing to the decentralization of American parties is:
a. The public's lack of interest in politics
b. The lack of funding that parties are allowed to receive
c. Their reliance on primary elections to nominate candidates
d. The lack of cohesive ideas within the party

17. 5: According to the text, which one of these is not one of the four most important functions of a political party?
a. Nominating candidates for office
b. Helping nominees campaign for office
c. Coordinating the actions of government officials
d. Proposing alternative government programs