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Multiple-Choice Quiz

1 .       According to the text, the most important function of political parties is to [Hint]



2 .       Linkage institutions [Hint]



3 .       According to Anthony Downs' model, a rational party will adopt the policy position that is [Hint]



4 .       Recent trends in party identification in the United States show [Hint]



5 .       A political party machine is a kind of local party organization that [Hint]



6 .       Primaries that allow voters to decide on Election Day whether they want to participate in the Democratic or Republican contests are called [Hint]



7 .       The supreme power within each of the parties is its [Hint]



8 .       Political candidates make many promises when running for office. In electing a candidate, the public can expect [Hint]



9 .       Most democratic nations have a [Hint]



10 .       "Critical elections" result in the [Hint]



11 .       The election of 1828 that brought Andrew Jackson to the presidency was significant because it [Hint]



12 .       The Republican Party rose to prominence in the late 1850s as the [Hint]



13 .       The election of 1896 is considered a realigning election because it [Hint]



14 .       In 1968 the Democratic Party was torn apart, leaving the door to the presidency open for Republican Richard Nixon primarily due to [Hint]



15 .       Recent party dealignment has been characterized by [Hint]



16 .       Throughout American history, third parties have [Hint]



17 .       The American two-party system promotes [Hint]



18 .       The "responsible party" model holds that parties should [Hint]



19 .       Critics of the responsible party system argue that it [Hint]



20 .       The key problem of the parties today is [Hint]



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