Test Review – Political Parties, Voter Behavior, Campaigns and Elections The test will consist of 63 multiple choice questions It will cover Chapters 5-7 Political Parties What was important about the election of 1896? What type(s) of people are most likely to support the Democratic Party? What is the historical significance of the Anti-Federalists? What type of political party was the Free Soil Party? What are the characteristics of economic protest parties? What is an example of a third party candidate playing the role of a “spoiler” in an election? How do major parties absorb/adopt the ideas of minor parties? What was the only minor party to become a major party? What does the chairperson of a major political party do? Who is the key group in the state party structure? What is a party platform? Which of these was not a Democrat? Lincoln, Kennedy, Roosevelt or Truman What is/are an example(s) of a single-issue party? What are the functions of major parties in American politics? What is the origin of our two-party system? What is required for membership into a political party? What is the organization of a political party like? How often does each of the parties hold their nominating conventions for President? When do a political party vote on their principles and positions? How did the Framers of the Constitution feel about political parties? What factors influence someone’s political party choice? What were the earliest American political parties? What is an example of an economic protest party? What does a Congressional campaign committee do? What has been the life span of a single-interest party? When are party platforms drafted? What do party platforms contain? Voters/Voting Behavior What is the major purpose of voter registration? What is a major reason for non-voting in American elections? What is political socialization? What does the 19th amendment allow? In what type of elections is voter turnout highest? What are the sociological factors that influence voting behavior? What did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 do? What types of restrictions/laws have kept blacks from voting in elections? What is ballot fatigue? What is an absentee ballot? What types of voters are most likely to vote for the Republican Party? What is split-ticket voting? What do most states base their voting requirements upon? What are the psychological factors that affect voting? What are the factors in partisan voting behavior? What is party identification? Elections and Campaigns What is a major source in campaign monies in American politics? What limits are placed upon federal general election campaigns? What is a closed primary? How have all major party presidential nominees been chosen since 1832? What are presidential primaries? What tends to exclude independent voters from the nominating process? What is a run-off election? Who regulates the election process? When are Presidential elections held? What is the “coattail” effect? What is the basic unit for the conduct of elections? Who votes in an open primary? What type of election holds an election within a party to pick candidates for the general election? .