BUILT TO WIN: PARTY STRUCTURE
What will be an ideal response?
Each party maintains organizations to elect candidates to the House and Senate.
State parties have organizations somewhat parallel to national parties.
National and state organizations often integrate their party activities
State parties have become more professionalized and have improved their ability to raise money
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Compare the Warren Court to those immediately succeeding it
A) The Warren Court was generally considered conservative, but subsequent courts were seen as more liberal. B) Subsequent courts were conservative, but not nearly as conservative as the Warren Court. C) Succeeding Courts failed to represent the conservative agenda of the Warren Court. D) While the Warren Court was rather progressive, subsequent courts were viewed as conservative.
The nomination campaign may begin years before the actual election
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
One researcher's sorting theory explains voting behavior by stating that voters a. will abstain when only two parties offer candidates. b. are reflecting the ideologies of political elites. c. are expressing deep and genuine preferences
d. dislike both parties equally.
If people are to form authentic and rational attitudes about public policies and leaders they require which of the following?
a. freedom of religious beliefs b. accurate and insightfully interpreted political information c. narrowly framed interpretations of political events d. continuous polling by public officials to find out political attitudes