What party found its only presidential success by nominating a popular military hero without known political coloration and obscuring party divisions by not writing a party platform?
a. Republican Party
b. Democratic-Republican Party
c. American Party
d. Whig Party
d. Whig Party
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Which metaphor is used to distinguish the types of federalism?
a. Layer and marble cake b. Carrots and sticks c. The elephant and the donkey d. Debits and credits
Evangelical Protestant denominations _____________
a. are not particularly politically important at the national level b. tend to represent the poor c. have been the most potent religious force in American politics d. are politically important but only at the local level
Preclearance is the process of
A) ?obtaining the approval of Congress before passing state laws. B) ?seeking advance rulings on constitutionality of legislation from the supreme court. C) ?asking the governor to sign off on a proposed law before introducing it. D) ?submitting redistricting plans to the Justice Department for approval. E) ?providing citizens with advance notice of the effect of newly-passed laws.
If racial divisions were primordial, then ________
A. people with differing political identities would actively construct their political identities B. people would consider racial identity to be a spectrum with intermediate categories for people belonging to two or more races C. people would fail to understand the political significance of racial differences D. people would use a rigid color line to determine if someone was white or black E. people would be able to determine their political identity irrespective of their physical features