Which of the following statements is true of the history of American political parties?
A. Political parties were embraced by America's founding fathers as a necessary element of a functioning democracy.
B. The role of political parties was clearly defined by America's founders.
C. Two major political factions were formed in America even before the Constitution was ratified.
D. Throughout the course of American history, the major political parties have not changed their ideologies.
E. The Democratic Party was the first political party in America.
Answer: C
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The Great Compromise finally allocated representation on the basis of
A) population, in both houses. B) equality, in both houses. C) population in the House and statehood equality in the Senate. D) equality in the House and population in the Senate. E) state size in the Senate and equality in the House
Under cooperative federalism, __________.
A. state and local governments should control domestic policy B. states have implicit or sole authority of governments over all domestic policy C. the national government is the dominant authority in all policy D. all three levels of government share authority over policy
Political scientist Theodore Lowi has questioned pluralist theory by suggesting that
A. policies that favor a series of minorities are inherently fairer than policies that ignore small groups in favor of a majority. B. special interests should never receive benefits from government. C. there is no concept of the public interest in a system that gives special interests the ability to determine the policies affecting them. D. Madisonian theory has created a perfect balance of special interest and common good. E. the sum of people's special interests is a rough approximation of society's collective interest.
The interests of political party activists tend to be more radical than those of the average voters
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.