Since the present two-party system was established, how many minor-party candidates have been elected to the presidency?
A) zero
B) one
C) two
D) three
E) four
The term Solid South refers to the
A) strength of the old Confederacy.
B) South's habit of consistently voting for the eventual winner in presidential elections.
C) South's consistent Democratic voting record for much of the twentieth century.
D) South's consistent Republican voting record for much of the twentieth century.
E) dominance of the agricultural issue in the South.
Which event helped to shape the partisan patterns of the North and South for nearly a century?
A) Revolutionary War
B) Great Depression
C) Civil War
D) civil rights movement
E) adoption of the new Constitution
The Republican Party was established in response to the issue of
A) taxes.
B) slavery.
C) school prayer.
D) free trade.
E) silver.
During the Jacksonian Era, parties had to appeal to much larger numbers of voters, and one response was a shift from selecting candidates in a closed caucus of party representatives in Congress to using _________ to select presidential candidates.
A) open party caucuses
B) national primaries
C) state-by-state primaries
D) national conventions
E) open congressional caucuses
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