Identify a true statement about third parties in American politics.
A) They enjoy more electoral success than major parties.
B) Since they are less in number and variety, they are easy to classify.
C) It is easier for them to campaign statewide than to appeal to voters in a smaller district.
D) In all states, they need only a few signatures to place their candidates on the ballot.
E) They have brought many political issues to the public's attention.
Question -2-__________are party members who help to organize and oversee party functions and planning during and between campaigns, and may even become candidates for office.
A) Party activists
B) Party identifiers
C) Party supporters
D) Lobbyists
E) Party-line voters
Question -3-People's Choice, a political party, believes that the economy of the United States would improve if the market philosophy shifts from a capitalist approach to a socialist one. The goal of production should be to satisfy human needs, rather than to gain profits. The party's primary agenda is to push for this change. Given this information, People's Choice is a(n) _____.
A) issue-oriented party
B) traditional party
C) personality party
D) splinter party
E) ideological party
Question -4-The party in the electorate consists:
A) of members who regard themselves as independents.
B) of all the people who describe themselves as Democrats or Republicans.
C) only of those members who are electoral candidates.
D) exclusively of party identifiers.
E) exclusively of party activists.
Question -5-_____ is a process in which the popular support for and relative strength of the political parties shift and the parties are reestablished with different coalitions of supporters.
A) Flipping
B) Realignment
C) Dealignment
D) Tipping
E) Segregation