With respect to political ideology, political scientists have shown that
a. respondents living in Northern and Midwestern states tend to be more ideologically conservative thanSouthern states.
b. respondents living in Southern states tend to be more ideologically liberal than northern and Midwestern states.
c. respondents living in Midwestern states tend to be more ideologically liberal than Northern and Southernstates.
d. respondents living in Southern states tend to be more ideologically conservative than Northern andMidwestern states.
Q. 2The technique of placing members of partisan or minority groups into one district, thereby diminishing their influence, is
a. reapportionment.
b. cracking.
c. redistricting.
d. packing.
e. pairing.
Q. 3Which of the following is NOT true regarding party identification?
a. Party identification usually forms in early adulthood.
b. A person's party identification is a genuine form of social identity.
c. Party identification has proven to be an instable predictor of which party a voter will support on Election Day.
d. A person is drawn to a political party because his or her sense of belonging and allegiance.
Q. 4Reallocation of U.S. House seats following the decennial U.S. Census is
a. packing.
b. gerrymandering.
c. redistricting.
d. reapportionment.
e. cracking.
Q. 5The tripartite structure of parties includes all of the following EXCEPT
a. party-in-the-electorate.
b. partyinactivism.
c. partyingovernment.
d. party organization.
Q. 6Redrawing of district boundaries that elect U.S. Representatives and state legislators is
a. incumbency.
b. legislating.
c. redistricting.
d. reapportionment.
e. pairing.
Q. 7The strength of an individual's attachment to a party is measured by one's
a. party affiliation.
b. political ideology.
c. party identification.
d. political affection.