Which of the following best explains how parties link citizens to the electoral process quizlet?

-Primaries: Start February of Election year

-National Party Convention: Summer of Election year

-Campaign Season: August to November

-General Election: First Tuesday after first Monday in November

-Electoral College: Meets in December to officially and constitutionally elect

-Jan 6th: President of Senate officially counts electoral votes

-Jan 20th: President is inaugurated

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All of the following are reasons incumbents in the House of Representatives enjoy an electoral advantage over challengers EXCEPT that incumbents....
A) find it much easier to raise campaign funds than do challengers
B) are better known to voters than are challengers
C) can use staff members to do constituent service
D) often serve on committees that enable them to help the constituency

can use staff members to do constituent service

An election involving more than two candidates in which the person who receives the most votes is the winner is called...
A) a proportional election
B) a plurality election
C) a majority election
D) an indirect election

a plurality election

An electoral system based on single-member districts is usually characterized by....
A) domination of the legislature by two political parties
B) higher rates of voter turnout than are common in other systems
C) strong, centralized political parties and a weak executive
D) ideological rather than mass-based parties

domination of the legislature by two political parties

Which of the following best explains how most candidates are recruited to run for office?
A) Political parties usually recruit and train people at the local level they believe are most fit to run for office.

B) Most candidates running for office are selected after earning merit working for the government.

C) Most candidates who run for office are recruited by political leaders to do so because they are famous.

D) Candidates for office usually first work as lawyers for political parties before running for office.

Political parties usually recruit and train people at the local level they believe are most fit to run for office.

Which of the following political processes or behaviors is most directly affected by the development described in the passage?
A) Voter mobilization
B) Regional party realignments
C) Campaign finance reform
D) Party-line voting in Congress

Voter Mobilization

Based on the data in the chart, which of the following strategies would best help third-party candidates like Jill Stein and Gary Johnson increase their chances of winning elected office?
A) Developing strong party platforms that would attract independent and undecided voters in swing states

B) Employing campaign managers to develop get-out-the-vote strategies for campaigns in swing states

C) Lobbying state legislatures to shift from a winner-take-all system to a proportional voting system

D) Allowing third-party candidates to create political action groups to raise money when campaigning in swing states

Lobbying state legislatures to shift from a winner-take-all system to a proportional voting system

In the last thirty years, the single most important variable in determining the outcome of an election for a member of the House of Representatives has been...
A) personal wealth
B) previous political offices held in the district
C) incumbency
D) positions on key social issues

incumbency

Which of the following best explains how parties link citizens to the electoral process?
A) Parties determine the leadership of congressional committees.
B) Parties recruit candidates to run for election.
C) Parties research how best to frame issues in campaigns.
D) Parties send volunteers to knock on doors to register voters.

Parties send volunteers to knock on doors to register voters.

Which of the following best accounts for the lack of success generally encountered by minor political parties in electing members to the House or Senate?
A) Some states outlaw minor political parties
B) General elections in the United States are based on the winner-take-all principle.
C) The public has great faith in the two major political parties.
D) House and Senate rules exclude members of minor parties from organizing coalitions with the major parties.

General elections in the United States are based on the winner-take-all principle.

Which of the following sets of policies appears to be most influenced by a libertarian ideology?
A) Expand the welfare state and reduce spending on national defense.
B) Increase income taxes on the wealthy to raise revenue for social security benefits.
C) Eliminate the estate tax and promote government-funded prekindergarten education.
D) Legalize the commercial sale of marijuana and reduce government spending on prisons.

Legalize the commercial sale of marijuana and reduce government spending on prisons.

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What is the relationship between electoral systems and party systems quizlet?

It states that there is a systematic relationship between electoral systems and party systems, so that plurality single-member district election systems tend to create two-party systems in the legislature, while proportional representation electoral systems generate multiparty systems.

How do political parties influence elections quizlet?

How do political parties impact politics ? They raise and spend money in order to help candidates get elected so they could represent the party's message on their values and policy positions.

Which of the following best explains how most candidates are recruited to run for office quizlet?

Which of the following best explains how most candidates are recruited to run for office? - Most candidates running for office are selected after earning merit working for the government.

Which of the following best describes the relationship between candidates and their party quizlet?

Which of the following best describes the relationship between candidates and their party? Politicians rely on their party to help them get elected but in doing so grant power to party leaders.