Chapter 8 Key Concepts Quiz

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. What political party successfully succeeded George Washington in the presidency, but struggled to gain power thereafter?

Federalist Party correct incorrect

Democratic-Republican Party correct incorrect

Whig Party correct incorrect

Democratic Party correct incorrect

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. Where does the "era of good feelings" get its name?

The lack of political rivalry in the political system correct incorrect

The fact that most prevalent leaders of the time also helped write the Constitution correct incorrect

The seamless inter-chamber relations in Congress correct incorrect

None of the above correct incorrect

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. Which member of Congress served as both Speaker of the House and Chair of the Rules Committee, giving him unprecedented control over House proceedings?

Thomas Brackett Reed correct incorrect

Nelson Aldrich correct incorrect

Joe Cannon correct incorrect

Henry Clay correct incorrect

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. This Speaker of the House held the Democratic Party together by devolving most policy decisions to committee chairs while keeping them together organizationally?

Henry Clay correct incorrect

Joe Cannon correct incorrect

Newt Gingrich correct incorrect

None of the above correct incorrect

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. Which of the following was NOT an electoral group part of the New Deal Coalition?

Southerners correct incorrect

Hispanic Americans correct incorrect

Catholics correct incorrect

Urban residents correct incorrect

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. When measuring the underlying partisanship of a congressional district political scientists rely on what calculation?

DW-NOMINATE correct incorrect

Normalized vote correct incorrect

Two-party vote correct incorrect

Two-party vote weighted for influence that district's member has in Congress correct incorrect

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. The main goal of the Contract with America was what?

To balance the national budget correct incorrect

To fully centralize control in the Senate to the majority leader correct incorrect

To convince Americans that the Republican Party could govern if given the majority correct incorrect

None of the above correct incorrect

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. DW-NOMINATE uses what to measure partisan polarization?

Roll-call votes correct incorrect

Data on donors to members of Congress correct incorrect

Rhetoric used by members in committee correct incorrect

All of the above correct incorrect

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. The only constitutionally designated party leadership role is which of the following?

Senate Majority Leader correct incorrect

Chair of the House Rules Committee correct incorrect

Speaker of the House correct incorrect

House Majority Whip correct incorrect

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. Despite retaining de facto control, the Senate Majority Leader is the third-ranking member in the modern Senate. Which two positions outrank him?

Vice President and Finance Committee Chair correct incorrect

President Pro Tempore and Finance Committee Chair correct incorrect

President Pro Tempore and Rules Committee Chair correct incorrect

Vice President and President Pro Tempore correct incorrect

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. The House Majority Leader's duties include which of the following?

Keeping tabs on the progress of legislation correct incorrect

Determining how each member is planning to vote correct incorrect

Running the day-to-day legislative activities of the House correct incorrect

Both a and c correct incorrect

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. The member who serves as the chief spokespeople for the minority's legislative agenda is known as the _________________.

Minority Speaker correct incorrect

Minority Leader correct incorrect

Minority Whip correct incorrect

Conference/Caucus Chair correct incorrect

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. Which party leader is in charge of holding meetings of the entire membership where important policy and appointment questions are resolved?

Conference/Caucus Chair correct incorrect

Majority/Minority Leader correct incorrect

Majority/Minority Whip correct incorrect

None of the above correct incorrect

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. When a bill comes to the floor the member in charge of directing who is to speak and when is known as what?

Floor leader correct incorrect

Floor whip correct incorrect

Floor manager correct incorrect

Floor speaker correct incorrect

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. Party leaders tend to redistribute their own campaign funds to their vulnerable copartisans and prominent challengers. What do they use to do this?

Party Campaign Committees correct incorrect

Leadership Political Action Committee correct incorrect

Super PACs correct incorrect

None of the above correct incorrect