What is the most frequent response to the Party ID question?

What is the most frequent response to the Party ID question?

Answer:the independent option.

What was the rational-choice theory? Who suggested it?

What was the rational-choice theory? Who suggested it?

Answer: Tt seeks to explain political processes and outcomes as consequences of purposive behavior.

1. Voters want to maximize the chance that they policies that they favor will be adopted by govt
2. parties want to win office

Anthony Downs suggested this.

What are the four major changes that have occurred in the party system with the emergence of the split-level party?

What are the four major changes that have occurred in the party system with the emergence of the split-level party?

1. party loyalty has declined
2. those who do identify with a party are more likely to belong to the party that matches their ideology
3. the advent of split-ticket voting
4. most candidates do not have the depend heavily on the party organization

What were the 5 party realignments?

What were the 5 party realignments?

1. 1800 Jeff. Rep. def. Fed.
2. 1828 Jackson Democrats come to power
3. 1860 Whig Party collapses and Rep. come to power
4. 1896 Rep (McKinley) defeats Dem. William Jennings Bryan
5. 1932 Demo. under Roosevelt come to power