Quiz 8

A  The winner-take-all system that is used in parliamentary systems encourages coalition governments.

B  In a multiparty system with proportional representation, single parties usually do not win a majority of the seats.

C  Parliamentary systems are nonpartisan, but coalition governments can often act much like parties.

D  Coalition governments discourage third parties.

A  greater fluidity of representation

B  the increased likelihood of proportional representation

C  the moderation of political conflict

D  the increased likelihood of coalition government

A  proportional representation

B  party platforms

C  winner-take-all systems

D  critical elections

A  third parties’ poor candidate choices

B  third parties’ potential to affect the outcome of the election

C  third parties’ potential to affect the outcome of the election

D  third parties’ absence of media attention

A  Franklin Roosevelt

B  George W. Bush

C  Herbert Hoover

D  Barack Obama

A  It does not allow for clear accountability on policy.

B  It acts as a check and balance across institutions.

C  It often stunts economic growth.

D  It often expands the scope of government.

A  Federalist

B  Republican party

C  the progressive party

D  the Whig Party

A  a coalition election

B  a critical election

C  a seismological election

D  a midterm election

A  corporations

B  labor unions

C  family farmers and small business owners

D  county parties

A  after the census

B  at the start of each fiscal year

C  every two years

D  during its national party convention

A  congressional reforms that prevented private party meetings in “smoke-filled rooms”

B  Keynesian economic reforms that increased individual wealth

C  judicial reforms that ended the “pay to play” system of assigning public defenders

D  progressive reforms that instituted a merit-based hiring system

A  the parties in the electorate

B  the state party organizations

C  the party’s congressional caucus

D  the party’s national committee

A  convention

B  legislature

C  assembly

D  delegation

A  Open primaries may result in the election of more extreme candidates.

B  The presence of too many candidates on the ballot can confuse voters.

C  Open primaries give too much power to those who reside outside of the district.

D  The other party can “raid” the primary to vote for the least viable candidate.

A  angry voters

B  minorities

C  younger voters

D  older voters

A  party in the electorate

B  party in government

C  party as an organization

D  party as provider

A  voters active in the business of the party

B  public officials who are registered with a political party

C  party officers who seek to educate the public on key party stances

D  all citizens who claim to be a member of a political party

A  voters are acting rationally when they vote against their self-interest

B  voters want to maximize the chance that their preferred policies will be adopted by government

C  logic and reason always prevail in the American electorate

D  party identity will lose its importance over the next 100 years

A  articles of incorporation

B  gavel

C  platform

D  party constitution