Quiz 8

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

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

C  Coalition governments discourage third parties.

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

A  the increased likelihood of proportional representation

B  the moderation of political conflict

C  the increased likelihood of coalition government

D  greater fluidity of representation

A  winner-take-all systems

B  party platforms

C  critical elections

D  proportional representation

A  third parties’ absence of media attention

B  third parties’ poor candidate choices

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

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

A  Barack Obama

B  Franklin Roosevelt

C  George W. Bush

D  Herbert Hoover

A  It acts as a check and balance across institutions.

B  It often expands the scope of government.

C  It often stunts economic growth.

D  It does not allow for clear accountability on policy.

A  Federalist

B  Republican party

C  the Whig Party

D  the progressive party

A  a critical election

B  a midterm election

C  a seismological election

D  a coalition election

A  family farmers and small business owners

B  labor unions

C  county parties

D  corporations

A  every two years

B  at the start of each fiscal year

C  after the census

D  during its national party convention

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

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

C  Keynesian economic reforms that increased individual wealth

D  progressive reforms that instituted a merit-based hiring system

A  the party’s national committee

B  the parties in the electorate

C  the state party organizations

D  the party’s congressional caucus

A  convention

B  legislature

C  delegation

D  assembly

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

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

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

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

A  younger voters

B  older voters

C  angry voters

D  minorities

A  party in government

B  party in the electorate

C  party as provider

D  party as an organization

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  logic and reason always prevail in the American electorate

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

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

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

A  platform

B  party constitution

C  articles of incorporation

D  gavel