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  the moderation of political conflict

B  the increased likelihood of coalition government

C  the increased likelihood of proportional representation

D  greater fluidity of representation

A  winner-take-all systems

B  proportional representation

C  party platforms

D  critical elections

A  third parties’ absence of media attention

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

C  third parties’ poor candidate choices

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

A  Franklin Roosevelt

B  Barack Obama

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 does not allow for clear accountability on policy.

D  It often stunts economic growth.

A  the progressive party

B  the Whig Party

C  Republican party

D  Federalist

A  a seismological election

B  a midterm election

C  a critical election

D  a coalition election

A  labor unions

B  family farmers and small business owners

C  county parties

D  corporations

A  at the start of each fiscal year

B  during its national party convention

C  every two years

D  after the census

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

B  progressive reforms that instituted a merit-based hiring system

C  Keynesian economic reforms that increased individual wealth

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

A  the party’s national committee

B  the state party organizations

C  the parties in the electorate

D  the party’s congressional caucus

A  assembly

B  legislature

C  convention

D  delegation

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

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

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

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

A  minorities

B  angry voters

C  older voters

D  younger voters

A  party as an organization

B  party in the electorate

C  party as provider

D  party in government

A  voters active in the business of the party

B  public officials who are registered with a political party

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

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

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

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

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

D  logic and reason always prevail in the American electorate

A  party constitution

B  platform

C  gavel

D  articles of incorporation