Quiz 8

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

B  Coalition governments discourage third parties.

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

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

A  the increased likelihood of proportional representation

B  the increased likelihood of coalition government

C  the moderation of political conflict

D  greater fluidity of representation

A  proportional representation

B  critical elections

C  party platforms

D  winner-take-all systems

A  third parties’ poor candidate choices

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

C  third parties’ absence of media attention

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

A  Barack Obama

B  Herbert Hoover

C  George W. Bush

D  Franklin Roosevelt

A  It acts as a check and balance across institutions.

B  It often stunts economic growth.

C  It often expands the scope of government.

D  It does not allow for clear accountability on policy.

A  the Whig Party

B  the progressive party

C  Republican party

D  Federalist

A  a seismological election

B  a coalition election

C  a critical election

D  a midterm election

A  corporations

B  county parties

C  labor unions

D  family farmers and small business owners

A  after the census

B  during its national party convention

C  at the start of each fiscal year

D  every two years

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  delegation

B  legislature

C  convention

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

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

A  minorities

B  angry voters

C  younger voters

D  older voters

A  party in the electorate

B  party as an organization

C  party in government

D  party as provider

A  public officials who are registered with a political party

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

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

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

D  logic and reason always prevail in the American electorate

A  party constitution

B  gavel

C  platform

D  articles of incorporation