Quiz 8

A  Coalition governments discourage third parties.

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

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

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

A  greater fluidity of representation

B  the increased likelihood of proportional representation

C  the increased likelihood of coalition government

D  the moderation of political conflict

A  proportional representation

B  winner-take-all systems

C  party platforms

D  critical elections

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

B  third parties’ absence of media attention

C  third parties’ poor candidate choices

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

A  Franklin Roosevelt

B  George W. Bush

C  Herbert Hoover

D  Barack Obama

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  the Whig Party

B  Federalist

C  Republican party

D  the progressive party

A  a midterm election

B  a seismological election

C  a coalition election

D  a critical election

A  family farmers and small business owners

B  labor unions

C  corporations

D  county parties

A  after the census

B  every two years

C  during its national party convention

D  at the start of each fiscal year

A  progressive reforms that instituted a merit-based hiring system

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

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

D  Keynesian economic reforms that increased individual wealth

A  the party’s congressional caucus

B  the parties in the electorate

C  the state party organizations

D  the party’s national committee

A  delegation

B  legislature

C  convention

D  assembly

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

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

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

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

A  younger voters

B  minorities

C  angry voters

D  older voters

A  party as provider

B  party as an organization

C  party in the electorate

D  party in government

A  public officials who are registered with a political party

B  voters active in the business of the 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  party identity will lose its importance over the next 100 years

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

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

A  party constitution

B  platform

C  articles of incorporation

D  gavel