Quiz 8

A  Coalition governments discourage third parties.

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

A  greater fluidity of representation

B  the moderation of political conflict

C  the increased likelihood of coalition government

D  the increased likelihood of proportional representation

A  proportional representation

B  party platforms

C  critical elections

D  winner-take-all systems

A  third parties’ poor candidate choices

B  third parties’ absence of media attention

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

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

A  Herbert Hoover

B  Franklin Roosevelt

C  Barack Obama

D  George W. Bush

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  Federalist

C  Republican party

D  the progressive party

A  a seismological election

B  a midterm election

C  a coalition election

D  a critical election

A  county parties

B  labor unions

C  family farmers and small business owners

D  corporations

A  at the start of each fiscal year

B  every two years

C  during its national party convention

D  after the census

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

B  Keynesian economic reforms that increased individual wealth

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

D  progressive reforms that instituted a merit-based hiring system

A  the party’s national committee

B  the party’s congressional caucus

C  the parties in the electorate

D  the state party organizations

A  delegation

B  assembly

C  convention

D  legislature

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 as provider

B  party as an organization

C  party in government

D  party in the electorate

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

B  voters active in the business of the party

C  public officials who are registered with a political party

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

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

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  logic and reason always prevail in the American electorate

A  articles of incorporation

B  platform

C  party constitution

D  gavel