Chapter 9 Quiz_ Political Parties_ American Government - PSC101_4000
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Chapter 9 Quiz: Political Parties
Due
Nov 26 at 11:59pm
Points
20
Questions
20
Available
Nov 20 at 12am - Nov 26 at 11:59pm
Time Limit
60 Minutes
Attempt History
Attempt
Time
Score
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Attempt 1
5 minutes
19 out of 20
Score for this quiz:
19
out of 20
Submitted Nov 20 at 10:05am
This attempt took 5 minutes.
1 / 1 pts
Question 1
What is bipartisanship?
Redrawing of electoral maps
A process of cooperation through compromise
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Correct!
A shift in party positions to the extreme
A division of government into two political parties
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Question 2
Which of the following election systems is more likely to promote a
multiparty system?
Majoritarian
Proportional representation
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Correct!
Winner-take-all
First past the post
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Question 3
Which of the following is NOT a reason for two-party dominance?
Proportional representation
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Correct!
Voters like to support winners
Name recognition
Voters do not want to “waste” their vote
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Question 4
What is gerrymandering?
Manipulation of legislative districts in favor of a candidate
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Correct!
Creation of a district so members of a party can be assured of winning
The reallocation of House seats between the states to account for
population changes
The process in which voters change party allegiances in response to shifts
in party position
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Question 5
In which Congress did the Senate become ideologically polarized?
93
rd
63
rd
112
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Correct!
th
12
th
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Question 6
Which people represent themselves in public as being part of a party?
Party identifiers
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Party representatives
Party-in-government
Party-in-electorate
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Question 7
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What is the minority party?
The legislative party with the most power
The legislative party with less than half the seats in the legislative body
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The legislative party with the least seniority
The legislative party with the fewest interest groups
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Question 8
When the Progressive party dissolved around 1916, most members
returned to the _______.
Green party
Democratic party
Democratic-Republicans
Republican party
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Correct!
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Question 9
When a crosscutting issue splits the party-in-the-electorate, this is know
as _______.
nullification
party realignment
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Correct!
party identifiers
critical election
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Question 10
The two-party system is rooted in the division between the
_____________.
Independents vs. Democratic-Republicans
Federalists vs. Jeffersonian Republicans
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Correct!
Democrats vs. Republicans
Jeffersonian Democrats vs. Republicans
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Question 11
Which of the following is the lowest level of party organization?
States
Precincts
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Regional
Counties
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Question 12
Which groups work indirectly to influence leaders?
Political parties
Congress
Citizens
Interest groups
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Correct!
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Question 13
Under which of the following is it hardest to pass legislation?
Divided government
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Unitary government
Unicameral government
Unified government
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Question 14
In 2000, what third-party candidate was accused of splitting the vote?
Ralph Nader
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Correct!
Barack Obama
Al Gore
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George Bush, Jr.
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Question 15
Which of the following describes third parties?
A party that captures votes but does not have a reasonable chance of
winning
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Correct!
A party that attains a third of representative seats in Congress
A party that captures ⅓ of the vote
A party that holds elections every three years
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Question 16
The national conventions were historically contentious; today they can be
characterized as _____.
publicity
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Correct!
foul
popular
competitive
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Question 17
In 1800, the Democratic-Republicans were led by whom?
John Adams
George Washington
Alexander Hamilton
Thomas Jefferson
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Correct!
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Question 18
According to which election rule does the candidate with the most votes
win, despite share of the votes?
Majoritarian voting
Majority representation
Plurality voting
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Correct!
Proportional representation
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Question 19
What is a party realignment?
A shifting of party alliances within the electorate
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Correct!
Democrats adopting Republican interests
Third political parties represented in elections
Republicans adopting Democratic interests
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Question 20
When parties are polarized, they can be characterized as what?
Homogeneous
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Centrist
Heterogeneous
orrect Answer
orrect Answer
Moderate
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