Practice Quiz - Political Parties
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Here's a practice quiz for Political Parties from SB Ch. 7NOTE: This one does NOT contain any questions from Carney.
- 1.Political parties act as a link between the public and the government. Which of the following events brought about a change in the political system?
- A.
Start of Revolutionary war (or War of Independence) in 1776
- B.
End of Civil War in 1865
- C.
End of World War II in 1945
- D.
Start of Cold War in 1945
- E.
None of the above
- 2.The U.S. has had a two party system consisting of _________ and _________ ever since the major change in the political system.
- A.
Democrats; Republicans
- B.
Democrats; Green
- C.
Republicans; Libertarian
- D.
Green; Libertarian
- E.
Democrats; Jefferson Republican
- 3.A plurality is ____________________.
- A.
More than a majority, and the most votes
- B.
Less than a majority, but the most votes
- C.
Less than a majority, and not necessarily the most votes, either.
- D.
More than a majority, but can be less votes
- E.
More than a majority, and the votes do not count
- 4.Because the two major parties usually win elections, minor parties are often referred to as ________ parties.
- A.
"Neutral"
- B.
"Third"
- C.
"Invisible"
- D.
"Trivial"
- E.
"Inconsequential"
- 5.Most exceptions to the major party domination of U.S. election occur at the _______ and _____ levels; Jesse Venture, representing the Reform Party recently won by defeating a popular and well respected Republican and Democrat.
- A.
State; local
- B.
Local; special district
- C.
Federal; state
- D.
Federal; local
- E.
Federal; special district
- 6.
- A.
They bring new issues to the political agenda.
- B.
They serve as a safety valve for the expression of protest with those dissatisfied with the two major parties.
- C.
They can determine the outcome of a particular election by "spoiler effect".
- D.
All of the above
- E.
None of the above
- 7.What is a "spoiler effect"?
- A.
A method to ruin the other parties' campaign, such as running propaganda.
- B.
A method to prevent majority party from winning an election when results are close.
- C.
A method to speed up the election process by eliminating any unnecessary campaign.
- D.
A method to "spoil" the election, such as altering the vote counts.
- E.
A method to confuse the voters by nominating random candidates.
- 8.In the last three decades, major crisis such as Watergate and the Clinton impeachment have ________ major party loyalty while _________ the number of independents.
- A.
Increased; stabilizing
- B.
Decreased; increasing
- C.
Increased; decreasing
- D.
Stabilized; decreasing
- E.
Stabilized; increasing
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