PSCI 1024 EXAM 3 QUIZ QUESTIONS
1. A grand coalition is - Answers -a coalition formed by two major opposing parties
What is the process by which individuals' preferences are brought together to make
collective decisions, often through political parties and the party system? - Answers -
Interest aggregation
What is a catch-all party? - Answers -A party that aims to attract support from a broad
range of interest groups and voters
Which country has for long periods had a single-party dominant system? - Answers --
Japan
-South Africa
-Sweden
Which of the following is a defining characteristic of dominant-party systems? -
Answers -Lack of competitiveness in elections
Single-member districts are likely to lead to which type of party system? - Answers -
Two-party system
A multiparty system with many small parties would be considered ____________. -
Answers -fragmented
Which of the following is an example of strategic voting? - Answers -John votes for his
second-favorite candidate who might win, rather than his preferred candidate who has
little chance.
A system in which the populace at large votes in elections for a chief executive is called
- Answers -Presidentialism
The election of the prime minister in parliamentary systems like that of the United
Kingdom is best described as - Answers -Indirect
1. A grand coalition is - Answers -a coalition formed by two major opposing parties
What is the process by which individuals' preferences are brought together to make
collective decisions, often through political parties and the party system? - Answers -
Interest aggregation
What is a catch-all party? - Answers -A party that aims to attract support from a broad
range of interest groups and voters
Which country has for long periods had a single-party dominant system? - Answers --
Japan
-South Africa
-Sweden
Which of the following is a defining characteristic of dominant-party systems? -
Answers -Lack of competitiveness in elections
Single-member districts are likely to lead to which type of party system? - Answers -
Two-party system
A multiparty system with many small parties would be considered ____________. -
Answers -fragmented
Which of the following is an example of strategic voting? - Answers -John votes for his
second-favorite candidate who might win, rather than his preferred candidate who has
little chance.
A system in which the populace at large votes in elections for a chief executive is called
- Answers -Presidentialism
The election of the prime minister in parliamentary systems like that of the United
Kingdom is best described as - Answers -Indirect
