Chapter 9 Multiple choice questions

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. The UK and Malta are examples of what type of party system?

Single-party system correct incorrect

Dominant party system correct incorrect

Two-party system correct incorrect

Multi-party system correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is NOT accounted for in any commonly used measure of party system polarization?

Ideology of parties. correct incorrect

Size of parties. correct incorrect

Number of parties. correct incorrect

Government status of parties. correct incorrect

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. What is the Effective Number of Parties (ENP)?

The number of parties in parliament that participate in policy-making. correct incorrect

The number of parties in a country's party system, weighted by their relative electoral strength. correct incorrect

The number of parties that make it into parliament in a country. correct incorrect

The number of parties participating in a governing coalition. correct incorrect

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. What is the Issue Entrepreneurship model of party competition?

Parties that control the media cycle on an issue commonly profit the most from it. correct incorrect

Parties can rebrand an existing issue to take over issue ownership from mainstream parties. correct incorrect

Parties that focus on the economy commonly win elections. correct incorrect

Parties can mobilize new issue in order to win voters from established parties. correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is NOT a valence characteristics?

Leadership quality correct incorrect

Competence correct incorrect

Policy management correct incorrect

Policy positions on taxation correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is the dismissive strategy that mainstream parties can employ against challenger parties?

Mainstream parties ignore an issue brought up by the challenger party. correct incorrect

Mainstream parties question the democratic quality of the challenger party. correct incorrect

Mainstream parties attack the challenger party on the issue by adapting the opposite stance. correct incorrect

Mainstream parties adopt the policy positions of the challenger party. correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is NOT a common criticism of the Downsian model of party competition?

Party competition is commonly multidimensional. correct incorrect

Parties can shape the issues people care about rather than having to adapt to them. correct incorrect

Parties don't know the preferences and ideology of voters. correct incorrect

Voters also care about valence issues and not only policy. correct incorrect

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. In the following illustration of party competition on a single dimension, where would we expect parties to locate themselves ideologically according to the Downsian model?

Party A with Voter 1, Party B with Voter 3. correct incorrect

Party A with Voter 2, Party B with Voter 2. correct incorrect

Both parties where they are now. correct incorrect

Party A with Voter 2, Party B at Voter 3. correct incorrect

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. In the following illustration of party competition on a single dimension, where would expect parties to locate themselves ideologically according to the Downsian model?

Party A with Voter 1, Party B with Voter 3. correct incorrect

Party A with Voter 2, Party B with Voter 2. correct incorrect

Both parties where they are now. correct incorrect

Party A with Voter 2, Party B at Voter 3. correct incorrect

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. Which of the following describes the adversarial strategy that mainstream parties can employ against challenger parties?

Mainstream parties ignoring the issue brought up by the challenger party. correct incorrect

Mainstream parties questioning democratic quality of the challenger party. correct incorrect

Mainstream parties attacking the challenger party on the issue by adapting the opposite stance. correct incorrect

Mainstream parties adopting the policy positions of the challenger party. correct incorrect