Chapter 11 Quiz

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1. The two main patterns of interest group representation are:

a. Pluralism and corporatism correct incorrect

b. Interested and disinterested correct incorrect

c. Coherent and fragmented correct incorrect

d. Single Member and First past the post correct incorrect

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2. Which of the following would be considered a major proponent of pluralism?

a. Peter Evans correct incorrect

b. Arend Lijphart correct incorrect

c. Vladimir Lenin correct incorrect

d. James Madison correct incorrect

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3. Which of the following may be considered a type of dominant-party system?

a. Party dictatorship correct incorrect

b. Polity controlled by bipartisan, independent politicians correct incorrect

c. Multiparty system correct incorrect

d. Proportional representation correct incorrect

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4. According to Mancur Olson, which of the following is a basic dilemma in political life?

a. Principal-agent problem correct incorrect

b. Collective action problem correct incorrect

c. Chicken-Egg problem correct incorrect

d. Mind-Body problem correct incorrect

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5. Which of the following would generally be considered to have the largest number of effective parties?

a. United States correct incorrect

b. Germany correct incorrect

c. United Kingdom correct incorrect

d. There is no such thing as an “effective party”€ correct incorrect

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6. Among the following four countries that have had dominant-party systems, which would most political scientists likely consider to be the least democratic?

a. Japan from 1955 to 2009 correct incorrect

b. China from 1979 to the present correct incorrect

c. Russia from 1991 to 1999 correct incorrect

d. Mexico from 1994 to 2000 correct incorrect

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7. Duverger's Law refers to a relationship between which of the following?

a. Electoral systems and political party systems correct incorrect

b. Political party systems and the political culture correct incorrect

c. Corporatism and pluralism correct incorrect

d. Elites and party leadership correct incorrect

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8. Which of the following would likely indicate party system institutionalization?

a. Political parties that are more personalized correct incorrect

b. Political parties that enter and exit politics quickly correct incorrect

c. Political parties that are more ideologically consistent correct incorrect

d. Political parties that are more centrist correct incorrect

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9. Which of the following phrases might informally capture the idea of pluralism?

a. Iron law of oligarchy correct incorrect

b. Marketplace of ideas correct incorrect

c. Consensus-building correct incorrect

d. Power elite correct incorrect

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10. Which country's history would most be associated with state corporatism?

a. Russia correct incorrect

b. China correct incorrect

c. Mexico correct incorrect

d. United States correct incorrect

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11. Which of the following would typically be considered an interest group, narrowly speaking?

a. Republican Party correct incorrect

b. Rent-Is-Too-Damn-High Party correct incorrect

c. American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) correct incorrect

d. Rioters correct incorrect

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12. What do political parties and interest groups generally have in common?

a. They try to elect their own members to public office. correct incorrect

b. They promise they will help people but they seldom do. correct incorrect

c. They participate in the process of interest aggregation. correct incorrect

d. They prefer to avoid violence but will do what it takes. correct incorrect

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13. In a two-party system where there are many voters clustered at the center of the political spectrum, the leading strategy for both parties will often be:

a. Run to the margins correct incorrect

b. Pursue the median voter correct incorrect

c. Pursue the modal voter correct incorrect

d. Mount a third-party campaign correct incorrect

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14. The "Asian values" argument has sometimes been used by some figures to try to justify what?

a. Single-party regimes based on respect for authority and prioritizing economic growth correct incorrect

b. Dominant-party regimes based on avoiding ethnic conflict correct incorrect

c. Two-party regimes based on the quest for stability and democracy correct incorrect

d. Multi-party regimes based on the ideal of consensus and coalition-building correct incorrect

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15. If you reach a finding from comparing two country cases, the next best step is usually to do which of the following?

a. Keep going: the finding will only be statistically significant with a minimum of 100 cases correct incorrect

b. One more case so you can “break the tie” correct incorrect

c. Engage in comparative checking correct incorrect

d. Quit while you're ahead and avoid retesting on further cases so the argument remains intact correct incorrect