Politics

Which of the following is untrue of legislatures?

• Many politicians start their careers in the legislature.

• Legislatures are responsible for enforcing laws.

• Interests groups and lobbyists work with the legislature to influence policy.

• Legislatures often have the responsibility of executive oversight.

To what does the term “horse trading” refer to in regards to legislation?

• The redistricting that occurs in order to provide better electoral opportunities for a candidate

• The act of blocking proposed legislation in the Senate

• The law of interstate commerce that prohibits the smuggling of farm animals across state borders

• The trades and compromises that take place between legislators to garner votes

The power of the legislature to allocate resources is called

• The “pursers clause”

• The “peddling of the purse strings”

• The “clutch of power”

• The “power of the purse”

Which aspect of the government is generally the most reflective of the political distribution of the population at large?

• The lower house or chamber of the legislature

• The upper house or chamber of the legislature

• The elected executive

• The judiciary

Which of the following are most common in countries that have relatively homogeneous populations?

• Upper chambers

• Congresses

• Unicameral legislatures

• Bicameral legislatures

A type of legislature that is often associated with systems in which the legislators vote on the leadership of the executive brand and the formation of a government is called:

• Monarchy

• Parliament

• Congress

• Representative

First-past-the-post winners receive:

• A majority of the votes

• A plurality of the votes

• A minority of the votes

• A multiplicity of the votes

In a pure proportional representation system, a party gaining 25 percent of the vote would expect to receive how many of 100 available seats?

• No seats

• 2 seats

• 25 seats

• 50 seats

Which of the following voter procedures applies to the Single Transferable Vote system?

• Choose preferred party; seats allocated to parties by vote percent

• Choose candidate; top candidate is elected by most votes or runoff

• Rank candidates; winners’ surplus votes reallocated until a slate is chosen

• Rank candidates; votes of losers are reallocated until a winner is found

Which of the following voter procedures applies to the Single-Member District system?

• Choose preferred party; seats allocated to parties by vote percent

• Choose candidate; top candidate is elected by most votes or runoff

• Rank candidates; winners’ surplus votes reallocated until slate chosen

• Rank candidates: votes of loser reallocated until winner found