American Politics 2047: Elections, Participation and Parties.

How often are Presidential elections in the United States?

• Every six years.

• Every two years.

• Every four years.

• Every eight years.

What amendment limits the President to two terms?

• The 11th Amendment.

• The 22nd Amendment.

• The 28th Amendment.

• The 23rd Amendment.

Bafumi and Shapiro (2009) found out what about partisanship?

• "As the 21st century began, partisanship rapidly declined."

• "What has not been fully appreciated in the twentieth/twenty-first century history of voting studies is how partisanship returned in a form more ideological and more issue based along liberal-conservative lines than it has been in more than 30 years"

• "The rise of the third party in the United States ensures that strong partisans are coralled into those, leaving the two main parties centrist."

• "The continuing domination of the Presidency by the Republicans has reduced partisanship dramatically, as most Americans identify as Republican."

Do campaigns matter?

• Yes.

• No.

• Yes, but it depends.

• General election campaigns are completely insignificant.

According to Hetherington (2009), American Politics can be described as what?

• Contemporary American politics is probably best described as polarized on the elite level and increasingly well sorted in the electorate

• Contemporary American politics is probably best described as bipartisan on the elite level.

• Contemporary American politics is probably best described as polarized on the elite level and irrelevant with the electorate.

• Contemporary American politics is probably best described as violent.

Bingham Powell (1986) argued what would happen if the United States increased turnout?

• Americans would not become more interested in elections and political activity than other countries.

• Americans would react extremely negatively, and would drop enormously in turnout after the initial increase.

• Even a significantly expanded American electorate would be more interested and involved in political activity than are present voters in most other democracies.

• Third parties would rise up more.

Have you written your essay yet?

• Yes.

• No.

• Yes, and I'm starting to think about the second and third essays!

• help

Approximately, how many elected positions are there in the United States?

• 530,000.

• 400,000.

• Congress and the Presidency.

• Just the President.

As theorised by McKay (2013) amongst many others, what is one reason why the US has low turnout?

• The proportional system.

• The majoritarian (FPTP) voting system.

• The fear of over-mighty government.

• The Supreme Court.

What is another reason for low turnout?

• Onerous registration laws.

• The hours Americans work.

• Dislike of the president.

• The Supreme Court banning voting.