OS Ch. 9 -- Political Parties

A/An _____ helps to connect the public to policy makers and helps put citizens’ concerns on the policy agenda.

Check all of the following that are types of linkage institutions.

• political parties

• interest groups

• the media

• elections

_____ is defined as the shift of party positions from moderate towards ideological extremes.

The party-in-the-electorate refers to

• Members of the voting public who consider themselves part of a political party or who consistently prefer the candidates of one party over the other

• Party members who have been elected to office and who are responsible for fulfilling the party's promises

• The people who gather with friends (socially distanced, of course) to watch the election results and make witty remarks to each other

According to _____ theory, a party should advocate policies that have broad public appeal.

Which economist developed rational-choice theory?

• Milton Friedman

• Adam Smith

• Anthony Downs

• John Maynard Keynes

Which of the following best describes party affiliation in September of 2020?

• Independents (not affiliated with a party) 41%, Democrats 31%, Republicans 26%

• Democrats 41%, Republicans 31%, Independents (not affiliated with a party) 26%

• Republicans 41%, Democrats 31%, Independents (not affiliated with a party) 26%

• Antifa 50%, QAnon 50%

Which of the following is NOT a cause for the current trend of polarization?

• gerrymandering

• single-member districts

• sorting of the voting public

• the impact of technology

Let's say you vote for a Republican for governor, a Democrat for US Senate, a Green for city council, and a Socialist for state representative. What term describes this behavior?

Assume that one party controls one or both houses of Congress and the other controls the White House. What term describes this situation?