Political Parties Quiz (4.1)

What is a coalition?

• A combination, union, or merger of political factions for some specific purpose

• A group of people who seek to control government by winning elections and holding public office

• A range of political views from 'the left' (favoring change--liberal) to 'the right' (favoring status quo--conservative)

• Loyalty to a political cause or party

What is a political party?

• A combination, union, or merger of political factions for some specific purpose

• A group of people who seek to control government by winning elections and holding public office

• A range of political views from 'the left' (favoring change--liberal) to 'the right' (favoring status quo--conservative)

• Loyalty to a political cause or party

What is the political spectrum?

• A combination, union, or merger of political factions for some specific purpose

• A group of people who seek to control government by winning elections and holding public office

• A range of political views from 'the left' (favoring change--liberal) to 'the right' (favoring status quo--conservative)

• Loyalty to a political cause or party

What does partisanship mean?

• A combination, union, or merger of political factions for some specific purpose

• A group of people who seek to control government by winning elections and holding public office

• A range of political views from 'the left' (favoring change--liberal) to 'the right' (favoring status quo--conservative)

• Loyalty to a political cause or party

What does bi-partisan mean?

• A combination, union, or merger of political factions for some specific purpose

• A group of people who seek to control government by winning elections and holding public office

• A range of political views from 'the left' (favoring change--liberal) to 'the right' (favoring status quo--conservative)

• Involving the agreement or cooperation of two political parties that usually oppose each other's policies

When are COALITIONS important?

• In a two party political system
• In a multi-party political system
• In a one party political system
• COALITIONS are not important

The term "liberal" means

• very supportive of change and new ideas
• very supportive of keeping things the same and NOT adopting change or new ideas
• the same thing as anarchy
• "the evil ones"

In the political spectrum, liberals are generally associated with

• the left
• the right
• the middle
• the front
• the back

The term "conservative" means

• very supportive of change and new ideas
• very supportive of keeping things the same and NOT adopting change or new ideas
• the same thing as anarchy
• "the evil ones"

What is the difference between a majority and a plurality?

• a majority is smaller than a plurality
• a majority is not quite 50%
• a plurality is the largest segment in "agreement" but NOT a majority
• a plurality is a liberal idea