F24: Parties & Elections (Week 5)

The U.S. currently uses a ____ electoral system (for Congress).

• Multi-round

• Ranked Choice Voting

• First-past-the-post

• Proportional

T or F: Third parties have become more successful in recent years.

• True

• False

The UCLA school of thought emphasizes the role of _____ in political parties.

• the mass electorate

• interest groups

• elected officials

• state government

Which of these would be needed to have a successful third party at the presidential level?

• High levels of affective polarization

• A popular candidate

• Radical positions

• An electoral college system

T or F: There are limits on the amount of money someone can donate directly to a candidate.

• True

• False