Voting and Election

2. According to the sociological model, which factor MOST influences how people vote?

• 2. Political ads

• 2. Social group membership

• 2. Individual emotions

• 2. Party leader popularity

4. What is a key weakness of the sociological model?

• It ignores party policies
  

• It overemphasizes voter rationality

• It cannot explain group-based voting

• It focuses only on psychological factors

6. The psychological approach was developed by which group of scholars?

• 6. Columbia School

• 6. Michigan School

• 6. Chicago School

• 6. London School

10. Which of the following countries still shows strong party identification, according to the text?

• 10. United Kingdom

• 10. France

• 10. South Africa

• 10. Japan

12. Rational-choice theory compares voters to

• 12. Soldiers

• 12. Activists

• 12. Judges

• 12. Consumers

15. Issue voting refers to:

• 15. Voting based on tradition

• 15. Voting based on a candidate’s personality

• 15. Voting based on a specific policy issue
      

• 15. Voting randomly

What does “social stratification” refer to in political studies?

• The ability of people to vote freely

• The division of society into different social layers or groups

• The popularity of political parties in different countries

• The separation of powers in a democracy

In class-based voting, which political alignment is most commonly associated with working-class voters?

• Green and Liberal parties

• Conservative and Christian parties

• Socialist and Social Democratic parties

• Nationalist and Centrist parties

Which group is more likely to support center-right political parties in countries with strong religious voting patterns?

• Protestants

• Catholics

• Atheists

• Buddhists

What does “partisan de-alignment” mean?

• People only vote for new political parties

• Political parties no longer compete for votes

• People feel less loyal to any specific political party

• Political campaigns focus more on advertisements