EGCC American Government PSC101 - Ch. 9 Quiz - Political Parties All Possible Questions and Answers 2025
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EGCC American Government PSC101 - Ch. 9
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EGCC American Government PSC101 - Ch. 9
According to which election rule does the candidate with the most votes win, despite
share of the votes? - ️️Plurality voting
When a crosscutting issue splits the party-in-the-electorate, this is know as _______. -
️️party realignment
What is a divided government? - ️️One or more ho...
EGCC American Government PSC101 -
Ch. 9 Quiz - Political Parties
According to which election rule does the candidate with the most votes win, despite
share of the votes? - ✔️✔️Plurality voting
When a crosscutting issue splits the party-in-the-electorate, this is know as _______. -
✔️✔️party realignment
What is a divided government? - ✔️✔️One or more houses of the legislature being
controlled by the opposing party to the executive branch
Which of the following changes when the parties realign? - ✔️✔️Brand
In which Congress did the Senate become ideologically polarized? - ✔️✔️112th
Which of the following increased the partisan divide? - ✔️✔️Gerrymandering
What is gerrymandering? - ✔️✔️Manipulation of legislative districts in favor of a
candidate
Which type of election requires the winning candidate to receive at least 50 percent of
the votes? - ✔️✔️Majoritarian voting
The two-party system is rooted in the division between the _____________. -
✔️✔️Federalists vs. Jeffersonian Republicans
In 2000, what third-party candidate was accused of splitting the vote? - ✔️✔️Ralph
Nadar
When the Progressive party dissolved around 1916, most members returned to the
_______. - ✔️✔️Republican Party
When parties are polarized, they can be characterized as what? - ✔️✔️Homogeneous
Which of the following distinguishes political parties from interest groups? -
✔️✔️Running candidates for office
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