Political Parties Quiz

What is a Political Party defined as in the provided material?

• A group of people with shared interests and values.

• An institutionalized coalition of people organized to gain control of public office by winning elections.

• A social movement that promotes certain ideologies.

• A governmental organization responsible for creating laws.

What does the term 'Party Family' refer to?

• The relatives of political party members.

• A group of parties that share the same political ideology.

• Cross-national groupings of like-minded parties.

• A collection of historical parties from the same country.

Which approach to party formation is focused on the interests of political entrepreneurs in forming a party to achieve a set of objectives?

• Supply-driven approach to party formation.

• Demand-driven approach to party formation.

• Realignment approach to party formation.

• Dealignment approach to party formation.

What is the main characteristic of Cadre Parties according to the notes?

• They have a large and well-organized membership outside parliament.

• They are based on traditional cleavages in the electorate.

• They emerged with the rise of parliamentary government and were loosely structured.

• They seek support among the wider electorate with an emphasis on competence.

What distinguishes Niche Parties from other types of parties?

• They are founded by political entrepreneurs without a membership base.

• They have grown out of a social movement organized around a single issue.

• They arise from changes in the electorate’s composition and preferences, and are not based on traditional cleavages.

• They have highly developed organizations outside parliament.

What is Populism?

• A political system with several parties in parliament

• A strategy involving mainstream parties adopting similar strategies as challenger parties

• A thin-centered ideology that separates society into two homogeneous and antagonistic groups

• The art of strategic manipulation of political situations by political actors

What characterizes a Single-Party System?

• Several parties in parliament with none approaching 50 percent

• Two parties with a combined vote share of around 80 percent

• One political party is allowed to hold power

• Parties are divided into ideological blocs that form relatively stable coalitions

What is a Dominant-Party System?

• A system where one party has a slight majority of votes

• A system where two parties dominate the political landscape

• A system where one party has more than an absolute majority of votes and seats with limited alternation of government

• A system with multiple parties that compete by adopting policy positions close to voters

What is meant by Issue Ownership?

• Parties compete by adopting policy positions close to voters

• Parties campaign on issues that they 'own', where voters consider them competent

• Parties appeal to voters by mobilizing new issues

• Parties are divided into ideological blocs that form relatively stable coalitions

What is an Adversarial Strategy?

• Mainstream parties adopting a similar strategy to the challenger parties

• Mainstream parties competing with the challenger parties by adopting an opposing position on an issue

• Parties divided into ideological blocs that form stable coalitions

• Parties campaign on issues that they 'own'