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Chapter 6: Institutions of Participation and Representation


in Democracies
Test Bank

Multiple Choice

1. The collective action problem originates with


a. the rational belief that individual actions have great and clear effect
b. the rational belief that individual actions have little or no effect
c. the irrational belief that individual actions have great and clear effect
d. the irrational belief that individual actions have little or no effect
Ans: B
Learning Objective: 6-1: Do some types of institutions in democracies provide better
overall representation of and influence for average citizens?
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension | Knowledge
Answer Location: Introduction
Difficulty Level: Easy

2. An electoral threshold in a proportional representation system refers to the


percent of the
a. vote a party thinks it will be able to win
b. population that must turn out to vote for the election to be valid
c. vote a party must receive to gain representation in parliament
d. candidates that must be represented by different parties
Ans: C
Learning Objective: 6-2: How do institutions affect the representation of ethnic,
gender, religious, and other groups?
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension | Knowledge
Answer Location: Proportional Representation
Difficulty Level: Easy

3. In a closed-list proportional representation system, voters select


a. a party
b. an individual
c. a platform
d. multiple candidates
Ans: A
Learning Objective: 6-2: How do institutions affect the representation of ethnic,
gender, religious, and other groups?
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension | Knowledge
Answer Location: Proportional Representation
Difficulty Level: Easy
Instructor Resource
Orvis, Introducing Comparative Politics, 4th Edition
SAGE Publishing, 2018

4. Electoral systems are


a. determined by the number of political parties that can get elected to office
b. formal, legal mechanisms that translate votes into control over political offices
c. systems in which the individual with most votes gets elected
d. systems in which parties interact with one another
Ans: B
Learning Objective: 6-2: How do institutions affect the representation of ethnic,
gender, religious, and other groups?
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension | Knowledge
Answer Location: The Electoral System
Difficulty Level: Easy

5. Modern interest groups


a. developed before mass electoral democracy
b. emerged along with industrialization and mass democracy
c. originated for the first time in the 1960s
d. originally sought to expand rights for women and minorities
Ans: B
Learning Objective: 6-1: Do some types of institutions in democracies provide better
overall representation of and influence for average citizens?
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension | Knowledge
Answer Location: Civil Society
Difficulty Level: Easy

6. In a system based on interest group pluralism


a. The government negotiates with the smallest of chosen interest groups.
b. Peak associations unify local groups positions.
c. Many groups independently represent the same broad interests.
d. The government ensures that interest groups exist and function.
Ans: C
Learning Objective: 6-1: Do some types of institutions in democracies provide better
overall representation of and influence for average citizens?
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Civil Society
Difficulty Level: Easy

7. A first-past-the-post system is
a. a majority system
b. a PR system
c. a plurality system
d. all of the above
Ans: C
Learning Objective: 6-2: How do institutions affect the representation of ethnic,
gender, religious, and other groups?
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension | Knowledge
Instructor Resource
Orvis, Introducing Comparative Politics, 4th Edition
SAGE Publishing, 2018

Answer Location: Single-Member Districts: “First-Past-the-Post” and Majoritarian


Voting
Difficulty Level: Easy

8. Which of the following is an SMD system?


a. closed-list PR
b. SNTV
c. open-list PR
d. FPTP
Ans: D
Learning Objective: 6-2: How do institutions affect the representation of ethnic,
gender, religious, and other groups?
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension | Knowledge
Answer Location: Single-Member Districts: “First-Past-the-Post” and Majoritarian
Voting
Difficulty Level: Easy

9. In a two-party system
a. only two parties compete
b. only two parties obtain votes from citizens
c. only two parties are able to get enough votes to win an election
d. more than one party can win an election
Ans: C
Learning Objective: 6-2: How do institutions affect the representation of ethnic,
gender, religious, and other groups?
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension | Knowledge
Answer Location: Party Systems
Difficulty Level: Easy

10. How did most European parties begin in the nineteenth century?
a. as cadre parties
b. as mass parties
c. as centralized parties
d. as green parties
e. as social democratic parties
Ans: A
Learning Objective: 6-5: Are there clear patterns of when and where particular party
and electoral systems develop?
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension | Knowledge
Answer Location: Political Parties
Difficulty Level: Easy

11. In theory, which of the following types of party system will be the most likely to
emerge within a proportional representation electoral system?
a. dominant party system
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b. multiparty system
c. two-and-a-half party system
d. two-party system
Ans: B
Learning Objective: 6-5: Are there clear patterns of when and where particular party
and electoral systems develop?
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension | Knowledge
Answer Location: Party Systems
Difficulty Level: Easy

12. Which of the following is likely to conflict the most with the idea of effective
government?
a. participation
b. political parties
c. popular interest
d. pandering
Ans: A
Learning Objective: 6-1: Do some types of institutions in democracies provide better
overall representation of and influence for average citizens?
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension | Knowledge
Answer Location: Easy
Difficulty Level: Easy

13. Which of the following countries has a two-party system?


a. Germany
b. Mexico
c. Britain
d. India
Ans: C
Learning Objective: 6-5: Are there clear patterns of when and where particular party
and electoral systems develop?
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension | Knowledge
Answer Location: The United Kingdom: SMD/FPTP, Two Parties, and Pluralism
Difficulty Level: Easy

14. How would an institutionalist explain why Germany has had a successful Green
Party but the UK has not?
a. There is greater environmental sentiment in Germany.
b. There is greater voter turnout in Germany.
c. Germans are more politically active than British citizens.
d. Germany’s mixed-PR system encourages more narrowly focused parties.
Ans: D
Learning Objective: 6-5: Are there clear patterns of when and where particular party
and electoral systems develop?
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension | Knowledge
Instructor Resource
Orvis, Introducing Comparative Politics, 4th Edition
SAGE Publishing, 2018

Answer Location: Case Study: Germany: Two-and-a-Half Party System and


Neocorporatism under Threat
Difficulty Level: Easy

15. Japan responded to corruption scandals in the 1970s–1990s by


a. banning the LDP, which had been at the heart of most of the scandals
b. reforming its electoral system to reduce the role of money
c. forbidding Japanese politicians’ attendance at weddings and funerals
d. looking to international assistance to sort out its problems
Ans: B
Learning Objective: 6-5: Are there clear patterns of when and where particular party
and electoral systems develop?
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension | Knowledge
Answer Location: Case Study: Japan: From Dominant-Party to Two-Party System?
Difficulty Level: Easy

16. In India, labor unions


a. were key to the success of the Indian National Congress
b. are important agents of local rule
c. organize a very small percentage of the population
d. are the strongest element of civil society
Ans: C
Learning Objective: 6-5: Are there clear patterns of when and where particular party
and electoral systems develop?
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension | Knowledge
Answer Location: Case Study: India: From Dominant-Party to Multiparty Democracy
Difficulty Level: Easy

17. Neocorporatism, also known as societal corporatism


a. is created by design and mandated by the state
b. is created by design
c. is mandated by the state
d. evolves historically and voluntarily
Ans: D
Learning Objective: 6-1: Do some types of institutions in democracies provide better
overall representation of and influence for average citizens?
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension | Knowledge
Answer Location: Corporatism
Difficulty Level: Easy

18. Social networks and norms of reciprocity that are important for a strong civil
society are known as
a. SMD
b. FPTP
c. bowling alone
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d. social capital
Ans: D
Learning Objective: 6-1: Do some types of institutions in democracies provide better
overall representation of and influence for average citizens?
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension | Knowledge
Answer Location: Civil Society
Difficulty Level: Easy

19. The collective action problem faced by democratic governments is that


a. too much participation will swamp a political system
b. collective decisions may be irrational
c. the average person has more incentive to participate than the elite
d. expending time or money toward any political goal may be irrational
Ans: D
Learning Objective: 6-1: Do some types of institutions in democracies provide better
overall representation of and influence for average citizens?
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension | Knowledge
Answer Location: Introduction
Difficulty: Easy

20. The sphere of organized citizen activity between the state and the individual
family or firm is called
a. political society
b. the party system
c. civil society
d. patron–client linkages
Ans: C
Learning Objective: 6-1: Do some types of institutions in democracies provide better
overall representation of and influence for average citizens?
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension | Knowledge
Answer Location: Civil Society
Difficulty: Easy

21. In an open-list proportional representation system, voters choose


a. a party
b. an individual candidate
c. the most important issue to them
d. an electoral bloc
Ans: B
Learning Objective: 6-2: How do institutions affect the representation of ethnic,
gender, religious, and other groups?
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension | Knowledge
Answer Location: Proportional Representation
Difficulty: Easy
Instructor Resource
Orvis, Introducing Comparative Politics, 4th Edition
SAGE Publishing, 2018

22. Populist rulers in Latin American often relied on ______ to ensure political
support.
a. clientelism
b. ideological appeals
c. significant policy changes
d. strong party organizations
Ans: A
Learning Objective: 6-2: How do institutions affect the representation of ethnic,
gender, religious, and other groups?
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension | Knowledge
Answer Location: Political Parties
Difficulty: Easy

23. Cadre parties


a. have a large membership base
b. are only present in authoritarian settings
c. have a small, elite membership
d. have less clear policy positions
Ans: C
Learning Objective: 6-5: Are there clear patterns of when and where particular party
and electoral systems develop?
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension | Knowledge
Answer Location: Political Parties
Difficulty: Easy

24. In a neocorporatist system


a. peak associations unite interest groups and represent the main interests in society
b. the government negotiates with a wide range of interest groups
c. individuals and group are required to belong to peak associations
d. legal restrictions forbid the forming of new interest groups
Ans: A
Learning Objective: 6-1: Do some types of institutions in democracies provide better
overall representation of and influence for average citizens?
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension | Knowledge
Answer Location: Corporatism
Difficulty: Easy

25. Interest groups are an example of


a. collective action problems
b. parastatals
c. civil society
d. social movements
Ans: C
Learning Objective: 6-1: Do some types of institutions in democracies provide better
overall representation of and influence for average citizens?
Instructor Resource
Orvis, Introducing Comparative Politics, 4th Edition
SAGE Publishing, 2018

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension | Knowledge


Answer Location: Civil Society
Difficulty: Easy

26. Which of the following systems of voting wastes the most votes?
a. first-past-the-post (FPTP)
b. open-list proportional representation
c. closed-list proportional representation
d. semiproportional system
Ans: A
Learning Objective: 6-2: How do institutions affect the representation of ethnic,
gender, religious, and other groups?
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension | Knowledge
Answer Location: Single-Member Districts: “First-Past-the-Post” and Majoritarian
Voting
Difficulty: Easy

27. Which of the following political parties will most likely oppose social welfare
spending according to von Beyme?
a. Christian democrats
b. Social democrats
c. Conservatives
d. Green parties
Ans: C
Learning Objective: 6-2: How do institutions affect the representation of ethnic,
gender, religious, and other groups?
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge/Comprehension
Answer Location: Political Parties
Difficulty: Easy

28. According to Duverger’s Law, which of the following voting systems will
eventually result in a two-party system?
a. first-past-the-post (FPTP)
b. open-list proportional representation
c. closed-list proportional representation
d. mixed representation
Ans: A
Learning Objective: 6-4: How do different electoral and party systems affect political
leaders’ behavior?
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension | Knowledge
Answer Location: Party Systems
Difficulty: Easy

29. A system where many parties have a chance to win a national election is
referred to as
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a. dominant party system


b. multiparty system
c. two and a half party system
d. two party system
Ans: B
Learning Objective: 6-4: How do different electoral and party systems affect political
leaders’ behavior?
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension | Knowledge
Answer Location: Party Systems
Difficulty: Easy

30. The unusual electoral system used in Japan until 1993 was called
a. super-majoritarian
b. first-past-the-post
c. single, nontransferable vote
d. instant runoff voting
Ans: C
Learning Objective: 6-5: Are there clear patterns of when and where particular party
and electoral systems develop?
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension | Knowledge
Answer Location: Case Study: Japan: From Dominant-Party to Two-Party System?
Difficulty: Easy

31. The strength of groups promoting ethnic interests in India in the 1960s led to the
a. creation of additional states
b. onset of violent peasant uprisings
c. banning of ethnically based parties
d. declaration of a state emergency that lasted for three years
Ans: A
Learning Objective: 6-5: Are there clear patterns of when and where particular party
and electoral systems develop?
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension | Knowledge
Answer Location: Case Study: India: From Dominant-Party to Multiparty Democracy
Difficulty: Easy

32. What is an example of a party system?


a. authoritarian
b. pseudo-democratic
c. single party
d. uncompetitive
Ans: C
Learning Objective: 6-5: Are there clear patterns of when and where particular party
and electoral systems develop?
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension | Knowledge
Answer Location: Formal Institutions: Political Parties and Party Systems
Instructor Resource
Orvis, Introducing Comparative Politics, 4th Edition
SAGE Publishing, 2018

Difficulty: Easy

33. Japan drew its electoral district lines to over-represent rural voters in order to
a. punish urban voters for their behavior during the war
b. provide strong support for the anticommunist Liberal Democratic Party
c. promote workers’ rights
d. weigh votes according to demographic conditions
Ans: B
Learning Objective: 6-5: Are there clear patterns of when and where particular party
and electoral systems develop?
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension | Knowledge
Answer Location: Case Study: Japan: From Dominant-Party to Two-Party System?
Difficulty: Easy

34. The founding ideology of the BJP in India is


a. secularism
b. multiculturalism
c. Islamism
d. Hindu nationalism
Ans: D
Learning Objective: 6-5: Are there clear patterns of when and where particular party
and electoral systems develop?
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension | Knowledge
Answer Location: Case Study: India: From Dominant-Party to Multiparty Democracy
Difficulty: Easy

35. Attempts to organize associations to promote the rights of lower-caste Indians


have been hindered by a
a. lack of affirmative action programs
b. legal enshrinement of “untouchability”
c. localization of traditional caste identities
d. government opposition to lower-caste rights
Ans: C
Learning Objective: 6-5: Are there clear patterns of when and where particular party
and electoral systems develop?
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension | Knowledge
Answer Location: Case Study: India: From Dominant-Party to Multiparty Democracy
Difficulty: Easy

36. What is a catch-all party?


a. a party that aims to attract support from a broad range of interest groups and
voters
b. a party consisting of large numbers of citizens as members that undertake
massive political mobilization
c. a party that attracts all voters of a specific demographic or background
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Orvis, Introducing Comparative Politics, 4th Edition
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d. a party in which membership and scope were largely restricted to a small number
of political elites
Ans: A
Learning Objective: 6-5: Are there clear patterns of when and where particular party
and electoral systems develop?
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension | Knowledge
Answer Location: Political parties
Difficulty: Easy

37. Which theorists argue that modern electoral democracies in reality give limited
power to those in more marginalized positions; elites dominate the national
discourse, control major institutions, and influence voters more than voters influence
who is in office?
a. elite theorists
b. democratic theorists
c. classical theorists
d. rational choice theorists
Ans: A
Learning Objective: 6-1: Do some types of institutions in democracies provide better
overall representation of and influence for average citizens?
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension | Knowledge
Answer Location: Introduction
Difficulty: Easy

38. In what kind of system must the winner gain an absolute majority of the votes
(50% plus one) rather than just a plurality?
a. minority system
b. majoritarian system
c. proportional system
d. single-party system
Ans: B
Learning Objective: 6-2: How do institutions affect the representation of ethnic,
gender, religious, and other groups?
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension | Knowledge
Answer Location: Single-Member Districts: “First-Past-the-Post” and Majoritarian
Voting
Difficulty: Easy

39. Representation in which candidates from parties are elected in other districts and
so their supporters’ views are represented in the legislature, albeit not by their
representative, is referred to as
a. proportional representation
b. list representation
c. indirect representation
d. virtual representation
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Orvis, Introducing Comparative Politics, 4th Edition
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Ans: D
Learning Objective: 6-1: Do some types of institutions in democracies provide better
overall representation of and influence for average citizens?
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension | Knowledge
Answer Location: Single-Member Districts: “First-Past-the-Post” and Majoritarian
Voting
Difficulty: Easy

40. Which of the follow countries is a key example of a mixed (or semiproportional)
electoral system?
a. Germany
b. Canada
c. Britain
d. India
Ans: A
Learning Objective: 6-5: Are there clear patterns of when and where particular party
and electoral systems develop?
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension | Knowledge
Answer Location: Mixed, or Semiproportional, Systems
Difficulty: Easy

41. Which region has the highest percentage of seats in the lower house occupied
by women?
a. Americas
b. Europe, OSCE member countries
c. Nordic countries
d. sub-Saharan Africa
Ans: C
Learning Objective: 6-1: Do some types of institutions in democracies provide better
overall representation of and influence for average citizens?
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension | Knowledge
Answer Location: Women in Power
Difficulty: Easy

42. In recent years, major parties’ decline in terms of their share of the vote has
been greater in countries with what kind of electoral system?
a. first-past-the-post
b. proportional representation
c. clientelism
d. two-and-a-half party
Ans: B
Learning Objective: 6-2: How do institutions affect the representation of ethnic,
gender, religious, and other groups?
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension | Knowledge
Answer Location: Political Parties
Instructor Resource
Orvis, Introducing Comparative Politics, 4th Edition
SAGE Publishing, 2018

Difficulty: Medium

True/False

1. In majoritarian systems, candidates must win 50 percent plus one of the votes to
be elected.
Ans: T
Learning Objective: 6-2: How do institutions affect the representation of ethnic,
gender, religious, and other groups?
Answer Location: Single-Member Districts: “First-Past-the-Post” and Majoritarian
Voting
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Difficulty Level: Easy

2. Democratic regimes have no problems with stimulating and channeling


participation.
Ans: F
Learning Objective: 6-2: How do institutions affect the representation of ethnic,
gender, religious, and other groups?
Answer Location: Introduction
Difficulty Level: Easy
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

3. Formal legal mechanisms that translate votes into control over political offices and
shares of votes are called electoral systems.
Ans: T
Learning Objective: 6-2: How do institutions affect the representation of ethnic,
gender, religious, and other groups?
Answer Location: The Electoral System
Difficulty Level: Easy
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

4. A system in which each geographical district elects a single representative to a


legislature is called proportional representation.
Ans: F
Learning Objective: 6-2: How do institutions affect the representation of ethnic,
gender, religious, and other groups?
Answer Location: Single-Member Districts: “First-Past-the-Post” and Majoritarian
Voting
Difficulty Level: Easy
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

5. A system in which multiple parties exist but one wins every election and governs
continuously is called a dominant-party system
Ans: T
Instructor Resource
Orvis, Introducing Comparative Politics, 4th Edition
SAGE Publishing, 2018

Learning Objective: 6-5: Are there clear patterns of when and where particular party
and electoral systems develop?
Answer Location: Party Systems
Difficulty Level: Easy
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

6. Under open-list PR systems, political parties present ranked lists of candidates


Ans: F
Learning Objective: 6-2: How do institutions affect the representation of ethnic,
gender, religious, and other groups?
Answer Location: Proportional Representation
Difficulty Level: Easy
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

7. State corporatism is typical of fascist regimes.


Ans: T
Learning Objective: 6-1: Do some types of institutions in democracies provide better
overall representation of and influence for average citizens?
Answer Location: Government-Interest Group Interaction: Two Models
Difficulty Level: Easy
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

8. Under closed-list PR systems, political parties present ranked lists of candidates


Ans: T
Learning Objective: 6-2: How do institutions affect the representation of ethnic,
gender, religious, and other groups?
Answer Location: Proportional Representation
Difficulty Level: Easy
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

9. A party system in which multiple parties and free and fair elections exist but one
party wins every election and governs continuously is called a multi-party system.
Ans: F
Learning Objective: 6-5: Are there clear patterns of when and where particular party
and electoral systems develop?
Answer Location: Party Systems
Difficulty Level: Easy
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

10. Organizations that bring together all interest groups in a particular sector to
influence and negotiate agreements with the state are called peak associations.
Ans: T
Learning Objective: 6-1: Do some types of institutions in democracies provide better
overall representation of and influence for average citizens?
Answer Location: Corporatism
Instructor Resource
Orvis, Introducing Comparative Politics, 4th Edition
SAGE Publishing, 2018

Difficulty Level: Easy


Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

11. A broad and charismatic appeal to poor people on the part of a leader to solve
their problems directly via governmental largess is an example of liberalism.
Ans: F
Learning Objective: 6-5: Are there clear patterns of when and where particular party
and electoral systems develop?
Answer Location: Political Parties-Populism
Difficulty Level: Easy
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

12. Corporatism mandated by the state is known as neo-corporatism.


Ans: F
Learning Objective: 6-1: Do some types of institutions in democracies provide better
overall representation of and influence for average citizens?
Answer Location: Corporatism
Difficulty Level: Easy
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Short Answer

1. What are some distinctive characteristics of an open-list PR system?


Ans: Answers may vary, but include factors such as: multiple candidates run in each
district; voters vote for individual candidates; the candidate with the most votes in the
party gets the seat.
Learning Objective: 6-2: How do institutions affect the representation of ethnic,
gender, religious, and other groups?
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Proportional Representation
Difficulty Level: Hard

2. Explain some of the by-products of corporatism.


Ans: Answers may include that the system, under corporatism, has well-defined
hierarchy; the government interacts with groups; and groups are highly
institutionalized.
Learning Objective: 6-1: Do some types of institutions in democracies provide better
overall representation of and influence for average citizens?
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Corporatism
Difficulty Level: Hard

3. List some of the sociological explanations for the decline in trust in political
institutions seen since the 1970s in North America, Europe, and Japan.
Instructor Resource
Orvis, Introducing Comparative Politics, 4th Edition
SAGE Publishing, 2018

Ans: Answers can including a decline in traditional social divisions based on class
and religion or increased access to education.
Learning Objective: 6-1: Do some types of institutions in democracies provide better
overall representation of and influence for average citizens?
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Political Institutions
Difficulty Level: Hard

4. Name and describe at least two things that are beneficial for the development of
civil society.
Ans: Answers can include capitalism, industrialization, social capital, and
democracy.
Learning Objective: 6-1: Do some types of institutions in democracies provide better
overall representation of and influence for average citizens?
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Civil Society
Difficulty Level: Hard

5. Explain two aspects of interest-group pluralism.


Ans: Many groups exist to represent interests; the government remains neutral.
Learning Objective: 6-1: Do some types of institutions in democracies provide better
overall representation of and influence for average citizens?
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Interest-Group Pluralism
Difficulty Level: Hard

6. Name and describe at least two types of electoral systems.


Ans: Answers can include SMD, FPTP, PR, open-list PR, closed-list PR, SNTV, etc.
Learning Objective: 6-1: Do some types of institutions in democracies provide better
overall representation of and influence for average citizens? | 6-2: How do
institutions affect the representation of ethnic, gender, religious, and other groups?
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: The Electoral System
Difficulty Level: Hard

7. Describe at least two differences between a proportional representation and a


first-past-the-post voting system.
Ans: Proportional representation elections are often decided on national rather than
local issues; FPTP system creates an under- or overrepresentation of a district;
proportional representation usually includes a minimal electoral threshold
Learning Objective: 6-2: How do institutions affect the representation of ethnic,
gender, religious, and other groups?
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Proportional representation
Difficulty Level: Hard
Instructor Resource
Orvis, Introducing Comparative Politics, 4th Edition
SAGE Publishing, 2018

8. List two arguments that critics make against the proportional representation
system?
Ans: Arguments against proportional representation include indirect elections;
creates an opportunity for extremist parties; underrepresents local concerns
Learning Objective: 6-2: How do institutions affect the representation of ethnic,
gender, religious, and other groups?
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Proportional Representation
Difficulty Level: Hard

9. Provide two characteristics of an interest group?


Ans: Interest groups are visible, have active membership, and have legitimacy in its
area of expertise.
Learning Objective: 6-1: Do some types of institutions in democracies provide better
overall representation of and influence for average citizens?
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Political Institutions
Difficulty Level: Hard

Essay

1. Explain the role of geographically-based, “regional” political parties vis-à-vis


Duverger’s Law. Please include in your answer a definition of Duverger’s Law and
an explanation of its consequences.
Ans: Students should recognize that Duverger’s Law cannot work in presence of
large enough “third” political parties that are geographically-based, such as regional
parties. Consequently, geographically-based minor parties will survive even under
SMD FPTP electoral systems. The answer should include an explanation of the law
and its consequences to the party system of any state.
Learning Objective: 6-4: How do different electoral and party systems affect political
leaders’ behavior?
Cognitive Domain: Application | Analysis
Difficulty Level: Hard

2. Compare and contrast the main features of FPTP and PR, highlighting some of
the advantages and disadvantages of each system. Is one of them more
“democratic?” Is one of them more likely to produce political stability and easier
policy-making? Illustrate your answer with at least one country/example for each
system.
Ans: The answer should explain that FPTP enhances governability, while PR
enhances representation. It should also show that students can apply some of the
concepts learned on other chapters to answer a complex question containing many
different elements.
Instructor Resource
Orvis, Introducing Comparative Politics, 4th Edition
SAGE Publishing, 2018

Learning Objective: 6-2: How do institutions affect the representation of ethnic,


gender, religious, and other groups?
Cognitive Domain: Application | Analysis
Difficulty Level: Hard

3. Compare neocorporatist and interest group pluralist systems. What are the
benefits and drawbacks of each?
Ans: Students should discuss the tradeoffs involved in relatively uncontrolled access
to political processes versus more limited and structured access. These include
questions of accountability and representation as well as policymaking efficiency.
Learning Objective: 6-1: Do some types of institutions in democracies provide better
overall representation of and influence for average citizens?
Cognitive Domain: Application | Analysis
Difficulty Level: Hard

4. What is a two-party system? How is it different from a two-and-a-half party system


and a multiparty system?
Ans: The answer should clearly explain that the difference is not the actual number
of parties that exist within a given country, but the ability of parties to actually garner
enough support to win elections and form governments.
Learning Objective: 6-5: Are there clear patterns of when and where particular party
and electoral systems develop? | 6-4: How do different electoral and party systems
affect political leaders’ behavior?
Cognitive Domain: Application | Analysis
Difficulty Level: Hard

5. Why are candidates for office in the United States more independent from political
parties than in Britain?
Ans: In the United States, candidates for office are selected outside of the formal
party structure through primaries of all registered voters in the party, not just dues-
paying members. In Britain, the party structures select the candidates. Parties also
play a larger role in funding their candidates in Britain than in the United States. May
also mention the role of the parliamentary system in Britain vs the presidential
system in the United States.
Learning Objective: 6-5: Are there clear patterns of when and where particular party
and electoral systems develop? | 6-4: How do different electoral and party systems
affect political leaders’ behavior?
Cognitive Domain: Application | Analysis
Difficulty Level: Hard

6. What is the difference between closed-list proportional representation and open-


list proportional representation?
Ans: In closed-list proportional representation the voters choose the party and then
the parties will split the seats according to how many votes each party received.
Each party will appoint its representatives according to the order of a prearranged
Instructor Resource
Orvis, Introducing Comparative Politics, 4th Edition
SAGE Publishing, 2018

list of candidates. In open-list proportional representation the voters choose the


individuals of a specific party. In this case, different parties are still awarded the
seats proportional to how many votes they won but the seats will go to the top
individual vote-getters in each party. Closed list tends to produce much stronger
parties.
Learning Objective: 6-2: How do institutions affect the representation of ethnic,
gender, religious, and other groups?
Cognitive Domain: Application | Analysis
Difficulty Level: Hard

7. List and compare at least two of von Beyme’s categories of political parties.
Ans: Categories include: Liberals, Socialists/Social Democrats, Communists,
Ecology movement, Christian Democrats, Conservatives, and Right-wing Extremists.
Definitions and examples can be found in Figure 6.5.
Learning Objective: 6-5: Are there clear patterns of when and where particular party
and electoral systems develop?
Cognitive Domain: Application | Analysis
Difficulty Level: Hard

8. Identify the characteristic of a populist regime and apply these characteristics to a


real-life example.
Ans: Some characteristics of a populist regime include vague ideologies, support for
the military, promotion of nationalism, and support from urban workers. Students can
discuss the development and success of populist movements in Western Europe
and the United States in the past decade.
Learning Objective: 6-5: Are there clear patterns of when and where particular party
and electoral systems develop?
Cognitive Domain: Application | Analysis
Difficulty Level: Hard

9. Illustrate the distinctions between a dominant-party system and a single-party


government. Name and describe an example for each.
Ans: Students should provide clear definitions of a dominant-party system (multiple
parties exist but the same party wins every election and governs continuously) and a
single-party government (one party is in control of government, but power can
alternate between parties from election to election). Dominant-party system would
be Japan; single-party government would be the United States or Britain.
Learning Objective: 6-1: Do some types of institutions in democracies provide better
overall representation of and influence for average citizens?
Cognitive Domain: Application | Analysis
Difficulty Level: Hard
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gardens of, 223
ladies, 219
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Shitūr Gūlū, 226
Shoemakers, 190
Shoes, 321
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Shulwar, 321
Shūr ab, 387
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H. Rawlinson, 109
F. Goldsmid, 56, 157
Oliver St. John, 350
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Slavery in Persia, 326
Sleepers in mosques, 197
Smoking, 31
Snakes, 307
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Snipe, 116
double, 107
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Socks, 321
Soh, 384
Souhāli, 326
Soup Gework, 143
Spears, 179
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Staff, health of the, 296
Stages, list of, 411
Stanley, the traveller, 224
Steamer, Caspian, 211
Steelyards, 221
Stone doors, 142
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Straw, cut, its uses, 175
Stripped, I am, 263
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Studs of horses, 89
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Tager, 188
Takhtrowan, 368
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Talisman, 290
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Teheran, 28, 372
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Telega, 11
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Utū-Kesh, 191, 333
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Valliāt, 366
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jars, 230
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purity of, 235
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costume of, 323
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execution of two, 122
hair of, 323
head-dress of, 131
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Yapunjah, 319
Yari Khan, 78
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