Your party wins thirty percent of the vote in a recent election and therefore is awarded thirty percent of the seats in the legislature. This is an example of
a. direct democracy.
b. proportional representation.
c. single-member district.
d. run-off voting.
e. coalition building.
b
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Political psychology can be broadly defined as _____
A) one's concrete set of political likes and dislikes B) the psychological factors influencing political activism C) propensities within an individual to respond in certain ways to political stimuli D) a tendency toward interpersonal involvement
It is possible to view the institutional presidency as ______.
A. a great drain on the resources of the federal government B. the glue that enables the federal government to operate under increased policy demands C. an effective counterweight to the expertise Congress possesses on most matters of public policy D. a presidential branch of the government separate and apart from the executive branch that attempts to coordinate the executive and legislative branches in its own behalf
One proposed explanation for why congressional seats have become less marginal is that
A. the growing strength of the party system makes it less likely for challengers to appeal to average voters. B. incumbents can use their powers to get programs passed that benefit their districts and thereby themselves. C. incumbents are less likely than challengers to become associated with the "mess" in Washington. D. changing demographics have made an increasing number of districts overwhelmingly Democratic or Republican. E. incumbents are less ideological than challengers and link themselves with Congress as an institution.
All of the following are assumptions of realism except
a. anarchy. b. states as main actors. c. international cooperation. d. states as rational actors.