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Chapter 10: Political Systems and Government Formation
Test Bank
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Chapter 10 Question 01
1) Which of these statements about a semi-presidential system is FALSE?
Feedback: Page reference: 10.1 Institutional Variation of Democracy in Europe
a. The government, headed by a prime minister, depends on an (at least implicit) parliamentary majority.
b. There exists a directly elected president with an electoral mandate.
c. Voters vote in two separate elections, one for parliament and one for the president.
d. The president is always more powerful than the prime minister.
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Chapter 10 Question 02
2) What of the following correctly describes the process for electing the EU Commission president?
Feedback: Page reference: 10.2 The Political System of the EU: A Mixed System
a. The Commission president is elected by the European Council by qualified majority.
b. The Commission president is proposed by the European Parliament and elected by the European Council by qualified majority.
c. The Commission president is proposed by the European Council by qualified majority and elected by the European Parliament.
d. The Commission president is proposed by the Council of the European Union by unanimity and elected by the Council of Europe.
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Chapter 10 Question 03
3) Which of these statements regarding the system of government in the EU is correct?
Feedback: Page reference: 10.2 The Political System of the EU: A Mixed System
a. The EU has both features of parliamentary and presidential systems.
b. The EU has neither features of a parliamentary nor a presidential system.
c. The EU is best described as a parliamentary system.
d. The EU is best described as a presidential system.
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Chapter 10 Question 04
4) Consider the following election outcome:
Which majority coalition would you expect to form if the parties were purely office-seeking?
Feedback: Page reference: 10.4 Types of Government Coalitions, 10.5 Coalition Formation with Policy-Seeking Parties
a. Party C and Party D
b. Party B and Party D
c. Party A and Party D
d. Party A, Party B and Party C
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Chapter 10 Question 05
5) Consider the following election outcome:
Which coalition would you expect to form if the parties were purely policy-seeking?
Feedback: Page reference: 10.5 Coalition Formation with Policy-Seeking Parties
a. Party C and Party D
b. Party B and Party D
c. Party A and Party D
d. Party A, Party B and Party C
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Chapter 10 Question 06
6) The 2011 parliamentary election in Poland produced the following results:
Party | % Seats | Left (0) – Right (10) |
Civic Platform (PO) | 45 | 5.71 |
Law and Justice (PiS) | 34.1 | 7.94 |
Palikot’s Movement (RP) | 8.7 | 2.53 |
Polish People’s Party (PSL) | 6.1 | 5.29 |
Democratic Left Alliance (SLD) | 5.9 | 2.76 |
Suppose you are the leader of the largest party and try to form a government. If you live in a purely policy-seeking world, which majority-winning coalition would you strive to form?
Feedback: Page reference: 10.4 Types of Government Coalitions,
10.5 Coalition Formation with Policy-Seeking Parties
a. PO – PiS
b. PO – RP
c. PO – PSL
d. PO – SLD
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Chapter 10 Question 07
7) The 2011 parliamentary election in Poland produced the following results:
Party | % Seats | Left (0) – Right (10) |
Civic Platform (PO) | 45 | 5.71 |
Law and Justice (PiS) | 34.1 | 7.94 |
Palikot’s Movement (RP) | 8.7 | 2.53 |
Polish People’s Party (PSL) | 6.1 | 5.29 |
Democratic Left Alliance (SLD) | 5.9 | 2.76 |
Which of the following statements about the electoral results is FALSE?
Feedback: Page reference: 2.4 Multi-dimensional politics, 10.4 Types of Government Coalitions, 10.5 Coalition Formation with Policy-Seeking Parties
a. The PSL is the median party in the legislature
b. PO is a veto player in the legislature on any issue
c. In a purely policy-seeking world, there would not be a coalition without PO
d. In a purely office-seeking world, we should observe the coalition PO-SLD
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Chapter 10 Question 08
8) Which of the following is not a trait of parliamentary democracy?
Feedback: Page reference: 10.1 Institutional Variation of Democracy in Europe
a. The election cycle can (to some degree) be determined politically.
b. The Prime Minister can ask for a vote of confidence
c. The parliament cannot remove the prime minister from office before the next scheduled election.
d. Government change may occur without an election.
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Chapter 10 Question 09
9) Which of the following statements about the vote of confidence is FALSE?
Feedback: Page reference: 10.1 Institutional Variation of Democracy in Europe
a. Prime Ministers can use a vote of confidence strategically to secure passage of a bill that might not otherwise pass.
b. The vote of confidence is only used sparingly, as it is a politically costly and potentially risky tool.
c. If the Prime Minister calls and loses a vote of confidence, the government must resign.
d. The parliament must ask that a vote of confidence be attached to a particular bill.
Type: multiple choice question
Title: Chapter 10 Question 10
10) Which of the following types of government has been the common in post-WWII Europe?
Feedback: Page reference: 10.4 Types of Government Coalitions
a. Single-party majority government.
b. Minimal winning coalitions.
c. Single-party minority government.
d. Oversized (surplus majority) coalitions.