Question 1

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.

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Question 2

Provide two characteristics of an interest group?

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Question 3

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

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Question 4

Describe at least two differences between a proportional representation and a first-past-the-post voting system.

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Question 5

List and compare at least two of von Beyme's categories of political parties.

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Question 6

List two arguments that critics make against the proportional representation system?

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Question 7

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

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Question 8

Identify the characteristic of a populist regime and apply these characteristics to a real-life example.

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Question 9

Compare neocorporatist and interest group pluralist systems.What are the benefits and drawbacks of each?

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Question 10

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.

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Question 11

Why are candidates for office in the United States more independent from political parties than in Britain?

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Question 12

Illustrate the distinctions between a dominant-party system and a single-party government.Name and describe an example for each.

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Quiz 6: Institutions of Participation and Representation in Democracies