Deck 15: Parties, voting, and The election campaign

Question 1

What group is overrepresented in terms of candidates in federal elections?

A)business
B)working class
C)visible minorities
D)women

Answer 1

A

Question 2

The Liberals would probably have won a majority in the 2004 election had it not been for the sponsorship scandal.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Regional factors have recently been the strongest sociodemographic influence in Canadian voting behaviour.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

In 2000, there was little evidence of class-based voting, but the government's performance was a significant factor.

Question 5

The leader's tour is primarily designed to boost the chances of local candidates.

Question 6

Which statements best reflects national media advertising campaign?

A)It is normally the most expensive part of the election campaign.
B)No party can spend any more than another.
C)All broadcasting time is paid for from the public purse.
D)No party is allowed to use foreign advisers.

Question 7

Which party developed the Constituency Information Management System (CIMS)?

A)Liberal Party
B)Conservative Party
C)NDP
D)Green Party

Question 8

Why was Elizabeth May, the leader of the Green Party, not allowed to participate in the 2011 leaders debate?

A)because her party had no seats in the House of Commons before the election
B)because her party did not have the minimum required seats needed to establish itself as a national party
C)because her party was relatively new
D)because Elizabeth May did not hold a seat in the previous elections

Question 9

One of the Liberal party's greatest campaign assets in 1993 was their "Red Book".

Question 10

In most parties, how are candidates selected?

A)They are appointed by the party leader.
B)They are elected by the local constituency association.
C)They are chosen by party headquarters.
D)They are chosen by the local riding association president.

Question 11

Which of the following does NOT describe the absent mandate?

A)Parties don't emphasize policy in election campaigns.
B)Voters don't vote on the basis of party policies.
C)The winning party rarely gets a majority of the votes.
D)Losing parties rarely criticize government policies.

Question 12

Which group, regardless of ethnic background, has a historic tendency to vote Liberal?
The unemployed
Albertans
Farmers
Roman Catholics

Question 13

The overall average national voter turnout rate between 1900 and 1988 was 72 percent.

Question 14

Traditionally, which party have French Canadians (from both in and out of Quebec) voted for?

A)Conservatives
B)Bloc Quebecois
C)NDP
D)Liberals

Question 15

Which party's 2011 platform was titled "Here for Canada"?

A)Liberals
B)Conservatives
C)NDP
D)Green

Question 16

The Roman Catholic support for the Liberal party has exponentially increased over the past decade.

Question 17

In the pre-writ period, researching solutions for national problems is normally a priority of national parties.

Question 18

Younger voters in Quebec prefer the Bloc Quebecois than any other party.

Question 19

Imagine a voter voting for their second-favourite party because the second-favourite candidate is perceived to have a better chance than the voter's first choice in defeating a party that the voter dislikes the most.What is the term used to describe this type of voting?

A)wasted voting
B)reverse Voting
C)sequential Voting
D)strategic Voting

Question 20

Party advertising has recently become more synonymous with the concept of political marketing.

Question 21

Explain the sociodemographic bases of political party support in Canada.

Question 22

Describe how an individual candidate competes for office at the local level?

Question 23

What role do the media play in a party's election campaign?

Question 24

How do core values and beliefs influence how Canadians vote?

Question 25

Why are leadership debates felt to be important in a national campaign?