Deck 15: The Election Campaign, Voting, and Political Participation

Question 1

One of the Liberals greatest campaign assets in 1993 was their Red Book.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

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.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Which party released its platform entitled A New Plan for a Strong Middle Class in 2015?

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

Answer 3

A

Question 4

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

Question 5

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

Question 6

In most parties, how are candidates selected?

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

Question 7

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

Question 8

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

Question 9

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

Question 10

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

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

Question 11

Which statement best reflects national media advertising campaigns?

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 12

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

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

Question 13

Which party do French Canadians (from both in and out of Quebec) traditionally vote for?

A)Conservative
B)Bloc Québécois
C)NDP
D)Liberal

Question 14

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

Question 15

Which group, regardless of ethnic background, has a historic tendency to vote Liberal?

A)the unemployed
B)Albertans
C)farmers
D)Roman Catholics

Question 16

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

Question 17

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

Question 18

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. Which term describes this behaviour?

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

Question 19

The leader's tour is primarily designed to generate national media coverage

Question 20

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

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

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

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

Question 24

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

Question 25

How do core values and beliefs influence how Canadians vote?