Individuals whose highest level of education is a college degree are more likely to support the
Republican Party. - correct answer ✔✔True
Individuals who live in the suburbs are more likely to support the Republican Party. - correct answer
✔✔True
Women are more likely to support the Republican Party. - correct answer ✔✔False
Labor unions are more likely to support the Republican Party. - correct answer ✔✔False
Catholics have historically been more likely to support the Republican Party. - correct answer ✔✔False
Political party systems vary by the number of significant parties and their relationship to each other. -
correct answer ✔✔True
Most political parties in democracies outside the US have organizational structures similar to those of
the Conservative Party in the UK. - correct answer ✔✔True
Mexico under the PRI in the 20th century is a good example of a one-party system. - correct answer
✔✔False
One purpose of political parties is to make it easier for votes to figure out how to vote on issues. - correct
answer ✔✔True
Dictatorships that have political parties and allow elections tend to collapse sooner than those who
don't. - correct answer ✔✔False
A majority of Americans don't see much difference between the two parties. - correct answer ✔✔False
, In the 2016 elections, "hostile sexism" was a strong predictor of support for Trump, but did not influence
the house race. - correct answer ✔✔True
Third parties can have a large influence on electoral outcomes for other parties. - correct answer
✔✔True
Individuals who have less than a college education are now more likely to tilt democratic. - correct
answer ✔✔False
In the last 80 years or so, most Americans have typically been Republican. - correct answer ✔✔False
Undecided voters are typically individuals who are weighing both candidates but unsure of who to
support. - correct answer ✔✔False
Millennials are increasingly supporting independents. - correct answer ✔✔True
Between 2004 and 2005, the average share of the vote going to traditional mainstream parties
decreased in Europe decreased by 5 percent. - correct answer ✔✔False
Realignment is when a new party gains the majority in a legislature. - correct answer ✔✔False
When there are more than two candidates running in an election, different voting aggregation methods
may lead to a different winner of the election. - correct answer ✔✔True
E wins in a majority runoff voting system. - correct answer ✔✔True
Elections in dictatorships are used to send a message to regime opponents that the regime has
supporters. - correct answer ✔✔True
District magnitude refers to the number of electoral districts in a country. - correct answer ✔✔False
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