Exam 13: Political Parties

Looking at the programmatic typology of political parties, which one is missing from the following list? Liberal/radical; communist; environmental; regional; conservative; socialist; nationalist; Islamic; __________.

Which of the following criticisms of political parties are part of what Carothers calls 'the standard lament' about them? Please select all that apply.

According to public choice theory, why is it irrational for individuals to join a political party?

According to Aldrich the third dimension of party activity apart from party-in-government and party-in-the-electorate is the party's ________ _____________.

According to the typology from Gunther and Diamond, which is the category of political parties that is missing from the following list? Elite-based; mass-based; electoralist; ethnicity-based.

Parties emerged within the US Congress because ...

The party system in any state is usually affected by ...

Which is the function missing from the following list of party functions? Legitimation of political system; formulation of public policy; structuring the popular vote; integration of citizens; aggregation of diverse interests; representation;___________.

Recently there has been a trend for parties in long-established liberal democracies to ...

Cartel parties primarily favour the interests of business cartels.

In a predominant party system one party exercises hegemony over all the others.

Which of the following statements are correct? Please select all that apply.

Which of the following is a key justification of state funding for political parties?

What are 'catch-all' parties?

According to Lipset and Rokkan, with what part of the world are 'frozen' party systems typically associated?