Exam 5: Executive Authority in Europe

A proportional representation system helps ensure that the percentage of votes a party receives will be roughly the same as the percentage of seats in parliament it receives.

All of the following are key features of democracy EXCEPT

A problem with two-ballot plurality voting is that it tends to favor extremist parties.

The percentage of female parliamentarians is highest in

Plurality voting simply means

"Deparliamentization" suggests that

One feature of Germany's voting system is

European members of parliament often take the lead in drafting legislative proposals.

Electoral thresholds, according to the textbook, are typically

A party list

Party discipline

Duverger's Law is about

Some criticize coalition governments as unstable compared to majoritarian governments. What might be some advantages of coalition governments?

In terms of its formal powers, the U.S. Congress is weaker than most European legislatures.

Party lists

The electoral threshold in a proportional representation system does all of the following EXCEPT

All of the following are critiques of a single-member district system EXCEPT

Party discipline means that voters tend to be loyal to a party throughout their lives.

Coalition governments

In most proportional representation systems, voters