The threat of collective punishment by the voters gives the majority partyGroup of answer choicesa strong incentive to govern in a secretive manner so voters are kept in the dark about policya strong incentive to govern in ways that please votersa strong incentive to appoint opposition party members to important offices so voters will think the party is faira strong incentive to downplay the party label so voters are confused about which candidate is with which party

How does the Constitution create incentives for party organization?Group of answer choicesOnly by developing party organizations in the elected units of government can they effectively counter individuals serving in the judiciary and bureaucracyThe government cannot function until formal party organizations are instituted because parties clearly identify the common goodThe provision for enacting laws and electing leaders puts a huge premium on building majority alliances across institutions and electoral unitsThe unicameral nature of the legislature with many interests from the states requires an organizational force to overcome barriers to collective action

Loyal party activists and voters are important because if voters do not show up to vote for a party’s candidates on Election Day, the party will not be able to gain political office and implement its preferred policies. Group of answer choicesTrueFalse

Party labelsGroup of answer choicesno longer mean anything to most members of the electorate or candidatesare usually downplayed during elections so voters do not normally know the party affiliation of the candidatesare basically misleading and tend to confuse votersoffer a useful shorthand cue that keeps voting decisions cheap and simple for the voters

According to political scientists, what helps make the vote choice easier for voters?Group of answer choicesvoting cuesa split ticketthe paradox of votingcoattails

Why do political parties involve partisanship