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Answers and Review for Multiple Choice Practice on Party and Electoral Systems and Citizen Organizations
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Facts about the test: The AP Comp Gov exam has 55 multiple choice questions and you will be given 60 minutes to complete the section. That means it should take you around 15 minutes to complete 15 questions.
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1. Which of the following is true about Iran's political party system?
A. Parties have ethnic quotas that affect representation in Iran's federal legislature.
B. One party controls the legislature.
C. Iran lacks formal political party structures.
D. Iran has a multiparty system that is dominated by a religious party.
Answer: Iran lacks formal political party structures. Parties operate as loosely formed political alliances with questionable linkage to constituents.
📄 Study AP Comp Gov, Unit 4.3: Political Party Systems
2. Which countries have a degree of competition within multiparty systems?
A. Nigeria and Russia
B. Mexico and the UK
C. Mexico and Nigeria
D. Nigeria and the UK
Answer: Nigeria's multi party system includes 30 registered political parties with 2 strong parties. The UK's party systems 2 competitive parties, but minor parties are able to win some legislative representation.
📄 Study AP Comp Gov, Unit 4.3: Political Party Systems
3. Which of the following is an implication for competitiveness of the electoral process in Nigeria and Iran?
A. Iran's Guardian Council which encourages free and fair elections, and Nigeria's pattern of the incumbent winning.
B. Nigeria's independent electoral commission, and Iran's limits on who can run for office.
C. Both countries ban women from running in elections.
D. Nigeria's quotas for minority groups, while Iran reserves no seats for specific groups.
Answer: In 1998, the Nigerian government established an independent electoral commission to encourage competitiveness in elections. Iran's Guardian Council vets candidates that run for office, therefore limiting competition
📄 Study AP Comp Gov, Unit 4.2: Objectives of Election Rules
4. How are legislative members chosen in China?
A. The National People's Congress indirectly selects members through local elections.
B. The National People's Congress vets candidates that run for office to reduce competition.
C. Members are directly elected in single-member districts by plurality.
D. Members are appointed by regional governors.
Answer: The NPC members are chosen indirectly through a representative hierarchy system. Delegates are elected in local villages and go through a series of tiers until they are elected in the NPC.
📄 Study AP Comp Gov, Unit 4.1: Electoral Systems and Rules
5. What is NOT an advantage of a proportional representation electoral system?
A. Proportional representation can promote two-party systems which allows for greater accountability.
B. Proportional representation results in all votes being translated to seat representation.
C. Proportional representation can increase the number of women and minority candidates.
D. Proportional representation can promote a multiparty system which allows for minority party representation.
Answer: Single-member district plurality systems promote two-party systems, not proportional representation.
📄 Study AP Comp Gov, Unit 4.1: Electoral Systems and Rules
6. In which two focus countries do runoff elections occur if the presidential candidate does not win an absolute majority?
A. Russia and Nigeria
B. Russia and Iran
C. Iran and Mexico
D. Nigeria and Mexico
Answer: In Iran and Russia, presidential candidates MUST win an absolute majority of the popular vote in either the 1st or 2nd round of voting. A runoff occurs if there is no winner in the 1st round.
📄 Study AP Comp Gov, Unit 4.2: Objectives of Election Rules
7. Which of the following is NOT an example of Mexico's transition away from a one-party dominant state?
A. Eliminating el dedazo, the process of the incumbent pointing to their successor
B. Establishing the National Electoral Institute
C. Banning the PRI Party from nominating candidates in the presidential elections
D. Privatizing state-owned corporations to decrease patronage
Answer: The PRI was not banned from Mexico's legislature and may still run candidates.
📄 Study AP Comp Gov, Unit 4.3: Political Party Systems
8. Which of these countries has had a dominant-party system since 2000?
A. Nigeria
B. The United Kingdom
C. Iran
D. Russia
Answer: Russia’s United Russia has been a dominant-party in the twenty-first century, as it has won successive elections by large margins and has regulated elections and political participation in order to maintain its position.
📄 Study AP Comp Gov, Unit 4.3: Political Party Systems
9. Which of the following accurately compares social movements?
A. Both Iran's Green Movement and Mexico's Zapatista movement primarily responded to socioeconomic inequality.
B. In Nigeria, MEND protested unjust methods of oil distribution, while Iran's Green Movement protests electoral corruption.
C. Mexico's Zapatista movement primarily advocated for fair elections, while Nigeria's MOSOP favored the establishment of an Islamist state.
D. Iran's Green Movement primarily favored separatism, while Nigeria's Boko Haram advocates for Shari'a law.
Answer: In Nigeria, MEND and MOSOP protested unjust methods of extraction and distribution of oil, while the Green Movement in Iran protested electoral corruption.
📄 Study AP Comp Gov, Unit 4.5: Impact of Social Movements and Interest Groups
10. Which of the following best describes pluralist systems?
A. They use single peak associations to represent the business sector
B. They support economic policies that are developed and run by the state.
C. They allow the state to maintain control over citizen input and participation.
D. They promote competition among autonomous groups not linked to the state
Answer: Pluralism is a system of interest group representation that promotes competition among autonomous groups not linked to the state.
📄 Study AP Comp Gov, Unit 4.6: Pluralist and Corporatist Interests in Government
11. Which of the following states have transitioned from a corporatist to pluralist system?
A. Mexico
B. Iran
C. Russia
D. United Kingdom
Answer: Mexico has moved from a pluralist to corporatist system that allows more civil society groups and NGOs to function free from the state.
📄 Study AP Comp Gov, Unit 4.6: Pluralist and Corporatist Interests in Government
12. Which of the following is a consequence of one-party rule in China?
A. CCP has made concessions to social movement demands.
B. Corporations have fought against regulations imposed by the CCP.
C. Minor parties have limited influence on policy making in China.
D. Minor parties have formed groups to challenge the CCP's dominance.
Answer: The CCP does allow for minor parties to fill minor political offices but limits their overall policy-making power.
📄 Study AP Comp Gov, Unit 4.4: Role of Political Party Systems
13. Which of the following best explains why the Chinese government allows some political protests?
A. To act as a release valve for the public
B. To open political discourse
C. To spread political information
D. To promote democratization among citizens
Answer: The CCP will approve protests for issues like environmentalism and pollution to give citizens an outlet for dissent.
📄 Study AP Comp Gov, Unit 4.5: Impact of Social Movements and Interest Groups
14. In which type of system does the government control policy making through state-sanctioned groups?
A. Pluralist systems
B. Corporatist systems
C. Democratic systems
D. Authoritarian systems
Answer: Corporatist systems rely on state-sanctioned groups to represent the public in sectors such as labor, business, and the agricultural. This allows them to control policy making and prevents a large civil society.
📄 Study AP Comp Gov, Unit 4.6: Pluralist and Corporatist Interests in Government
15. For most of its history, the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) in Mexico has been
A. a religious party
B. an ethnic party
C. a dominant party
D. A left-wing party
Answer: The PRI dominated Mexico's political system until 2000 when Vicente Fox from the PAN party won the presidential election.
📄 Study AP Comp Gov, Unit 4.3: Political Party Systems
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