Question 1
Who runs the national party organizations between conventions?
◦ the parties in the electorate
◦ the state party organizations
◦ the party's congressional caucus
◦ the party's national committee
Question 2
Why are coalition governments so prevalent in parliamentary systems?
◦ Parliamentary systems are nonpartisan, but coalition governments can often act much like parties.
◦ The winner-take-all system that is used in parliamentary systems encourages coalition governments.
◦ Coalition governments discourage third parties.
◦ In a multiparty system with proportional representation, single parties usually do not win a majority of the seats.