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6. what do voters use as short cut to rationally decide their preferred party

  • rank parties in order of colour
  • ideology
  • read all policies
  • economic policies

7. what is the name of Rabinowitz and MacDonald's theory (1989)

  • Valence Theory
  • Preference Theory
  • Directional Theory
  • Rational Choice Theory

8. what 2 things does the theory of the median voter suggest

  • parties will converge on their ideologies and become more similar
  • voters only consider a handful of issues when voting
  • parties have to broaden their appeal as much as they can without confusing voters by changing all the time
  • there are 2 sides of the fence

9. when does the immunisation process happen and what does it cause?

  • old age - stable and lasting PID
  • early adulthood - stable and lasting PID
  • childhood - unstable PID
  • late 30s - weak PID

10. What theory of voting behaviour comes from the Columbia School?

  • Social-psychological theory
  • Socio-structural theory
  • Rational Choice theory
  • Michigan School

11. what can PID NOT determine

  • vote choice
  • peoples opinions on certain issues
  • swing from one party to another
  • a candidates image

12. Who wrote Political Change in Britain and when?

  • Butler and Stokes 1969
  • Miller and Shanks 1969
  • Butler and Stokes 1960
  • Campbell, Converse, Miller and Stokes 1960

13. Which condition did Lipset and Rokkan (1967) NOT suggest was needed for cleavages to emerge?

  • Revolution
  • Organisational Element
  • Social Identity
  • Socio-structural Conditions

14. What school does the rational choice theory come from

  • Columbia
  • New York
  • Chicago
  • Michigan