[ 209 ] Civics and Government GED ® TEST SOCIAL STUDIES FLASH REVIEW _____________ • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Use the quotations to answer the following two questions. “We might as easily reprove the east wind, or the frost, as a political party, whose members, for the most part, could give no account of their position, but stand for the defence [sic] of those interests in which they find themselves.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882), American essayist “A party of order or stability, and a party of progress or reform, are both necessary elements of a healthy state of political life.” —John Stuart Mill (1806–1873), British philosopher Which of the following party systems would Emerson most likely support? a. one in which citizens are loyal to a political party at all costs b. a single-party system c. a system with a liberal party that advocates for change and a conservative party that maintains tradition d. one in which citizens are independent and think for themselves Which of the following party systems would Mill most likely support? a. one in which citizens are loyal to a political party at all costs b. a single-party system c. a system with a liberal party that advocates for change and a conservative party that maintains tradition d. one in which citizens are independent and think for themselves