Question 1

Which of the following is an impact of the Internet on political campaigns?

Accepted Answer

A) Most people are using the Internet as their only source of campaign information.-Consider This: Traditional media is still the major source of campaign information for the general public. 
B) Most people are receiving direct mail from candidates. 
C) More people are making small political donations. 
D) More people are becoming highly and accurately informed about the candidates. 
A) Most people are using the Internet as their only source of campaign information.-Consider This: Traditional media is still the major source of campaign information for the general public. 
B) Most people are receiving direct mail from candidates. 
C) More people are making small political donations. 
D) More people are becoming highly and accurately informed about the candidates. C

Question 2

How would switching to direct election of the president affect non-battleground states like Texas?

Accepted Answer

A) Texas would receive more attention from candidates trying to win votes in major population centers like Houston,Dallas,and San Antonio. 
B) Texas would receive less attention from candidates because it would no longer be a battleground state. 
C) Texas would receive very little attention from candidates because it is currently a safe state. 
D) Texas would become a safe state for the other party.-Consider This: Direct election is not a winner-take-all system. 
A) Texas would receive more attention from candidates trying to win votes in major population centers like Houston,Dallas,and San Antonio. 
B) Texas would receive less attention from candidates because it would no longer be a battleground state. 
C) Texas would receive very little attention from candidates because it is currently a safe state. 
D) Texas would become a safe state for the other party.-Consider This: Direct election is not a winner-take-all system. A

Question 3

Which of the following is a cost of voting?

Accepted Answer

A) political efficacy 
B) civic duty 
C) becoming informed 
D) paying money to vote -Consider This: The poll tax was eliminated. 
A) political efficacy 
B) civic duty 
C) becoming informed 
D) paying money to vote -Consider This: The poll tax was eliminated. C

Question 4

Electoral college and exit poll results for 2016   Source: 2016 National Exit Poll.
-How might Donald Trump's campaign promises have contributed to this exit poll data?

Accepted Answer

A) Young people approved of Trump's promise to forgive student loans.-Consider This: Bernie Sanders campaigned on a platform that involved reducing student debt. 
B) Trump's statements on immigration worried Hispanic voters. 
C) African Americans approved Trump's stance on race relations. 
D) The financial industry supported Trump's economic policies. 
A) Young people approved of Trump's promise to forgive student loans.-Consider This: Bernie Sanders campaigned on a platform that involved reducing student debt. 
B) Trump's statements on immigration worried Hispanic voters. 
C) African Americans approved Trump's stance on race relations. 
D) The financial industry supported Trump's economic policies.

Question 5

What might a campaign use to solicit campaign contributions from those who have supported candidates with similar views in the past?

Accepted Answer

A) soft money -Consider This: Soft money is the campaign contribution to the political party. 
B) caucuses 
C) direct mail 
D) frontloading 
A) soft money -Consider This: Soft money is the campaign contribution to the political party. 
B) caucuses 
C) direct mail 
D) frontloading

Question 6

Which of the following is consistent with the mandate theory of elections?

Accepted Answer

A) the idea that voter turnout is higher when citizens are required to vote and are fined if they fail to do so 
B) the belief that a functional democracy mandates electoral participation by a large number of voters -Consider This: Election promises should be carried out by the winning party or candidate). 
C) Mitt Romney's claim that Obama won the 2012 presidential election because he had given gifts to various constituency groups 
D) Barack Obama's claim that his victory in 2012 meant that the public wanted to raise taxes on the wealthy 
A) the idea that voter turnout is higher when citizens are required to vote and are fined if they fail to do so 
B) the belief that a functional democracy mandates electoral participation by a large number of voters -Consider This: Election promises should be carried out by the winning party or candidate). 
C) Mitt Romney's claim that Obama won the 2012 presidential election because he had given gifts to various constituency groups 
D) Barack Obama's claim that his victory in 2012 meant that the public wanted to raise taxes on the wealthy

Question 7

Where are the Democratic and Republican candidates for president formally nominated?

Accepted Answer

A) national party committees 
B) presidential primaries and caucuses -Consider This: Primary and Caucuses are done by state to select delegates. 
C) Electoral College 
D) national party conventions 
A) national party committees 
B) presidential primaries and caucuses -Consider This: Primary and Caucuses are done by state to select delegates. 
C) Electoral College 
D) national party conventions

Question 8

If the president were selected by popular vote instead of by the Electoral College,which of the following cities would a presidential campaign be least likely to visit?

Accepted Answer

A) Miami,Florida 
B) Green Bay,Wisconsin 
C) New York,New York -Consider This: If the president is selected by popular vote,candidates will skip or ignore the rural areas and small towns. 
D) Chicago,Illinois 
A) Miami,Florida 
B) Green Bay,Wisconsin 
C) New York,New York -Consider This: If the president is selected by popular vote,candidates will skip or ignore the rural areas and small towns. 
D) Chicago,Illinois

Question 9

Why does the Electoral College introduce a bias into the campaign and electoral process?

Accepted Answer

A) all states get the same number of electoral votes 
B) each state has as many electoral votes as it has representatives 
C) less populated states are overrepresented 
D) more populous states are overrepresented -Consider This: Each state gets two electors equally.Then additional electors are allocated based on the population. 
A) all states get the same number of electoral votes 
B) each state has as many electoral votes as it has representatives 
C) less populated states are overrepresented 
D) more populous states are overrepresented -Consider This: Each state gets two electors equally.Then additional electors are allocated based on the population.

Question 10

Donations to which of the following do not have to be disclosed unless a donor gives money specifically for a political ad?

Accepted Answer

A) 527 groups -Consider This: There is no contribution limit on this group,but it has to be disclosed. 
B) 501(c)groups 
C) political action committees (PACs) 
D) candidates' campaigns 
A) 527 groups -Consider This: There is no contribution limit on this group,but it has to be disclosed. 
B) 501(c)groups 
C) political action committees (PACs) 
D) candidates' campaigns

Question 11

What does Thomas Patterson's observation that "today's presidential campaign is essentially a mass media campaign" suggest?

Accepted Answer

A) voters have very little understanding of the campaign apart from what they see and hear in the media 
B) the media exercise little influence over a vast number of citizens' votes 
C) campaigns are for the masses and are mediated by political elites 
D) the media control electoral outcomes -Consider This: The media provides the tools for voters to understand the world and candidates. 
A) voters have very little understanding of the campaign apart from what they see and hear in the media 
B) the media exercise little influence over a vast number of citizens' votes 
C) campaigns are for the masses and are mediated by political elites 
D) the media control electoral outcomes -Consider This: The media provides the tools for voters to understand the world and candidates.

Question 12

Which group is more likely to vote?

Accepted Answer

A) low income people 
B) young age group 
C) ethnic minorities -Consider This: Who votes is closely related with socioeconomic status. 
D) college degree holders 
A) low income people 
B) young age group 
C) ethnic minorities -Consider This: Who votes is closely related with socioeconomic status. 
D) college degree holders

Question 13

“In any calendar year in which an individual is a candidate for Federal office and an election for such Federal office is held in such year, such reports shall be filed not later than the tenth day before the date on which such election is held and shall be complete as of the fifteenth day before the date of such election… Any contribution of $1000 or more received after the fifteenth day but more than 48 hours, before any election shall be reported within 48 hours after its receipt… Every person…who makes contributions or expenditures, other than by contribution to a political committee or candidate…in excess of $1000 within a calendar year shall file with the Commission…”
--Federal Election Campaign Act, 1974
-Which of the following was a goal of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1974?

Accepted Answer

A) limit the corrupting influence of money in politics 
B) require donors to give equally to presidential candidates 
C) remove the power of interest groups in politics 
D) establish strict requirements for how campaigns spent money -Consider This: The act limited the amount that donors could contribute,but did not establish strict rules for how that money could be spent. 
A) limit the corrupting influence of money in politics 
B) require donors to give equally to presidential candidates 
C) remove the power of interest groups in politics 
D) establish strict requirements for how campaigns spent money -Consider This: The act limited the amount that donors could contribute,but did not establish strict rules for how that money could be spent.

Question 14

Why are people with higher-than-average education more likely to vote?

Accepted Answer

A) Education depresses political efficacy,which then encourages turnout. 
B) Education increases intolerance,which then encourages turnout. 
C) Education helps voters recognize differences between the candidates. 
D) Education enables voters to calculate the probability that their vote will decide the election.-Consider This: Educated people tend to be more capable of discerning the major difference between the candidates. 
A) Education depresses political efficacy,which then encourages turnout. 
B) Education increases intolerance,which then encourages turnout. 
C) Education helps voters recognize differences between the candidates. 
D) Education enables voters to calculate the probability that their vote will decide the election.-Consider This: Educated people tend to be more capable of discerning the major difference between the candidates.

Question 15

Why do winning candidates claim a mandate even though political scientists generally discredit the mandate theory of elections?

Accepted Answer

A) Politicians think that political scientists do not understand how things actually work. 
B) Voters do not necessarily prefer all of the winning candidate's issue positions.- Consider This: Election promises should be carried out by the winning party or candidate. 
C) Winning candidates want to justify their policy proposals by claiming that the public supports them. 
D) Winning candidates are not well versed in the political science literature. 
A) Politicians think that political scientists do not understand how things actually work. 
B) Voters do not necessarily prefer all of the winning candidate's issue positions.- Consider This: Election promises should be carried out by the winning party or candidate. 
C) Winning candidates want to justify their policy proposals by claiming that the public supports them. 
D) Winning candidates are not well versed in the political science literature.

Question 16

How Obama raised more campaign money by declining federal funds   Source: Federal Election Commission reports.
-For which of the following must a serious presidential candidate in the twenty-first century,like Barack Obama,use the funds he or she raises?

Accepted Answer

A) newspaper ads aimed at the 55-65 age group 
B) staff to handle high-tech and computer technologies 
C) television ads aimed at the 18-29 age group -Consider This: The Internet now plays a major role in political campaign. 
D) an international relations specialist to solicit campaign contributions from foreign nations and multinational corporations 
A) newspaper ads aimed at the 55-65 age group 
B) staff to handle high-tech and computer technologies 
C) television ads aimed at the 18-29 age group -Consider This: The Internet now plays a major role in political campaign. 
D) an international relations specialist to solicit campaign contributions from foreign nations and multinational corporations

Question 17

Credit: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg/Getty Images
-Why might voter ID laws impede voter turnout?

Accepted Answer

A) they prevent people from voting multiple times 
B) students and racial minorities might not have government-issued ID 
C) people who don't drive don't have photo ID 
D) people can register by checking a box on their driver's license renewal -Consider This: The easier to register,the more voters vote. 
A) they prevent people from voting multiple times 
B) students and racial minorities might not have government-issued ID 
C) people who don't drive don't have photo ID 
D) people can register by checking a box on their driver's license renewal -Consider This: The easier to register,the more voters vote.

Question 18

A floating voter is someone who __________.

Accepted Answer

A) is elated at the outcome of an election 
B) votes based on the candidates and not party loyalty 
C) registers to vote on Election Day -Consider This: A floating voter is virtually similar to an independent voter. 
D) votes in presidential elections but not in midterm elections 
A) is elated at the outcome of an election 
B) votes based on the candidates and not party loyalty 
C) registers to vote on Election Day -Consider This: A floating voter is virtually similar to an independent voter. 
D) votes in presidential elections but not in midterm elections

Question 19

Riots at the 1968 Democratic national convention   Credit: Michael Boyer/AP Images
-Which of the following political events was the site of this massive protest in 1968?

Accepted Answer

A) political caucus 
B) Electoral College -Consider This: The Electoral College happens after the popular presidential election and doesn't receive media coverage like conventions. 
C) national party convention 
D) presidential primary 
A) political caucus 
B) Electoral College -Consider This: The Electoral College happens after the popular presidential election and doesn't receive media coverage like conventions. 
C) national party convention 
D) presidential primary

Question 20

Which of the following is an accurate statement about the 2012 election?

Accepted Answer

A) It was the first time that more Hispanics voted than non-Hispanic whites. 
B) Asians voted at a higher rate than Hispanics for the first time. 
C) There was exceptionally low turnout from Hispanics and African Americans.- Consider This: Minorities' turnout rate is typically lower than that of whites. 
D) It was the first time that African American turnout exceeded non-Hispanic whites. 
A) It was the first time that more Hispanics voted than non-Hispanic whites. 
B) Asians voted at a higher rate than Hispanics for the first time. 
C) There was exceptionally low turnout from Hispanics and African Americans.- Consider This: Minorities' turnout rate is typically lower than that of whites. 
D) It was the first time that African American turnout exceeded non-Hispanic whites.

Which of the following is an impact of the Internet on political campaigns?

How would switching to direct election of the president affect non-battleground states like Texas?

Which of the following is a cost of voting?

Electoral college and exit poll results for 2016 Source: 2016 National Exit Poll. -How might Donald Trump's campaign promises have contributed to this exit poll data?

What might a campaign use to solicit campaign contributions from those who have supported candidates with similar views in the past?

Which of the following is consistent with the mandate theory of elections?

Where are the Democratic and Republican candidates for president formally nominated?

If the president were selected by popular vote instead of by the Electoral College,which of the following cities would a presidential campaign be least likely to visit?

Why does the Electoral College introduce a bias into the campaign and electoral process?

Donations to which of the following do not have to be disclosed unless a donor gives money specifically for a political ad?

What does Thomas Patterson's observation that "today's presidential campaign is essentially a mass media campaign" suggest?

Which group is more likely to vote?

Why are people with higher-than-average education more likely to vote?

Why do winning candidates claim a mandate even though political scientists generally discredit the mandate theory of elections?

How Obama raised more campaign money by declining federal funds Source: Federal Election Commission reports. -For which of the following must a serious presidential candidate in the twenty-first century,like Barack Obama,use the funds he or she raises?

Credit: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg/Getty Images -Why might voter ID laws impede voter turnout?

A floating voter is someone who __________.

Riots at the 1968 Democratic national convention Credit: Michael Boyer/AP Images -Which of the following political events was the site of this massive protest in 1968?

Which of the following is an accurate statement about the 2012 election?

Introducing Government in America

The Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties and Public Policy

Civil Rights and Public Policy

Public Opinion and Political Action

The Mass Media and the Political Agenda

Political Parties

Interest Groups

Congress

The Presidency

The Budget: the Politics of Taxing and Spending

The Federal Bureaucracy

The Federal Courts

Economic and Social Welfare Policymaking

Understanding Health Care, environmental, and Energy Policy

National Security Policymaking

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Exam 9: Campaigns and Voting Behavior

Which of the following is an impact of the Internet on political campaigns?

How would switching to direct election of the president affect non-battleground states like Texas?

Which of the following is a cost of voting?

Electoral college and exit poll results for 2016 Source: 2016 National Exit Poll. -How might Donald Trump's campaign promises have contributed to this exit poll data?

What might a campaign use to solicit campaign contributions from those who have supported candidates with similar views in the past?

Which of the following is consistent with the mandate theory of elections?

Where are the Democratic and Republican candidates for president formally nominated?

If the president were selected by popular vote instead of by the Electoral College,which of the following cities would a presidential campaign be least likely to visit?

Why does the Electoral College introduce a bias into the campaign and electoral process?

Donations to which of the following do not have to be disclosed unless a donor gives money specifically for a political ad?

What does Thomas Patterson's observation that "today's presidential campaign is essentially a mass media campaign" suggest?

Which group is more likely to vote?

Why are people with higher-than-average education more likely to vote?

Why do winning candidates claim a mandate even though political scientists generally discredit the mandate theory of elections?

How Obama raised more campaign money by declining federal funds Source: Federal Election Commission reports. -For which of the following must a serious presidential candidate in the twenty-first century,like Barack Obama,use the funds he or she raises?

Credit: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg/Getty Images -Why might voter ID laws impede voter turnout?

A floating voter is someone who __________.

Riots at the 1968 Democratic national convention Credit: Michael Boyer/AP Images -Which of the following political events was the site of this massive protest in 1968?

Which of the following is an accurate statement about the 2012 election?

Introducing Government in America

The Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties and Public Policy

Civil Rights and Public Policy

Public Opinion and Political Action

The Mass Media and the Political Agenda

Political Parties

Interest Groups

Congress

The Presidency

The Budget: the Politics of Taxing and Spending

The Federal Bureaucracy

The Federal Courts

Economic and Social Welfare Policymaking

Understanding Health Care, environmental, and Energy Policy

National Security Policymaking

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