Question 1

Which of the following would be the most likely to increase voter turnout in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) holding more elections 
B) making registration automatic for all citizens rather than compelling them to register 
C) electing more officeholders 
D) minimizing the differences between the parties -Consider This: The easier to register,the more voters vote. 
A) holding more elections 
B) making registration automatic for all citizens rather than compelling them to register 
C) electing more officeholders 
D) minimizing the differences between the parties -Consider This: The easier to register,the more voters vote.

Question 2

How Obama raised more campaign money by declining federal funds   Source: Federal Election Commission reports.
-Based on the graph,how did refusing federal funds affect Obama's campaign spending?

Accepted Answer

A) Obama had less to spend than the candidates against whom he ran. 
B) Obama spent all of his money seeking his party's nomination. 
C) Obama was required to use his own personal funds for his campaign.-Consider This: Refusing federal funds enables candidates to raise more money from other sources; they are not required to use their own money. 
D) Obama was able to raise and spend much more than if he used federal funds. 
A) Obama had less to spend than the candidates against whom he ran. 
B) Obama spent all of his money seeking his party's nomination. 
C) Obama was required to use his own personal funds for his campaign.-Consider This: Refusing federal funds enables candidates to raise more money from other sources; they are not required to use their own money. 
D) Obama was able to raise and spend much more than if he used federal funds.

Question 3

Why is it sometimes difficult for citizens to engage in policy voting?

Accepted Answer

A) Competing candidates usually have the same positions on issues. 
B) Candidates are often intentionally vague about their issue stances. 
C) The media tend to overwhelm voters with policy information.-Consider This: Candidates sometimes present unclear issue positions to avoid a controversial issue. 
D) Election officials prevent using policy-based voter guides in the voting booth. 
A) Competing candidates usually have the same positions on issues. 
B) Candidates are often intentionally vague about their issue stances. 
C) The media tend to overwhelm voters with policy information.-Consider This: Candidates sometimes present unclear issue positions to avoid a controversial issue. 
D) Election officials prevent using policy-based voter guides in the voting booth.

Question 4

Electoral college and exit poll results for 2016   Source: 2016 National Exit Poll.
-According to exit poll data,which of the following group's members were most likely to vote for Donald Trump in 2016?

Accepted Answer

A) Jews 
B) Hispanics -Consider This: While Trump did not do as poorly with Hispanics as estimated,this group of people were not most likely to vote for Trump. 
C) younger voters 
D) Non-Hispanic whites 
A) Jews 
B) Hispanics -Consider This: While Trump did not do as poorly with Hispanics as estimated,this group of people were not most likely to vote for Trump. 
C) younger voters 
D) Non-Hispanic whites

Question 5

What three effects do researchers studying campaigns stress that campaigns can have on voters?

Accepted Answer

A) selection,application,and alteration -Consider This: Campaign mobilizes previous and new supporters as well as encourages them to participate in the campaign. 
B) reinforcement,alteration,and adaptation 
C) activation,fortification,and collection 
D) reinforcement,activation,and conversion 
A) selection,application,and alteration -Consider This: Campaign mobilizes previous and new supporters as well as encourages them to participate in the campaign. 
B) reinforcement,alteration,and adaptation 
C) activation,fortification,and collection 
D) reinforcement,activation,and conversion

Question 6

Of the following,who would be most likely to vote?

Accepted Answer

A) someone who thinks that both candidates are moderate 
B) someone who thinks that both candidates are very conservative 
C) someone with a high sense of political efficacy 
D) someone who sees few differences between the candidates -Consider This: If you believe you can influence the government,you will be more likely to vote. 
A) someone who thinks that both candidates are moderate 
B) someone who thinks that both candidates are very conservative 
C) someone with a high sense of political efficacy 
D) someone who sees few differences between the candidates -Consider This: If you believe you can influence the government,you will be more likely to vote.

Question 7

Riots at the 1968 Democratic national convention   Credit: Michael Boyer/AP Images
-How did these events,and the McGovern-Fraser Commission that evaluated them,lead to a more representative delegate selection process for the Democratic Party?

Accepted Answer

A) by requiring delegate selection procedures to be open to all party members 
B) by increasing the number of delegates chosen 
C) by weakening the power of registered party members to choose convention delegates -Consider This: The American party system has developed more democratic ways. 
D) by encouraging the use of presidential caucuses rather than primaries 
A) by requiring delegate selection procedures to be open to all party members 
B) by increasing the number of delegates chosen 
C) by weakening the power of registered party members to choose convention delegates -Consider This: The American party system has developed more democratic ways. 
D) by encouraging the use of presidential caucuses rather than primaries

Question 8

Which of the following statements indicates a high level of political efficacy?

Accepted Answer

A) "I should vote to honor those who sacrificed their lives to make America free." 
B) "Voting in the United States is so easy that there is no excuse for not voting." 
C) "People like me can influence what the government does." 
D) "Democracy is only democratic if citizens participate in the process." -Consider This: A high level of political efficacy makes an individual believe that he/she can influence the government. 
A) "I should vote to honor those who sacrificed their lives to make America free." 
B) "Voting in the United States is so easy that there is no excuse for not voting." 
C) "People like me can influence what the government does." 
D) "Democracy is only democratic if citizens participate in the process." -Consider This: A high level of political efficacy makes an individual believe that he/she can influence the government.

Question 9

A count of Clinton and Obama events during the 2008 nomination campaign.   Source: Washington Post campaign tracker data for January 2007 through May 20,2008.
-What does an examination of the number of campaign visits by Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama in the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination contests suggest?

Accepted Answer

A) geographically larger states receive the most attention from the candidates during the nomination campaign 
B) states with more electoral votes receive more attention from the candidates during the nomination campaign -Consider This: For the primary election,building early momentum by winning early elections is very important. 
C) states with early caucuses and primaries receive a disproportionate amount of attention from candidates during the nomination campaign 
D) Obama won the election because he visited more states than did Clinton 
A) geographically larger states receive the most attention from the candidates during the nomination campaign 
B) states with more electoral votes receive more attention from the candidates during the nomination campaign -Consider This: For the primary election,building early momentum by winning early elections is very important. 
C) states with early caucuses and primaries receive a disproportionate amount of attention from candidates during the nomination campaign 
D) Obama won the election because he visited more states than did Clinton

Question 10

Where is a presidential election decided if no candidate receives an Electoral College majority?

Accepted Answer

A) Senate -Consider This: The Senate chooses the vice president. 
B) House of Representatives 
C) Elections and Campaigns Committee 
D) Supreme Court 
A) Senate -Consider This: The Senate chooses the vice president. 
B) House of Representatives 
C) Elections and Campaigns Committee 
D) Supreme Court

Question 11

Which of the following political campaign tactics is most likely to successfully convert voters?

Accepted Answer

A) using "wedge" issues on which the other party is divided 
B) making appeals based on party affiliation 
C) making unrealistic promises 
D) buying radio and Internet advertisements -Consider This: A candidate can convert the opponent's supporters when those supporters are not satisfied with their candidate. 
A) using "wedge" issues on which the other party is divided 
B) making appeals based on party affiliation 
C) making unrealistic promises 
D) buying radio and Internet advertisements -Consider This: A candidate can convert the opponent's supporters when those supporters are not satisfied with their candidate.

Question 12

Which of the following has made it easier for contemporary voters to choose the best person for the office,regardless of party?

Accepted Answer

A) advances in information technology 
B) increased polarization in Congress 
C) the media's tendency to focus on policy issues -Consider This: Contemporary voters are able to access the information they want. 
D) candidate ID laws 
A) advances in information technology 
B) increased polarization in Congress 
C) the media's tendency to focus on policy issues -Consider This: Contemporary voters are able to access the information they want. 
D) candidate ID laws

Question 13

Which of the following did the Framers want to select the president?

Accepted Answer

A) Congress 
B) ordinary Americans -Consider This: The Founders did not believe in allowing ordinary,uneducated Americans to select the president. 
C) elites 
D) the Supreme Court 
A) Congress 
B) ordinary Americans -Consider This: The Founders did not believe in allowing ordinary,uneducated Americans to select the president. 
C) elites 
D) the Supreme Court

Question 14

Credit: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg/Getty Images
-Which of the following does this picture exemplify?

Accepted Answer

A) voter incentives 
B) increased voter turnout 
C) Election Day voter registration laws -Consider This: Many new election laws have raised concerns that it may prevent certain groups from voting. 
D) the proliferation of voter ID laws 
A) voter incentives 
B) increased voter turnout 
C) Election Day voter registration laws -Consider This: Many new election laws have raised concerns that it may prevent certain groups from voting. 
D) the proliferation of voter ID laws

Question 15

Which of the following is true about states with caucuses?

Accepted Answer

A) Voters attend open meetings where they express their presidential preferences. 
B) The state legislature selects the state's delegates to the national conventions.- Consider This: Voters will select the preferred candidate directly. 
C) Party officials select delegates according to their own preferences. 
D) Candidates appoint supporters to serve as delegates who will attend the national convention 
A) Voters attend open meetings where they express their presidential preferences. 
B) The state legislature selects the state's delegates to the national conventions.- Consider This: Voters will select the preferred candidate directly. 
C) Party officials select delegates according to their own preferences. 
D) Candidates appoint supporters to serve as delegates who will attend the national convention

Question 16

American turn out rates compared to other established democracies   Sources: In all countries except the United States,official reports of the percentage of
registered voters casting valid votes,as reported at Election Resources on the Internet.For the
United States,the percentage of citizens participating was calculated based on Census
Bureau reports of the number of citizens of voting age and reports from the states regarding
how many people voted.
-Which of the following helps to explain why voter turnout is lower in the United States than in other democracies?

Accepted Answer

A) The United States hold fewer elections -Consider This: The United States has many elections to elect many officeholders from only two parties. 
B) The United States elects fewer officeholders. 
C) The United States hold elections midweek. 
D) The United States has a multiple partisan election system. 
A) The United States hold fewer elections -Consider This: The United States has many elections to elect many officeholders from only two parties. 
B) The United States elects fewer officeholders. 
C) The United States hold elections midweek. 
D) The United States has a multiple partisan election system.

Question 17

“Although the First Amendment provides that “Congress shall make no law . . . abridging the freedom of speech,”…prohibition on corporate independent expenditures is an outright ban on speech, backed by criminal sanctions…. Because speech is an essential mechanism of democracy—it is the means to hold officials accountable to the people—political speech must prevail against laws that would suppress it by design or inadvertence…. Premised on mistrust of governmental power, the First Amendment stands against attempts to disfavor certain subjects or viewpoints or to distinguish among different speakers, which may be a means to control content. The Government may also commit a constitutional wrong when by law it identifies certain preferred speakers…. Political speech is “indispensable to decision-making in a democracy, and this is no less true because the speech comes from a corporation.”…”
-Which of the following statements about campaign finance is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A) Corporate spending has been less of a factor in recent elections than in the past. 
B) Campaign finance laws are more restrictive than ever before. 
C) Supreme Court decisions have had little effect on the way political funds are allocated.-Consider This: As a result of recent Supreme Court decisions campaign finance laws individuals' and corporations' spending is relatively unrestrained,which has had a significant effect on elections. 
D) Interest groups and corporations have more influence in elections than ever before. 
A) Corporate spending has been less of a factor in recent elections than in the past. 
B) Campaign finance laws are more restrictive than ever before. 
C) Supreme Court decisions have had little effect on the way political funds are allocated.-Consider This: As a result of recent Supreme Court decisions campaign finance laws individuals' and corporations' spending is relatively unrestrained,which has had a significant effect on elections. 
D) Interest groups and corporations have more influence in elections than ever before.

Question 18

A count of Clinton and Obama events during the 2008 nomination campaign.   Source: Washington Post campaign tracker data for January 2007 through May 20,2008.
-Based on the map,which state had the largest number of campaign events?

Accepted Answer

A) Iowa 
B) New Hampshire -Consider This: Though there are many campaign events in New Hampshire,there are far more in Iowa. 
C) Pennsylvania 
D) Indiana 
A) Iowa 
B) New Hampshire -Consider This: Though there are many campaign events in New Hampshire,there are far more in Iowa. 
C) Pennsylvania 
D) Indiana

Question 19

“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 unintended result of changes to the Federal Election Campaign Act led to the passage of the McCain Feingold Act in 2002?

Accepted Answer

A) Party discretionary funding 
B) Party expenditure exemption -Consider This: A contribution made to a candidate directly is referred to as "hard money". 
C) Soft money 
D) Walking-around money 
A) Party discretionary funding 
B) Party expenditure exemption -Consider This: A contribution made to a candidate directly is referred to as "hard money". 
C) Soft money 
D) Walking-around money

Question 20

Of the following people,who is most likely to participate in a presidential caucus?

Accepted Answer

A) someone who works two jobs 
B) a single mom 
C) someone who is an independent -Consider This: Caucus is a primary election,which usually have a very low turnout rate. 
D) a party activist 
A) someone who works two jobs 
B) a single mom 
C) someone who is an independent -Consider This: Caucus is a primary election,which usually have a very low turnout rate. 
D) a party activist

Which of the following would be the most likely to increase voter turnout in the United States?

How Obama raised more campaign money by declining federal funds Source: Federal Election Commission reports. -Based on the graph,how did refusing federal funds affect Obama's campaign spending?

Why is it sometimes difficult for citizens to engage in policy voting?

Electoral college and exit poll results for 2016 Source: 2016 National Exit Poll. -According to exit poll data,which of the following group's members were most likely to vote for Donald Trump in 2016?

What three effects do researchers studying campaigns stress that campaigns can have on voters?

Of the following,who would be most likely to vote?

Riots at the 1968 Democratic national convention Credit: Michael Boyer/AP Images -How did these events,and the McGovern-Fraser Commission that evaluated them,lead to a more representative delegate selection process for the Democratic Party?

Which of the following statements indicates a high level of political efficacy?

Where is a presidential election decided if no candidate receives an Electoral College majority?

Which of the following political campaign tactics is most likely to successfully convert voters?

Which of the following has made it easier for contemporary voters to choose the best person for the office,regardless of party?

Which of the following did the Framers want to select the president?

Credit: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg/Getty Images -Which of the following does this picture exemplify?

Which of the following is true about states with caucuses?

A count of Clinton and Obama events during the 2008 nomination campaign. Source: Washington Post campaign tracker data for January 2007 through May 20,2008. -Based on the map,which state had the largest number of campaign events?

Of the following people,who is most likely to participate in a presidential caucus?

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 would be the most likely to increase voter turnout in the United States?

How Obama raised more campaign money by declining federal funds Source: Federal Election Commission reports. -Based on the graph,how did refusing federal funds affect Obama's campaign spending?

Why is it sometimes difficult for citizens to engage in policy voting?

Electoral college and exit poll results for 2016 Source: 2016 National Exit Poll. -According to exit poll data,which of the following group's members were most likely to vote for Donald Trump in 2016?

What three effects do researchers studying campaigns stress that campaigns can have on voters?

Of the following,who would be most likely to vote?

Riots at the 1968 Democratic national convention Credit: Michael Boyer/AP Images -How did these events,and the McGovern-Fraser Commission that evaluated them,lead to a more representative delegate selection process for the Democratic Party?

Which of the following statements indicates a high level of political efficacy?

Where is a presidential election decided if no candidate receives an Electoral College majority?

Which of the following political campaign tactics is most likely to successfully convert voters?

Which of the following has made it easier for contemporary voters to choose the best person for the office,regardless of party?

Which of the following did the Framers want to select the president?

Credit: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg/Getty Images -Which of the following does this picture exemplify?

Which of the following is true about states with caucuses?

A count of Clinton and Obama events during the 2008 nomination campaign. Source: Washington Post campaign tracker data for January 2007 through May 20,2008. -Based on the map,which state had the largest number of campaign events?

Of the following people,who is most likely to participate in a presidential caucus?

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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