Question 1

Because there is barely any time between the end of one campaign and the beginning of the next,some people have called the American electoral process __________.

Accepted Answer

A) "the endless commercial" 
B) "the permanent campaign" 
C) "the road to nowhere" 
D) "quadruple overtime" 
A) "the endless commercial" 
B) "the permanent campaign" 
C) "the road to nowhere" 
D) "quadruple overtime" B

Question 2

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. 
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. 
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

Question 3

How many U.S.states employ a winner-take-all presidential election system in which all their electors are awarded to the presidential candidate who wins the most votes statewide?

Accepted Answer

A) five 
B) 26 
C) 48 
D) all 50 
A) five 
B) 26 
C) 48 
D) all 50 C

Question 4

How does party identification simplify the voting process?

Accepted Answer

A) It enables voters to select from a wider array of candidates. 
B) It provides a cue as to which candidate a voter is more likely to prefer. 
C) It eliminates the need to produce a photo ID in order to vote. 
D) It reduces the policy differences between the candidates. 
A) It enables voters to select from a wider array of candidates. 
B) It provides a cue as to which candidate a voter is more likely to prefer. 
C) It eliminates the need to produce a photo ID in order to vote. 
D) It reduces the policy differences between the candidates.

Question 5

Prior to being banned in 2002 by the McCain-Feingold Act,unlimited monetary contributions that were earmarked for party-building expenses at the grassroots level or for generic party advertising were known as __________.

Accepted Answer

A) hard money 
B) soft money 
C) matching funds 
D) support funds 
A) hard money 
B) soft money 
C) matching funds 
D) support funds

Question 6

Researchers studying campaigns stress that campaigns can have what three effects on voters?

Accepted Answer

A) selection,application,and alteration 
B) reinforcement,alteration,and adaptation 
C) activation,fortification,and collection 
D) reinforcement,activation,and conversion 
A) selection,application,and alteration 
B) reinforcement,alteration,and adaptation 
C) activation,fortification,and collection 
D) reinforcement,activation,and conversion

Question 7

If no candidate receives an Electoral College majority,the election is decided in the __________.

Accepted Answer

A) Senate 
B) House of Representatives 
C) Elections and Campaigns Committee 
D) Supreme Court 
A) Senate 
B) House of Representatives 
C) Elections and Campaigns Committee 
D) Supreme Court

Question 8

__________ was an unintended result of changes to the Federal Election Campaign Act that allowed parties to raise and spend money on voter registration and other campaign materials without limits on spending or the size of contributions that they could accept.

Accepted Answer

A) Party discretionary funding 
B) Party expenditure exemption 
C) Soft money 
D) Walking-around money 
A) Party discretionary funding 
B) Party expenditure exemption 
C) Soft money 
D) Walking-around money

Question 9

The 2012 election was the first time that __________ voted at a higher rather than_________________.

Accepted Answer

A) Hispanics,non-Hispanic whites 
B) Asians Hispanics 
C) Hispanics,African Americans 
D) African Americans,non-Hispanic whites 
A) Hispanics,non-Hispanic whites 
B) Asians Hispanics 
C) Hispanics,African Americans 
D) African Americans,non-Hispanic whites

Question 10

In which of the following countries is voter turnout lowest?

Accepted Answer

A) Australia 
B) Belgium 
C) United States 
D) Denmark 
A) Australia 
B) Belgium 
C) United States 
D) Denmark

Question 11

One impact of the Internet on political campaigns is that __________.

Accepted Answer

A) Most people are using the Internet as their only source of campaign information 
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 
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

Question 12

Which of the following was one of the requirements of the Federal Election Campaign Act?

Accepted Answer

A) All campaign funds must be spent within the state where the candidate is running for election (or in any state for presidential candidates). 
B) Candidates for Congress must contribute at least 10 percent of their net worth to the campaign. 
C) Congressional campaigns cannot accept contributions of more than $100 from individual citizens. 
D) All candidates for federal office must disclose who contributed money to their campaigns. 
A) All campaign funds must be spent within the state where the candidate is running for election (or in any state for presidential candidates). 
B) Candidates for Congress must contribute at least 10 percent of their net worth to the campaign. 
C) Congressional campaigns cannot accept contributions of more than $100 from individual citizens. 
D) All candidates for federal office must disclose who contributed money to their campaigns.

Question 13

An examination of the number of campaign visits by Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama in the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination contests suggests that __________.

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 
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 
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 14

In 2016,the amount an individual could legally contribute to a candidate's campaign was __________.

Accepted Answer

A) $100 
B) $1,000 
C) $2,700 
D) $25,000 
A) $100 
B) $1,000 
C) $2,700 
D) $25,000

Question 15

A serious presidential candidate must invest in __________.

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 
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 
D) an international relations specialist to solicit campaign contributions from foreign nations and multinational corporations

Question 16

Thomas Patterson's observation that "today's presidential campaign is essentially a mass media campaign" suggests that __________.

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 
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

Question 17

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 
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

Question 18

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 
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

Question 19

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. 
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.

Question 20

The Founders created the Electoral College because they wanted the president to be selected by __________.

Accepted Answer

A) Congress 
B) ordinary Americans 
C) elites 
D) the Supreme Court 
A) Congress 
B) ordinary Americans 
C) elites 
D) the Supreme Court

Because there is barely any time between the end of one campaign and the beginning of the next,some people have called the American electoral process __________.

Which of the following is true about states with caucuses?

How many U.S.states employ a winner-take-all presidential election system in which all their electors are awarded to the presidential candidate who wins the most votes statewide?

How does party identification simplify the voting process?

Prior to being banned in 2002 by the McCain-Feingold Act,unlimited monetary contributions that were earmarked for party-building expenses at the grassroots level or for generic party advertising were known as __________.

Researchers studying campaigns stress that campaigns can have what three effects on voters?

If no candidate receives an Electoral College majority,the election is decided in the __________.

__________ was an unintended result of changes to the Federal Election Campaign Act that allowed parties to raise and spend money on voter registration and other campaign materials without limits on spending or the size of contributions that they could accept.

The 2012 election was the first time that voted at a higher rather than_______.

In which of the following countries is voter turnout lowest?

One impact of the Internet on political campaigns is that __________.

Which of the following was one of the requirements of the Federal Election Campaign Act?

An examination of the number of campaign visits by Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama in the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination contests suggests that __________.

In 2016,the amount an individual could legally contribute to a candidate's campaign was __________.

A serious presidential candidate must invest in __________.

Thomas Patterson's observation that "today's presidential campaign is essentially a mass media campaign" suggests that __________.

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

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

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

The Founders created the Electoral College because they wanted the president to be selected by __________.

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

Policymaking for Health Care, the Environment, and Energy

National Security Policymaking

Filters

Exam 9: Campaigns and Voting Behavior

Because there is barely any time between the end of one campaign and the beginning of the next,some people have called the American electoral process __________.

Which of the following is true about states with caucuses?

How many U.S.states employ a winner-take-all presidential election system in which all their electors are awarded to the presidential candidate who wins the most votes statewide?

How does party identification simplify the voting process?

Prior to being banned in 2002 by the McCain-Feingold Act,unlimited monetary contributions that were earmarked for party-building expenses at the grassroots level or for generic party advertising were known as __________.

Researchers studying campaigns stress that campaigns can have what three effects on voters?

If no candidate receives an Electoral College majority,the election is decided in the __________.

__________ was an unintended result of changes to the Federal Election Campaign Act that allowed parties to raise and spend money on voter registration and other campaign materials without limits on spending or the size of contributions that they could accept.

The 2012 election was the first time that __________ voted at a higher rather than_________________.

In which of the following countries is voter turnout lowest?

One impact of the Internet on political campaigns is that __________.

Which of the following was one of the requirements of the Federal Election Campaign Act?

An examination of the number of campaign visits by Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama in the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination contests suggests that __________.

In 2016,the amount an individual could legally contribute to a candidate's campaign was __________.

A serious presidential candidate must invest in __________.

Thomas Patterson's observation that "today's presidential campaign is essentially a mass media campaign" suggests that __________.

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

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

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

The Founders created the Electoral College because they wanted the president to be selected by __________.

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

Policymaking for Health Care, the Environment, and Energy

National Security Policymaking

Filters

The 2012 election was the first time that voted at a higher rather than_______.