Exam 9: Campaigns and Voting Behavior

Independent expenditure-only groups are known as __________ because they may accept donations of any size and can endorse candidates.

A majority of eligible Americans vote in most congressional elections.

Which of the following makes it harder to vote?

A poor economy is likely to help the electoral chances of the incumbent.

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

Which of the following best describes how Mitt Romney presented himself in the 2012 presidential election?

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 __________.

__________ 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.

If there is no majority winner in the Electoral College,then the president is selected by the __________.

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

What are federal matching funds? Why did Barack Obama forgo matching funds in 2008?

What is the mandate theory of elections? How can winning presidential candidates use the notion of a mandate to achieve public policy success?

__________ are people who are awarded automatic slots as delegates to a national party convention based on the office they currently hold.

To run an effective campaign,a candidate needs __________.

Primaries emerged through reform efforts that sought to take nominations out of the hands of party bosses.

What is party identification? How has it changed over time? How does party identification among younger voters differ from the party identification of other citizens?

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

The more congressional incumbents spend,the worse they do.

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

Which of the following best describes Barack Obama's campaign message in the 2012 election?