Question 1

Network television news coverage of national party conventions has

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A) dramatically increased in response to the growing significance of national conventions in selecting presidential and vice presidential candidates. 
B) dramatically decreased in response to the declining significance of national conventions in selecting presidential and vice presidential candidates. 
C) experienced drastically larger audiences than news coverage of national party conventions in earlier decades. 
D) outpaced audience viewing of popular events,such as the Super Bowl. 
E) generally been limited to one major broadcast station,such as CBS or NBC. 
A) dramatically increased in response to the growing significance of national conventions in selecting presidential and vice presidential candidates. 
B) dramatically decreased in response to the declining significance of national conventions in selecting presidential and vice presidential candidates. 
C) experienced drastically larger audiences than news coverage of national party conventions in earlier decades. 
D) outpaced audience viewing of popular events,such as the Super Bowl. 
E) generally been limited to one major broadcast station,such as CBS or NBC.

Question 2

The McCain-Feingold Act banned soft money.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Just over ____ of the population votes.

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A) one-quarter 
B) one-third 
C) one-half 
D) two-thirds 
E) three-quarters 
A) one-quarter 
B) one-third 
C) one-half 
D) two-thirds 
E) three-quarters

Question 4

The intention of the McGovern-Fraser Commission reforms of the Democratic Party was to

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A) close delegate selection processes to the public. 
B) make national conventions more democratic. 
C) provide party leaders with more influence in national conventions. 
D) construct rules for media coverage of national conventions. 
E) grant the national convention the power to select party delegates. 
A) close delegate selection processes to the public. 
B) make national conventions more democratic. 
C) provide party leaders with more influence in national conventions. 
D) construct rules for media coverage of national conventions. 
E) grant the national convention the power to select party delegates.

Question 5

16.	People with higher than average education

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A) 	are no more and no less likely to vote than people of lower educational levels. 
B) 	are more likely to vote than people of lower educational levels. 
C) 	are somewhat less likely to vote than people of lower educational levels. 
D) 	are much less likely to vote than people of lower educational levels because they know it won’t do any good. 
E) 	are more likely to vote than high school dropouts but less likely to vote than those with high school diplomas. 
A) 	are no more and no less likely to vote than people of lower educational levels. 
B) 	are more likely to vote than people of lower educational levels. 
C) 	are somewhat less likely to vote than people of lower educational levels. 
D) 	are much less likely to vote than people of lower educational levels because they know it won’t do any good. 
E) 	are more likely to vote than high school dropouts but less likely to vote than those with high school diplomas.

Question 6

Evaluate the Supreme Court's decision in Buckley v.Valeo (1973).Do you agree with the Court that limiting the amount of money an individual can spend from his or her own pocket on his or her own campaign would be an unconstitutional violation of free speech? Does the Court's free speech ruling serve the purposes of the First Amendment and of democracy?

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The Supreme Court's decision in Buckley

Question 7

The notion that candidates need to raise and spend enough money to compete but that it is not always necessary to outspend an opponent is called the

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A) majority-minority doctrine. 
B) doctrine of sufficiency. 
C) soft-money approach. 
D) selective perception. 
E) hydraulic theory of money and politics. 
A) majority-minority doctrine. 
B) doctrine of sufficiency. 
C) soft-money approach. 
D) selective perception. 
E) hydraulic theory of money and politics.

Question 8

Young adults are much less likely to vote than senior citizens in the United States.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

According to your textbook,most political scientists subscribe to the mandate theory of elections,which accepts that citizens vote for the candidate whose policy promises they favor; thus the winner has a policy mandate from the people to carry out his or her promised policies.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Older Americans are more likely to vote than are younger Americans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What is frontloading? What is the incentive for states to participate in frontloading? What are the consequences of frontloading?

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The answer of What is frontloading? What is the incentive...

Question 12

If an election is decided by the House,each state delegation gets one vote.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

18.	The Electoral College was originally established in order to

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A) provide direct election of the president by the people, although its operation has had the opposite effect. 
B) merely certify the results of the people’s choice for president and vice president. 
C) give the nation’s elite, rather than the people directly, the power to choose the president and vice president. 
D) insure high voter turnouts in elections throughout the country. 
E) give legitimacy to the presidency, which was regarded suspiciously by most people as another potential monarchy. 
A) provide direct election of the president by the people, although its operation has had the opposite effect. 
B) merely certify the results of the people’s choice for president and vice president. 
C) give the nation’s elite, rather than the people directly, the power to choose the president and vice president. 
D) insure high voter turnouts in elections throughout the country. 
E) give legitimacy to the presidency, which was regarded suspiciously by most people as another potential monarchy.

Question 14

The greater one’s sense of political efficacy, the

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A) less likely one is to vote. 
B) more likely one is to vote. 
C) greater one’s chance of being defeated in an election. 
D) less likely one is to view the election process in the United States as legitimate. 
E) more likely one is to see differences between the parties. 
A) less likely one is to vote. 
B) more likely one is to vote. 
C) greater one’s chance of being defeated in an election. 
D) less likely one is to view the election process in the United States as legitimate. 
E) more likely one is to see differences between the parties.

Question 15

Women are more likely to vote than are men.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The purpose of frontloading is to capitalize on media attention.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

If no candidate receives a majority of votes in the Electoral College,then the election is thrown to the Senate for a vote.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The McGovern-Fraser Commission resulted in a more high-tech and efficient Democratic Party.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The addition of superdelegates to the Democratic national conventions was spearheaded by

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A) those who felt the Warren Commission had led to unrepresentative delegate selection. 
B) President Jimmy Carter. 
C) the McGovern-Fraser Commission. 
D) those who felt the McGovern-Fraser Commission had opened up the delegate selection process too much. 
E) the Warren Commission. 
A) those who felt the Warren Commission had led to unrepresentative delegate selection. 
B) President Jimmy Carter. 
C) the McGovern-Fraser Commission. 
D) those who felt the McGovern-Fraser Commission had opened up the delegate selection process too much. 
E) the Warren Commission.

Question 20

Candidates who win elections are frequently supporters of the mandate theory of elections.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Network television news coverage of national party conventions has

The McCain-Feingold Act banned soft money.

Just over ____ of the population votes.

The intention of the McGovern-Fraser Commission reforms of the Democratic Party was to

16. People with higher than average education

The notion that candidates need to raise and spend enough money to compete but that it is not always necessary to outspend an opponent is called the

Young adults are much less likely to vote than senior citizens in the United States.

According to your textbook,most political scientists subscribe to the mandate theory of elections,which accepts that citizens vote for the candidate whose policy promises they favor; thus the winner has a policy mandate from the people to carry out his or her promised policies.

Older Americans are more likely to vote than are younger Americans.

What is frontloading? What is the incentive for states to participate in frontloading? What are the consequences of frontloading?

If an election is decided by the House,each state delegation gets one vote.

18. The Electoral College was originally established in order to

The greater one’s sense of political efficacy, the

Women are more likely to vote than are men.

The purpose of frontloading is to capitalize on media attention.

If no candidate receives a majority of votes in the Electoral College,then the election is thrown to the Senate for a vote.

The McGovern-Fraser Commission resulted in a more high-tech and efficient Democratic Party.

The addition of superdelegates to the Democratic national conventions was spearheaded by

Candidates who win elections are frequently supporters of the mandate theory of elections.

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Exam 9: Campaigns and Voting Behavior

Network television news coverage of national party conventions has

The McCain-Feingold Act banned soft money.

Just over ____ of the population votes.

The intention of the McGovern-Fraser Commission reforms of the Democratic Party was to

16. People with higher than average education

The notion that candidates need to raise and spend enough money to compete but that it is not always necessary to outspend an opponent is called the

Young adults are much less likely to vote than senior citizens in the United States.

According to your textbook,most political scientists subscribe to the mandate theory of elections,which accepts that citizens vote for the candidate whose policy promises they favor; thus the winner has a policy mandate from the people to carry out his or her promised policies.

Older Americans are more likely to vote than are younger Americans.

What is frontloading? What is the incentive for states to participate in frontloading? What are the consequences of frontloading?

If an election is decided by the House,each state delegation gets one vote.

18. The Electoral College was originally established in order to

The greater one’s sense of political efficacy, the

Women are more likely to vote than are men.

The purpose of frontloading is to capitalize on media attention.

If no candidate receives a majority of votes in the Electoral College,then the election is thrown to the Senate for a vote.

The McGovern-Fraser Commission resulted in a more high-tech and efficient Democratic Party.

The addition of superdelegates to the Democratic national conventions was spearheaded by

Candidates who win elections are frequently supporters of the mandate theory of elections.

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 Federal Bureaucracy

The Federal Courts

Congress,the President,and the Budget: the Politics of Taxing and Spending

Social Welfare Policymaking

National Security Policymaking

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