Question 1

The way in which candidates attempt to manipulate money,the media,and momentum to achieve the nomination is through

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A) campaign strategy. 
B) primaries. 
C) charisma. 
D) propaganda. 
E) party support. 
A) campaign strategy. 
B) primaries. 
C) charisma. 
D) propaganda. 
E) party support.

Question 2

What gave rise to the McGovern-Fraser Commission,and what changes did it make in delegate selection? Was the later addition of superdelegates meant to strengthen or weaken what the commission had done?

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The McGovern-Fraser Commission was creat

Question 3

The presidential primaries are

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A) elections in which voters in a state vote for a candidate or delegates pledged to the candidate. 
B) meetings of all state party leaders for selecting delegates to the national party convention. 
C) the supreme power within each of the parties,responsible for nominating the party's presidential and vice presidential candidates. 
D) the official endorsement of a candidate for office by a political party. 
E) a master game plan through which candidates set out to guide their electoral campaign. 
A) elections in which voters in a state vote for a candidate or delegates pledged to the candidate. 
B) meetings of all state party leaders for selecting delegates to the national party convention. 
C) the supreme power within each of the parties,responsible for nominating the party's presidential and vice presidential candidates. 
D) the official endorsement of a candidate for office by a political party. 
E) a master game plan through which candidates set out to guide their electoral campaign.

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT a factor that increases a person's likelihood of voting?

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A) Having a sense of civic duty 
B) Possessing political efficacy 
C) Discerning the ways in which policy differences affect one's interests 
D) Believing that some policies of one party are balanced by other policies of the other party 
E) Believing that the benefits of voting outweigh the costs 
A) Having a sense of civic duty 
B) Possessing political efficacy 
C) Discerning the ways in which policy differences affect one's interests 
D) Believing that some policies of one party are balanced by other policies of the other party 
E) Believing that the benefits of voting outweigh the costs

Question 5

What happens if no candidate receives an Electoral College majority? Why did the Founding Fathers set up the system to work this way?

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If no candidate receives an Electoral Co

Question 6

36.	Anthony Downs’ theory of rational voting behavior predicts that people will vote if they

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A) 	can afford the time and energy to do so. 
B) 	think one party will give them more policy benefits than the other. 
C) 	think their vote will make the difference for a particular candidate. 
D) 	identify with a particular candidate, even though they doubt that one vote can make a difference. 
E) 	feel obligated to do so. 
A) 	can afford the time and energy to do so. 
B) 	think one party will give them more policy benefits than the other. 
C) 	think their vote will make the difference for a particular candidate. 
D) 	identify with a particular candidate, even though they doubt that one vote can make a difference. 
E) 	feel obligated to do so.

Question 7

One of the provisions of the McCain-Feingold Act of 2002 was to

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A) increase the limit on individual contributions to $5,000. 
B) increase the amount of federal money presidential candidates can spend. 
C) increase the limit on "soft money" contributions. 
D) increase the limit on individual contributions from $1,000 to $2,000. 
E) increase the limit on individual contributions to $10,000. 
A) increase the limit on individual contributions to $5,000. 
B) increase the amount of federal money presidential candidates can spend. 
C) increase the limit on "soft money" contributions. 
D) increase the limit on individual contributions from $1,000 to $2,000. 
E) increase the limit on individual contributions to $10,000.

Question 8

Describe and evaluate the role of money in political campaigns and its impact on the distribution of political power in America.

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The role of money in political campaigns

Question 9

At one time,all state parties selected their delegates to the national convention in a meeting of state party leaders.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The national party convention is

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A) the supreme power within each of the two parties. 
B) responsible for nominating the party's presidential and vice presidential candidates. 
C) the author of the party's national platform. 
D) All of these are true. 
E) None of these is true. 
A) the supreme power within each of the two parties. 
B) responsible for nominating the party's presidential and vice presidential candidates. 
C) the author of the party's national platform. 
D) All of these are true. 
E) None of these is true.

Question 11

What is the mandate theory of elections,and who believes in it? According to political scientists,what are the three major elements to a voter's decision? From what you observed during the 2008 election,which element(s)do you think was (were)most important to most voters? Explain.

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The mandate theory of elections is the b

Question 12

A(n)________ is a party's official selection of a candidate to run for office.

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A) appointment 
B) nomination 
C) conversion 
D) imprimatur 
E) endorsement 
A) appointment 
B) nomination 
C) conversion 
D) imprimatur 
E) endorsement

Question 13

The state that has disproportionate power because it holds the first presidential primary each election year is

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A) New York. 
B) California. 
C) Iowa. 
D) New Hampshire. 
E) Rhode Island. 
A) New York. 
B) California. 
C) Iowa. 
D) New Hampshire. 
E) Rhode Island.

Question 14

A nomination refers to a(n)

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A) media event in the course of a presidential election. 
B) highpoint of public opinion in support of a particular candidate. 
C) party's official selection of a candidate to run for office. 
D) monetary campaign contribution. 
E) endorsement of elite press,such as the New York Times. 
A) media event in the course of a presidential election. 
B) highpoint of public opinion in support of a particular candidate. 
C) party's official selection of a candidate to run for office. 
D) monetary campaign contribution. 
E) endorsement of elite press,such as the New York Times.

Question 15

Superdelegates are national party leaders who automatically get a delegate slot at the Democratic national convention.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Describe what a PAC is and why it is significant.What role do PACs play in major election campaigns in the United States? Are PACs a reflection of democracy in action,a threat to democracy,or something in between? Explain.

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The answer of Describe what a PAC is and why...

Question 17

In Buckley v.Valeo (1976),the Supreme Court

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A) ruled that the wildly unequal campaign expenditures of candidates for government office were a violation of the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and ordered Congress and the states to develop mechanisms to assure equal funding of all major candidates. 
B) limited the activities of political action committees. 
C) struck down the part of the Federal Election Campaign Act that restricted the amount individuals could contribute to their own campaign. 
D) stated that the Federal Election Commission had no power to enforce compliance with their requirements. 
E) declared the Federal Election Campaign Act unconstitutional. 
A) ruled that the wildly unequal campaign expenditures of candidates for government office were a violation of the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and ordered Congress and the states to develop mechanisms to assure equal funding of all major candidates. 
B) limited the activities of political action committees. 
C) struck down the part of the Federal Election Campaign Act that restricted the amount individuals could contribute to their own campaign. 
D) stated that the Federal Election Commission had no power to enforce compliance with their requirements. 
E) declared the Federal Election Campaign Act unconstitutional.

Question 18

Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the present primary and caucus system of selecting national convention delegates.Would you favor a move to a different system or prefer to keep the process as is? Be specific,and explain.

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The present primary and caucus system of

Question 19

The phenomenon that people's beliefs often guide what they pay attention to and how they interpret events,common among voters in political campaigns,is

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A) selective perception. 
B) gate keeping. 
C) scorekeeping. 
D) agenda setting. 
E) frontloading. 
A) selective perception. 
B) gate keeping. 
C) scorekeeping. 
D) agenda setting. 
E) frontloading.

Question 20

17.	A theory of voting according to which voters make their decisions based on their answer to the question “What have you done for me lately?” is called

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A) policy voting. 
B) the mandate theory of elections. 
C) retrospective voting. 
D) political efficacy. 
E) prospective voting. 
A) policy voting. 
B) the mandate theory of elections. 
C) retrospective voting. 
D) political efficacy. 
E) prospective voting.

The way in which candidates attempt to manipulate money,the media,and momentum to achieve the nomination is through

What gave rise to the McGovern-Fraser Commission,and what changes did it make in delegate selection? Was the later addition of superdelegates meant to strengthen or weaken what the commission had done?

The presidential primaries are

Which of the following is NOT a factor that increases a person's likelihood of voting?

What happens if no candidate receives an Electoral College majority? Why did the Founding Fathers set up the system to work this way?

36. Anthony Downs’ theory of rational voting behavior predicts that people will vote if they

One of the provisions of the McCain-Feingold Act of 2002 was to

Describe and evaluate the role of money in political campaigns and its impact on the distribution of political power in America.

At one time,all state parties selected their delegates to the national convention in a meeting of state party leaders.

The national party convention is

What is the mandate theory of elections,and who believes in it? According to political scientists,what are the three major elements to a voter's decision? From what you observed during the 2008 election,which element(s)do you think was (were)most important to most voters? Explain.

A(n)________ is a party's official selection of a candidate to run for office.

The state that has disproportionate power because it holds the first presidential primary each election year is

A nomination refers to a(n)

Superdelegates are national party leaders who automatically get a delegate slot at the Democratic national convention.

Describe what a PAC is and why it is significant.What role do PACs play in major election campaigns in the United States? Are PACs a reflection of democracy in action,a threat to democracy,or something in between? Explain.

In Buckley v.Valeo (1976),the Supreme Court

Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the present primary and caucus system of selecting national convention delegates.Would you favor a move to a different system or prefer to keep the process as is? Be specific,and explain.

The phenomenon that people's beliefs often guide what they pay attention to and how they interpret events,common among voters in political campaigns,is

17. A theory of voting according to which voters make their decisions based on their answer to the question “What have you done for me lately?” is called

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Exam 9: Campaigns and Voting Behavior

The way in which candidates attempt to manipulate money,the media,and momentum to achieve the nomination is through

What gave rise to the McGovern-Fraser Commission,and what changes did it make in delegate selection? Was the later addition of superdelegates meant to strengthen or weaken what the commission had done?

The presidential primaries are

Which of the following is NOT a factor that increases a person's likelihood of voting?

What happens if no candidate receives an Electoral College majority? Why did the Founding Fathers set up the system to work this way?

36. Anthony Downs’ theory of rational voting behavior predicts that people will vote if they

One of the provisions of the McCain-Feingold Act of 2002 was to

Describe and evaluate the role of money in political campaigns and its impact on the distribution of political power in America.

At one time,all state parties selected their delegates to the national convention in a meeting of state party leaders.

The national party convention is

What is the mandate theory of elections,and who believes in it? According to political scientists,what are the three major elements to a voter's decision? From what you observed during the 2008 election,which element(s)do you think was (were)most important to most voters? Explain.

A(n)________ is a party's official selection of a candidate to run for office.

The state that has disproportionate power because it holds the first presidential primary each election year is

A nomination refers to a(n)

Superdelegates are national party leaders who automatically get a delegate slot at the Democratic national convention.

Describe what a PAC is and why it is significant.What role do PACs play in major election campaigns in the United States? Are PACs a reflection of democracy in action,a threat to democracy,or something in between? Explain.

In Buckley v.Valeo (1976),the Supreme Court

Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the present primary and caucus system of selecting national convention delegates.Would you favor a move to a different system or prefer to keep the process as is? Be specific,and explain.

The phenomenon that people's beliefs often guide what they pay attention to and how they interpret events,common among voters in political campaigns,is

17. A theory of voting according to which voters make their decisions based on their answer to the question “What have you done for me lately?” is called

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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