Question 1

A party's effort to inform potential voters and persuade them to vote for that party is known as ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  issue ownership 
B)  issue advocacy 
C)  prompting 
D)  oppo research 
E)  voter mobilization 
A)  issue ownership 
B)  issue advocacy 
C)  prompting 
D)  oppo research 
E)  voter mobilization E

Question 2

Wedge issues are controversial matters ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  that differentiate the two major candidates 
B)  that are generally ignored in campaigns because they are too explosive 
C)  that undecided voters use to choose their preferred candidate 
D)  on which most voters and candidates share the same position 
E)  that one party uses to split voters in the other party 
A)  that differentiate the two major candidates 
B)  that are generally ignored in campaigns because they are too explosive 
C)  that undecided voters use to choose their preferred candidate 
D)  on which most voters and candidates share the same position 
E)  that one party uses to split voters in the other party E

Question 3

Major-party presidential nominations are now determined primarily by ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  each party's slate of electors from the Electoral College 
B)  Super Tuesday primaries 
C)  convention delegates selected in party primaries, caucuses, and state conventions 
D)  the party leaders at the parties' national conventions 
E)  the public at large in open primaries 
A)  each party's slate of electors from the Electoral College 
B)  Super Tuesday primaries 
C)  convention delegates selected in party primaries, caucuses, and state conventions 
D)  the party leaders at the parties' national conventions 
E)  the public at large in open primaries C

Question 4

The primary impact of state voter registration laws has been to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  make it more expensive to vote 
B)  decrease turnout 
C)  discourage voters from identifying themselves with a party 
D)  improve voter awareness of elections 
E)  prevent fraud 
A)  make it more expensive to vote 
B)  decrease turnout 
C)  discourage voters from identifying themselves with a party 
D)  improve voter awareness of elections 
E)  prevent fraud

Question 5

When analyzing campaign advertisements,one should ask all of the following questions EXCEPT this one:

Accepted Answer

A)  Who created the message? 
B)  Are the accusations relevant to the campaign or office in question? 
C)  Is the accusation or attack timely? 
D)  Is the ad true? 
E)  Does the message convey a fair charge that can be answered? 
A)  Who created the message? 
B)  Are the accusations relevant to the campaign or office in question? 
C)  Is the accusation or attack timely? 
D)  Is the ad true? 
E)  Does the message convey a fair charge that can be answered?

Question 6

Elections perform all of the following functions EXCEPT this one:

Accepted Answer

A)  selecting leaders 
B)  decreasing political efficacy 
C)  informing the public 
D)  containing conflict 
E)  citizen development 
A)  selecting leaders 
B)  decreasing political efficacy 
C)  informing the public 
D)  containing conflict 
E)  citizen development

Question 7

As a method of selecting leaders,democratic elections ensure that the ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  winning candidate will have been chosen by a majority of the voting public 
B)  best potential candidates will be attracted to the process 
C)  voters will be able to judge the candidates well 
D)  leader chosen is the most popular candidate on the ballot 
E)  selection of leaders will be a smooth and uncontroversial process 
A)  winning candidate will have been chosen by a majority of the voting public 
B)  best potential candidates will be attracted to the process 
C)  voters will be able to judge the candidates well 
D)  leader chosen is the most popular candidate on the ballot 
E)  selection of leaders will be a smooth and uncontroversial process

Question 8

To win the presidency,a candidate must do all of the following EXCEPT this:

Accepted Answer

A)  raise large amounts of money before the primaries and caucuses start and while they are going on 
B)  pick a vice presidential candidate who will win large numbers of votes 
C)  energize the base of the party 
D)  focus the general-election campaign on the large, competitive states 
E)  win the votes of a large percentage of swing voters 
A)  raise large amounts of money before the primaries and caucuses start and while they are going on 
B)  pick a vice presidential candidate who will win large numbers of votes 
C)  energize the base of the party 
D)  focus the general-election campaign on the large, competitive states 
E)  win the votes of a large percentage of swing voters

Question 9

A(n)______ issue is one on which the parties differ in their perspectives and their proposed solutions.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A(n)______ issue is one on which the...

Question 10

The authors of the textbook argue for a "political specialization view" of the role citizens play in modern democracy.Describe this model.Explain how it compares with other models of citizen participation.What is the major weakness of the model?

Accepted Answer

Citizens play different roles,and togeth

Question 11

Oppo research refers to an investigation of the ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  electorate's mood prior to a campaign 
B)  mistakes of past campaigns 
C)  best possible media strategy 
D)  other candidate's background, often to find negative information 
E)  opposing party's campaign strategy 
A)  electorate's mood prior to a campaign 
B)  mistakes of past campaigns 
C)  best possible media strategy 
D)  other candidate's background, often to find negative information 
E)  opposing party's campaign strategy

Question 12

Which of the following statements is NOT true concerning the role of issues in citizens' voting decisions?

Accepted Answer

A)  People know where they stand on the "easy" issues but tend to tune out the "complicated" issues. 
B)  The media do not generally cover issues in depth. 
C)  Calculated policy decisions by voters are common. 
D)  Most voters rely on party labels to tell them what they need to know about candidates. 
E)  People are influenced by policy information. 
A)  People know where they stand on the "easy" issues but tend to tune out the "complicated" issues. 
B)  The media do not generally cover issues in depth. 
C)  Calculated policy decisions by voters are common. 
D)  Most voters rely on party labels to tell them what they need to know about candidates. 
E)  People are influenced by policy information.

Question 13

Because of the Electoral College,presidential candidates generally spend most of their time and resources in ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  competitive states, especially large ones 
B)  states where there are competitive local races so that they can raise money for their own general-election campaigns 
C)  coastal and border states because they are the so-called blue states 
D)  California, Texas, and New York because they are the biggest states 
E)  states where they have a comfortable lead in order to extend that lead 
A)  competitive states, especially large ones 
B)  states where there are competitive local races so that they can raise money for their own general-election campaigns 
C)  coastal and border states because they are the so-called blue states 
D)  California, Texas, and New York because they are the biggest states 
E)  states where they have a comfortable lead in order to extend that lead

Question 14

According to the text,social connectedness has been increasing over the past several decades.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Swing voters are ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  the 50 percent of the electorate who are in play during each election 
B)  those who have changed their political party in the past ten years 
C)  people who have not made up their minds at the start of the campaign 
D)  so unpredictable that candidates are better off ignoring them 
E)  such a miniscule part of the electorate that they can be ignored safely 
A)  the 50 percent of the electorate who are in play during each election 
B)  those who have changed their political party in the past ten years 
C)  people who have not made up their minds at the start of the campaign 
D)  so unpredictable that candidates are better off ignoring them 
E)  such a miniscule part of the electorate that they can be ignored safely

Question 16

In recent get-out-the-vote efforts,parties have ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  placed all their efforts on television and radio commercials 
B)  put more effort and technology into grassroots mobilization efforts 
C)  failed to merge new technologies with older forms of voter mobilization 
D)  decreased their efforts because the public has not been responding 
E)  curtailed most of these efforts in order to bankroll their television advertising 
A)  placed all their efforts on television and radio commercials 
B)  put more effort and technology into grassroots mobilization efforts 
C)  failed to merge new technologies with older forms of voter mobilization 
D)  decreased their efforts because the public has not been responding 
E)  curtailed most of these efforts in order to bankroll their television advertising

Question 17

The single biggest factor accounting for how people decide to vote is ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  gender 
B)  candidate characteristics 
C)  party identification 
D)  the issues 
E)  ethnicity 
A)  gender 
B)  candidate characteristics 
C)  party identification 
D)  the issues 
E)  ethnicity

Question 18

Party identification is the single most important predictor of how people decide to vote because ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  voters are too unsophisticated to vote in any other fashion 
B)  it leads people toward prospective issue voting 
C)  as a benefit, being a partisan means the voter does not need to register to vote, which counteracts one of the costs of voting 
D)  it directly influences one's vote and indirectly colors the partisan's perceptions of issues and candidates 
E)  it leads people toward retrospective issue voting 
A)  voters are too unsophisticated to vote in any other fashion 
B)  it leads people toward prospective issue voting 
C)  as a benefit, being a partisan means the voter does not need to register to vote, which counteracts one of the costs of voting 
D)  it directly influences one's vote and indirectly colors the partisan's perceptions of issues and candidates 
E)  it leads people toward retrospective issue voting

Question 19

In 2012,the central strategic campaign objective of the Republican challenger,Mitt Romney,was to cast the election as a referendum on Obama's culpability for a slow economic recovery.Since almost everyone felt the economy was in poor shape and improvement was slower than we would like,this was supposed to push voters to cast a ballot for change.The Obama campaign had the challenge of contending that the state of the current economy was due to factors beyond Obama's control and changing the subject to differing views between his and Romney's visions for the country.Obama won by a landslide.How did Romney so greatly misjudge the American public?

Accepted Answer

If one were to conduct even the most cur

Question 20

______ voting occurs when people base their voting decisions on well-informed opinions and consideration of the future consequences of their votes.

Accepted Answer

A)  Factional 
B)  Partisan 
C)  Prospective 
D)  Retrospective 
E)  Wedge issue 
A)  Factional 
B)  Partisan 
C)  Prospective 
D)  Retrospective 
E)  Wedge issue

A party's effort to inform potential voters and persuade them to vote for that party is known as ______.

Wedge issues are controversial matters ______.

Major-party presidential nominations are now determined primarily by ______.

The primary impact of state voter registration laws has been to ______.

When analyzing campaign advertisements,one should ask all of the following questions EXCEPT this one:

Elections perform all of the following functions EXCEPT this one:

As a method of selecting leaders,democratic elections ensure that the ______.

To win the presidency,a candidate must do all of the following EXCEPT this:

A(n)______ issue is one on which the parties differ in their perspectives and their proposed solutions.

The authors of the textbook argue for a "political specialization view" of the role citizens play in modern democracy.Describe this model.Explain how it compares with other models of citizen participation.What is the major weakness of the model?

Oppo research refers to an investigation of the ______.

Which of the following statements is NOT true concerning the role of issues in citizens' voting decisions?

Because of the Electoral College,presidential candidates generally spend most of their time and resources in ______.

According to the text,social connectedness has been increasing over the past several decades.

Swing voters are ______.

In recent get-out-the-vote efforts,parties have ______.

The single biggest factor accounting for how people decide to vote is ______.

Party identification is the single most important predictor of how people decide to vote because ______.

______ voting occurs when people base their voting decisions on well-informed opinions and consideration of the future consequences of their votes.

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Exam 14: Voting, Campaigns, and Elections

A party's effort to inform potential voters and persuade them to vote for that party is known as ______.

Wedge issues are controversial matters ______.

Major-party presidential nominations are now determined primarily by ______.

The primary impact of state voter registration laws has been to ______.

When analyzing campaign advertisements,one should ask all of the following questions EXCEPT this one:

Elections perform all of the following functions EXCEPT this one:

As a method of selecting leaders,democratic elections ensure that the ______.

To win the presidency,a candidate must do all of the following EXCEPT this:

A(n)______ issue is one on which the parties differ in their perspectives and their proposed solutions.

The authors of the textbook argue for a "political specialization view" of the role citizens play in modern democracy.Describe this model.Explain how it compares with other models of citizen participation.What is the major weakness of the model?

Oppo research refers to an investigation of the ______.

Which of the following statements is NOT true concerning the role of issues in citizens' voting decisions?

Because of the Electoral College,presidential candidates generally spend most of their time and resources in ______.

According to the text,social connectedness has been increasing over the past several decades.

Swing voters are ______.

In recent get-out-the-vote efforts,parties have ______.

The single biggest factor accounting for how people decide to vote is ______.

Party identification is the single most important predictor of how people decide to vote because ______.

______ voting occurs when people base their voting decisions on well-informed opinions and consideration of the future consequences of their votes.

Politics: Who Gets What, and How?

American Citizens and Political Culture

Politics of the American Founding

Federalism and the U.S.Constitution

Fundamental American Liberties

The Struggle for Equal Rights

Congress

The Presidency

The Bureaucracy

The American Legal System and the Courts

Public Opinion

Political Parties

Interest Groups

The Media

Social and Environmental Policy

Economic Policy

Foreign Policy

Filters