Exam 9: Nominations, Elections, and Campaigns

Since 1952,Democrats have generally been a majority of the electorate,but Republicans have won more presidential elections,because according to the text,_____________.

An ad that criticizes an opponent and advocates policies of the sponsoring candidate is an example of a(n)__________ ad.

In modern elections,candidates _______________ to learn about voters' interests.​

A method of delegate selection that begins with local meetings and culminates in a state convention is also known as the

​Among the lessons learned since primaries became the predominant method of choosing presidential candidates,one is ______________.

Until 2000,the last time a candidate won most of the popular votes but did not win the presidency was in _____.

Discuss what we know about how voters make choices about which candidates they support.​

In the 2004 presidential election,one of Minnesota's ten electors voted for vice presidential candidate John Edwards for president instead of presidential candidate John Kerry.This is known as a(n)

Because ____________,the Supreme Court has struck down most of the Congressionally-mandated​ limits on campaign contributions.

In the 2000 presidential election,after more than a month of ballot counting,recounting,lawsuits,and court decisions,Bush was certified as the winner of Florida's 25 electoral votes by __________ popular votes.

__________ weaken parties more because it allows voters to float between parties rather than require the voters to participate in the party in which they are registered.

Of 2,175 congressional elections in the 2000s,about _________ were decided by 2 percentage points or fewer.

Which of the following presidents failed to win a majority of the popular vote?

​After the 2010 and 2012 elections,Republican party establishment leaders tried to limit the success of tea party candidates by

In 2000,Republican George W.Bush won the presidency despite

A primary election in which voters must declare their party affiliation before they are given the primary ballot is a(n)________ primary.

Each state has one vote in the electoral college for

Campaigns use polls to

Study of top-two ​primaries in the 2012 election cycle showed that  ___________ than under more traditional primary election methods.

A __________ is a preliminary election conducted within a political party to select candidates who will run for office.​