Question 1

The United States turnout rate

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A)  has been increasing steadily. 
B)  is much higher than it was a century ago. 
C)  has been on the decrease. 
D)  has remained unchanged over the past several decades. 
E)  has increased recently, despite being historically low. 
A)  has been increasing steadily. 
B)  is much higher than it was a century ago. 
C)  has been on the decrease. 
D)  has remained unchanged over the past several decades. 
E)  has increased recently, despite being historically low.

Question 2

Incumbent presidents seeking reelection have an advantage over challengers mainly because they

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A)  do not rely on public funding for their campaigns. 
B)  do not have to run in primaries or caucuses. 
C)  can use the machinery of government for their purposes. 
D)  nearly always have positive media attention. 
E)  have an overwhelming number of endorsements. 
A)  do not rely on public funding for their campaigns. 
B)  do not have to run in primaries or caucuses. 
C)  can use the machinery of government for their purposes. 
D)  nearly always have positive media attention. 
E)  have an overwhelming number of endorsements.

Question 3

Retrospective voting involves making backward-looking judgments about how well incumbent officials have done while in office.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Since the 1970s, most of the delegates to both the Democratic and Republican national conventions have been chosen by

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A)  direct primaries. 
B)  state conventions. 
C)  caucuses. 
D)  petition. 
E)  national convention. 
A)  direct primaries. 
B)  state conventions. 
C)  caucuses. 
D)  petition. 
E)  national convention.

Question 5

What problem has arisen, according to the prospective voting model, as the Republican and Democratic parties have become more internally coherent in terms of policy preferences and ideologies?

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A)  Political conflict has become more intense because the stakes for each party in the outcome of any election become much more important than in a less partisan environment. 
B)  Political participation has become less important as each party's message is more obviously different from the other's. 
C)  The clarity of the Republican and Democrat positions has created a situation where they are not able to work out compromises. 
D)  Even as they move more toward the goals of the responsible party model, the Republicans and the Democrats are still unable to pass any meaningful legislature. 
E)  As the Republicans and Democrats have clarified their positions, the responsible party model has been proven the correct one, with little or no accompanying problems. 
A)  Political conflict has become more intense because the stakes for each party in the outcome of any election become much more important than in a less partisan environment. 
B)  Political participation has become less important as each party's message is more obviously different from the other's. 
C)  The clarity of the Republican and Democrat positions has created a situation where they are not able to work out compromises. 
D)  Even as they move more toward the goals of the responsible party model, the Republicans and the Democrats are still unable to pass any meaningful legislature. 
E)  As the Republicans and Democrats have clarified their positions, the responsible party model has been proven the correct one, with little or no accompanying problems.

Question 6

Why are elections fundamental to democratic politics?

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Elections are supposed to be the chief m

Question 7

Superdelegates at the national conventions are people with special political knowledge and skills who were elected by the general public on statewide ballots.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Serious presidential candidates nearly always

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A)  have well-defined issue positions. 
B)  appeal to all party delegates. 
C)  have previous government experience. 
D)  have very high IQs. 
E)  have served in the military. 
A)  have well-defined issue positions. 
B)  appeal to all party delegates. 
C)  have previous government experience. 
D)  have very high IQs. 
E)  have served in the military.

Question 9

The "median" in the median voter theory concerns the average views of citizens on policies.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The Framers of the US Constitution certainly did not envision the level of voter eligibility that we have today. Why do you think the Framers limited voter participation at the dawn of their new nation? What do you think they would say about voter eligibility, today?

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The Framers of the US Constitution limit

Question 11

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

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A)  The alienation and apathy about politics that many Americans felt after the 1960s probably contributed to recent declines in voter turnout. 
B)  The proportion of Americans who are alienated and apathetic about politics is really quite small. 
C)  A sizable number of Americans have never been alienated or apathetic about politics. 
D)  Americans take their politics seriously and participate actively in campaigns and vote in high proportions to the number of eligible voters. 
E)  Electoral competition typically increases voter apathy about politics. 
A)  The alienation and apathy about politics that many Americans felt after the 1960s probably contributed to recent declines in voter turnout. 
B)  The proportion of Americans who are alienated and apathetic about politics is really quite small. 
C)  A sizable number of Americans have never been alienated or apathetic about politics. 
D)  Americans take their politics seriously and participate actively in campaigns and vote in high proportions to the number of eligible voters. 
E)  Electoral competition typically increases voter apathy about politics.

Question 12

In accordance with electoral-competition theory, both the Republican and Democratic presidential candidates usually try to appeal to

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A)  party activists. 
B)  primarily members of their parties. 
C)  the electors of the electoral college. 
D)  the average voter. 
E)  party elites. 
A)  party activists. 
B)  primarily members of their parties. 
C)  the electors of the electoral college. 
D)  the average voter. 
E)  party elites.

Question 13

The "normal vote" is

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A)  who wins according to public opinion polls. 
B)  a turnout of about 50 percent of eligible voters. 
C)  a proportion of the votes that each party would win if only party and nothing else affected voting decisions. 
D)  the results of congressional elections in an off-year, nonpresidential election. 
E)  the difference between Republican and Democratic popular vote in presidential elections. 
A)  who wins according to public opinion polls. 
B)  a turnout of about 50 percent of eligible voters. 
C)  a proportion of the votes that each party would win if only party and nothing else affected voting decisions. 
D)  the results of congressional elections in an off-year, nonpresidential election. 
E)  the difference between Republican and Democratic popular vote in presidential elections.

Question 14

Blacks were effectively disenfranchised in the South by the end of the nineteenth century and mostly remained so until passage of the ________ Act of 1965.

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The answer of Blacks were effectively disenfranchised in the South...

Question 15

Which of these must occur for the prospective voting model to work?

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A)  Each of the two parties must be cohesive and unified. 
B)  Each must take clear policy positions that differ significantly from the other party's position. 
C)  Citizens must accurately understand each of the party's positions. 
D)  The winning party must do exactly what it said it would do. 
E)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  Each of the two parties must be cohesive and unified. 
B)  Each must take clear policy positions that differ significantly from the other party's position. 
C)  Citizens must accurately understand each of the party's positions. 
D)  The winning party must do exactly what it said it would do. 
E)  All of the above are correct.

Question 16

Outline the process, participants, and issues associated with running for president. Your response should include a discussion of the national party conventions and what role they play in the presidential nominees.

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The process of running for president in

Question 17

Despite the low voter turnout in the United States, Americans

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A)  still have a higher rate of voter turnout than most other Western nations. 
B)  are much more aware of issues and of their candidates' positions than voters in most other countries. 
C)  will soon bypass other Western democracies since voter turnout is rising rapidly in the United States. 
D)  are more likely than people in other countries to participate actively in campaigns. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  still have a higher rate of voter turnout than most other Western nations. 
B)  are much more aware of issues and of their candidates' positions than voters in most other countries. 
C)  will soon bypass other Western democracies since voter turnout is rising rapidly in the United States. 
D)  are more likely than people in other countries to participate actively in campaigns. 
E)  none of the above

Question 18

Which amendment gave people the ability to elect senators directly?

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A)  the Seventeenth Amendment 
B)  the Fifteenth Amendment 
C)  the Fourteenth Amendment 
D)  the Nineteenth Amendment 
E)  The ability to directly elect all representatives, with the exception of the president, was part of the original Constitution. 
A)  the Seventeenth Amendment 
B)  the Fifteenth Amendment 
C)  the Fourteenth Amendment 
D)  the Nineteenth Amendment 
E)  The ability to directly elect all representatives, with the exception of the president, was part of the original Constitution.

Question 19

Foreign policy issues

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A)  are unimportant to voters in most presidential elections. 
B)  usually are secondary to domestic policy for a majority of voters in presidential elections. 
C)  are always relevant to voter's decisions in presidential elections. 
D)  are vital to highlight a candidate's "presidential" abilities. 
E)  tend to benefit vice-presidential more than presidential nominees in presidential elections. 
A)  are unimportant to voters in most presidential elections. 
B)  usually are secondary to domestic policy for a majority of voters in presidential elections. 
C)  are always relevant to voter's decisions in presidential elections. 
D)  are vital to highlight a candidate's "presidential" abilities. 
E)  tend to benefit vice-presidential more than presidential nominees in presidential elections.

Question 20

What are provisional ballots?

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A)  a vote that is cast but not counted until determination is made that the voter is properly registered 
B)  a ballot that is questioned (such as in 2000) because there may be two or more choices selected by the voter 
C)  a ballot in an area where votes were not properly counted 
D)  a voter who registers through their driver's license application 
E)  an absentee ballot that was not counted 
A)  a vote that is cast but not counted until determination is made that the voter is properly registered 
B)  a ballot that is questioned (such as in 2000) because there may be two or more choices selected by the voter 
C)  a ballot in an area where votes were not properly counted 
D)  a voter who registers through their driver's license application 
E)  an absentee ballot that was not counted

The United States turnout rate

Incumbent presidents seeking reelection have an advantage over challengers mainly because they

Retrospective voting involves making backward-looking judgments about how well incumbent officials have done while in office.

Since the 1970s, most of the delegates to both the Democratic and Republican national conventions have been chosen by

What problem has arisen, according to the prospective voting model, as the Republican and Democratic parties have become more internally coherent in terms of policy preferences and ideologies?

Why are elections fundamental to democratic politics?

Superdelegates at the national conventions are people with special political knowledge and skills who were elected by the general public on statewide ballots.

Serious presidential candidates nearly always

The "median" in the median voter theory concerns the average views of citizens on policies.

The Framers of the US Constitution certainly did not envision the level of voter eligibility that we have today. Why do you think the Framers limited voter participation at the dawn of their new nation? What do you think they would say about voter eligibility, today?

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

In accordance with electoral-competition theory, both the Republican and Democratic presidential candidates usually try to appeal to

The "normal vote" is

Blacks were effectively disenfranchised in the South by the end of the nineteenth century and mostly remained so until passage of the ________ Act of 1965.

Which of these must occur for the prospective voting model to work?

Outline the process, participants, and issues associated with running for president. Your response should include a discussion of the national party conventions and what role they play in the presidential nominees.

Despite the low voter turnout in the United States, Americans

Which amendment gave people the ability to elect senators directly?

Foreign policy issues

What are provisional ballots?

Democracy and American Politics

The Constitution

Federalism States and Nations

Structural Foundations of the American Government

Public Opinion

News Media

Interest Groups and Business Corporations

Social Movements

Political Parties

Congress

The President

The Executive Branch

The Courts

Freedom: the Struggle for Civil Liberties

Civil Rights: the Struggle for Political Equality

The Budget and Economic Policies

Social Safety Nets

Foreign Policy and National Defense

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Exam 10: Participation Voting, and Elections

The United States turnout rate

Incumbent presidents seeking reelection have an advantage over challengers mainly because they

Retrospective voting involves making backward-looking judgments about how well incumbent officials have done while in office.

Since the 1970s, most of the delegates to both the Democratic and Republican national conventions have been chosen by

What problem has arisen, according to the prospective voting model, as the Republican and Democratic parties have become more internally coherent in terms of policy preferences and ideologies?

Why are elections fundamental to democratic politics?

Superdelegates at the national conventions are people with special political knowledge and skills who were elected by the general public on statewide ballots.

Serious presidential candidates nearly always

The "median" in the median voter theory concerns the average views of citizens on policies.

The Framers of the US Constitution certainly did not envision the level of voter eligibility that we have today. Why do you think the Framers limited voter participation at the dawn of their new nation? What do you think they would say about voter eligibility, today?

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

In accordance with electoral-competition theory, both the Republican and Democratic presidential candidates usually try to appeal to

The "normal vote" is

Blacks were effectively disenfranchised in the South by the end of the nineteenth century and mostly remained so until passage of the ________ Act of 1965.

Which of these must occur for the prospective voting model to work?

Outline the process, participants, and issues associated with running for president. Your response should include a discussion of the national party conventions and what role they play in the presidential nominees.

Despite the low voter turnout in the United States, Americans

Which amendment gave people the ability to elect senators directly?

Foreign policy issues

What are provisional ballots?

Democracy and American Politics

The Constitution

Federalism States and Nations

Structural Foundations of the American Government

Public Opinion

News Media

Interest Groups and Business Corporations

Social Movements

Political Parties

Congress

The President

The Executive Branch

The Courts

Freedom: the Struggle for Civil Liberties

Civil Rights: the Struggle for Political Equality

The Budget and Economic Policies

Social Safety Nets

Foreign Policy and National Defense

Filters