Exam 10: Participation Voting, and Elections

Because party loyalties are so important to voters, some scholars speak of a ________ vote: a proportion of the votes that each party would win if only party and nothing else affected voting decisions.

The United States has more elections than any other democratic country.

Many of our presidents have been elected with a plurality but with less than 50 percent of the popular vote.

Rates of voter turnout are lowest among which of the following groups?

Which activity is considered unconventional political participation?

In electoral competition theory, the parties are primarily concerned about issues.

Which of the following is NOT usually a characteristic of U.S. presidential campaigns?

Describe electoral competition theories.

Which of the following groups is most likely to vote?

What activities are considered unconventional political participation? What is conventional participation?

Which of these is NOT a characteristic of a serious candidate for the presidency?

Which group voted most heavily in favor of Barack Obama?

That money comes from private sources that may influence government policy

In the early years of the United States, the right to vote, also known as the ________, was quite restricted.

In the Electoral College process,

Negative advertising in presidential campaigns

The electoral reward and punishment model of voting maintains that

The provisional ballot system works because over half of those cast, in 2004 alone, were judged to be invalid.

What does Figure 10.2 say about voter turnout?

According to the authors of Struggle for Democracy, those who give money to candidates are different from the average American. What are the implications of this disparity?