Exam 10: Voting, Campaigns, and Elections

Which of the following situations illustrates why fixed terms of office could be a disadvantage in an electoral system?

The votes of __________ elect the President.

More Americans vote that in other democracies.

Does it matter if many people do not vote?

Most serious candidates for the presidency in recent elections have elected not to use funds from the public campaign finance system.

Under which of the following circumstances would the House of Representatives be most likely to select the president because the Electoral College did not produce a majority winner?

Formal education makes a person __________ likely to vote.

Based on the cartograms in the Mapping American Politics feature, and assuming that the states remain in the same categories of "safety" for each party, explain how you as a campaign manager would allocate advertising money in the states of Ohio, New York, and Texas for a future presidential election. How would you schedule campaign visits to these states?

Why would a candidate accept public financing, and why would he or she decline it?

The 1965 Voting Rights Act protected __________ right to vote.

Why is income an indicator in individual voter turnout?

If you were a campaign manager, what reservations would you have about an issue-oriented group such as the National Rifle Association making a large contribution to your candidate?

A large percentage of __________, more than any other age group, vote in presidential elections.

In part, it is up to political parties to __________ voters.

Democrats' popularly elected primary and caucus delegates are supplemented by __________, usually party luminaries and elected officials.

Which of these groups was the last to receive the right to vote?

Which of the following accurately describes 501 and 527 groups?

The votes of minorities and the poor are three times more likely to __________.

A gathering of delegates who nominate a party's presidential candidate is called a __________.

Voter registration is no longer a significant barrier to voting for poor people.