Question 1

The national government is responsible for determining the times, places, and manner of holding elections for Senators and Representatives.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

As of the 2000 elections almost one in ________ counties in the United States used punch-card ballots.

Accepted Answer

A) ten 
B) one hundred 
C) twenty-five 
D) five 
E) fifty 
A) ten 
B) one hundred 
C) twenty-five 
D) five 
E) fifty

Question 3

State voters became responsible for choosing their U.S.Senators with the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which state led the way in allowing women to vote and hold office?

Accepted Answer

A) Utah 
B) Colorado 
C) Idaho 
D) Wyoming 
E) California 
A) Utah 
B) Colorado 
C) Idaho 
D) Wyoming 
E) California

Question 5

The Twenty-Sixth Amendment lowered the voting age to 18.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Voter turnout is typically defined as

Accepted Answer

A) the proportion of the voting-age public that votes. 
B) the proportion of the entire public that votes. 
C) the proportion of the eligible voting-age public that votes. 
D) the proportion of registered voters that votes. 
E) the proportion of ex-felons that votes. 
A) the proportion of the voting-age public that votes. 
B) the proportion of the entire public that votes. 
C) the proportion of the eligible voting-age public that votes. 
D) the proportion of registered voters that votes. 
E) the proportion of ex-felons that votes.

Question 7

A vote for some of one party's candidates and some of another party's candidates is called

Accepted Answer

A) chaotic voting. 
B) party-line voting. 
C) straight ticket voting. 
D) split ticket voting. 
E) schizophrenic voting. 
A) chaotic voting. 
B) party-line voting. 
C) straight ticket voting. 
D) split ticket voting. 
E) schizophrenic voting.

Question 8

In the 2008 elections, Betty Ross of Kentucky voted for Barack Obama, a Democrat, for president, and Mitch McConnell, a Republican, for U.S.Senate.This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) split ticket voting. 
B) vote canceling. 
C) party voting. 
D) the incumbency advantage. 
E) the Help America Vote Act. 
A) split ticket voting. 
B) vote canceling. 
C) party voting. 
D) the incumbency advantage. 
E) the Help America Vote Act.

Question 9

Who is responsible for determining the times, places, and manner of holding elections for Senators and Representatives?

Accepted Answer

A) State legislatures 
B) The Supreme Court 
C) Congress 
D) Local governments 
E) The Committee on Presidential Elections 
A) State legislatures 
B) The Supreme Court 
C) Congress 
D) Local governments 
E) The Committee on Presidential Elections

Question 10

The Nineteenth Amendment

Accepted Answer

A) prohibited states from charging voters a poll tax. 
B) extended the right to vote to women. 
C) established direct elections for U.S.senators. 
D) lowered the voting age to 18. 
E) prohibited states from denying the right to vote based on race or color. 
A) prohibited states from charging voters a poll tax. 
B) extended the right to vote to women. 
C) established direct elections for U.S.senators. 
D) lowered the voting age to 18. 
E) prohibited states from denying the right to vote based on race or color.

Question 11

Approximately what percent of the voting age-population voted in the 2008 presidential election?

Accepted Answer

A) 33% 
B) 57% 
C) 88% 
D) 11% 
E) 44% 
A) 33% 
B) 57% 
C) 88% 
D) 11% 
E) 44%

Question 12

Party identification is especially important in determining people's votes in

Accepted Answer

A) nonpartisan elections. 
B) retention elections. 
C) referendums. 
D) elections in which voters have little information about candidates. 
E) All of the above 
A) nonpartisan elections. 
B) retention elections. 
C) referendums. 
D) elections in which voters have little information about candidates. 
E) All of the above

Question 13

A party caucus (or conference, depending upon the party) is a meeting of the members of a party in a legislative chamber to select party leaders and develop party policy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

During 2003 and 2004 about _________% of total voter registrations occurred through motor vehicle or other agencies.

Accepted Answer

A) 5 
B) 92 
C) 43 
D) 78 
E) 21 
A) 5 
B) 92 
C) 43 
D) 78 
E) 21

Question 15

The U.S.Constitution established the prevailing two-party system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The day-to-day operations of a party are usually carried out by the party's

Accepted Answer

A) chair. 
B) steering committee. 
C) volunteer interns. 
D) central committee. 
E) executive director. 
A) chair. 
B) steering committee. 
C) volunteer interns. 
D) central committee. 
E) executive director.

Question 17

The ______________ Amendment required that U.S.senators be chosen directly by a state's voters rather than by its legislators.

Accepted Answer

A) Nineteenth 
B) Twenty-Eighth 
C) Seventeenth 
D) Third 
E) Twenty-Fourth 
A) Nineteenth 
B) Twenty-Eighth 
C) Seventeenth 
D) Third 
E) Twenty-Fourth

Question 18

Which of the following is TRUE about office block ballots?

Accepted Answer

A) They are also known as the Indiana ballot 
B) They are almost completely impossible to use with computerized ballots 
C) They list all candidates under the office for which they are running 
D) They encourage straight ticket voting 
E) They have been found to be unconstitutional by the Supreme Court 
A) They are also known as the Indiana ballot 
B) They are almost completely impossible to use with computerized ballots 
C) They list all candidates under the office for which they are running 
D) They encourage straight ticket voting 
E) They have been found to be unconstitutional by the Supreme Court

Question 19

Based on statistical data, which of the following young voters was most likely to vote in 2008?

Accepted Answer

A) An African-American female college student 
B) A Latino immigrant 
C) A male Asian 
D) A white male with no college experience 
E) All of the above; there was no "most likely" voter 
A) An African-American female college student 
B) A Latino immigrant 
C) A male Asian 
D) A white male with no college experience 
E) All of the above; there was no "most likely" voter

Question 20

Auto-dialed, prerecorded messages to potential voters are one of the most effective "get out the vote" tactics for all political parties.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 23: Parties and Elections in the States

The national government is responsible for determining the times, places, and manner of holding elections for Senators and Representatives.

As of the 2000 elections almost one in ________ counties in the United States used punch-card ballots.

State voters became responsible for choosing their U.S.Senators with the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment.

Which state led the way in allowing women to vote and hold office?

The Twenty-Sixth Amendment lowered the voting age to 18.

Voter turnout is typically defined as

A vote for some of one party's candidates and some of another party's candidates is called

In the 2008 elections, Betty Ross of Kentucky voted for Barack Obama, a Democrat, for president, and Mitch McConnell, a Republican, for U.S.Senate.This is an example of

Who is responsible for determining the times, places, and manner of holding elections for Senators and Representatives?

The Nineteenth Amendment

Approximately what percent of the voting age-population voted in the 2008 presidential election?

Party identification is especially important in determining people's votes in

A party caucus (or conference, depending upon the party) is a meeting of the members of a party in a legislative chamber to select party leaders and develop party policy.

During 2003 and 2004 about _________% of total voter registrations occurred through motor vehicle or other agencies.

The U.S.Constitution established the prevailing two-party system.

The day-to-day operations of a party are usually carried out by the party's

The ______________ Amendment required that U.S.senators be chosen directly by a state's voters rather than by its legislators.

Which of the following is TRUE about office block ballots?

Based on statistical data, which of the following young voters was most likely to vote in 2008?

Auto-dialed, prerecorded messages to potential voters are one of the most effective "get out the vote" tactics for all political parties.

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