Question 1

Voter turnout is typically defined as the proportion of registered voters that votes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Elections that determine candidates that will run under given party labels are called general elections.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

In a caucus system, party nominees are chosen by

Accepted Answer

A) all voters of the state. 
B) the member of the party with the longest tenure in the state legislature. 
C) just voters registered with the given party. 
D) party delegates elected in local voting district meetings. 
E) the governor. 
A) all voters of the state. 
B) the member of the party with the longest tenure in the state legislature. 
C) just voters registered with the given party. 
D) party delegates elected in local voting district meetings. 
E) the governor.

Question 4

The two basic types of public financing programs for candidates are

Accepted Answer

A) matching grants and flat grants. 
B) primary grants and general election grants. 
C) partial grants and full grants. 
D) interest group grants and PAC grants. 
E) disclosed grants and undisclosed grants. 
A) matching grants and flat grants. 
B) primary grants and general election grants. 
C) partial grants and full grants. 
D) interest group grants and PAC grants. 
E) disclosed grants and undisclosed grants.

Question 5

In the debate over disenfranchising former felons, the ACLU and others who oppose the practice argue that as much as ___% of African Americans in some states may be affected.

Accepted Answer

A) 10-20 
B) 15-20 
C) 20-30 
D) 30-35 
E) 35-40 
A) 10-20 
B) 15-20 
C) 20-30 
D) 30-35 
E) 35-40

Question 6

A meeting of the members of a party in a legislative chamber to select party leaders and develop party policy is a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) party platform. 
B) party plurality. 
C) party convention. 
D) party caucus. 
E) party gathering. 
A) party platform. 
B) party plurality. 
C) party convention. 
D) party caucus. 
E) party gathering.

Question 7

Which of the following is among the ways in which party nominees are selected?

Accepted Answer

A) Primary elections 
B) Caucuses 
C) Conventions 
D) All of the above 
E) None of the above 
A) Primary elections 
B) Caucuses 
C) Conventions 
D) All of the above 
E) None of the above

Question 8

Which U.S.constitutional amendment established the voting age at 18?

Accepted Answer

A) Twenty-Fourth 
B) Twenty-Fifth 
C) Twenty-Sixth 
D) Twenty-Seventh 
E) Twenty-Eighth 
A) Twenty-Fourth 
B) Twenty-Fifth 
C) Twenty-Sixth 
D) Twenty-Seventh 
E) Twenty-Eighth

Question 9

The individuals who implement the rules on who may or may not vote, as well as manage the process of voting, are called

Accepted Answer

A) party observers. 
B) fraud monitors. 
C) state election security agents. 
D) poll workers. 
E) enfranchisement employees. 
A) party observers. 
B) fraud monitors. 
C) state election security agents. 
D) poll workers. 
E) enfranchisement employees.

Question 10

The purpose of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was to

Accepted Answer

A) decrease turnout in southern states. 
B) promote voter registration among poor whites in northern states. 
C) prevent denial or abridgement of the right to vote. 
D) make sure that Lyndon Johnson got reelected in 1968. 
E) increase Democratic support among whites in the South. 
A) decrease turnout in southern states. 
B) promote voter registration among poor whites in northern states. 
C) prevent denial or abridgement of the right to vote. 
D) make sure that Lyndon Johnson got reelected in 1968. 
E) increase Democratic support among whites in the South.

Question 11

Which of the following was NOT a result of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

Accepted Answer

A) African American voter registration increased. 
B) African American voter turnout increased. 
C) Southern politics became multiracial. 
D) Literacy tests for voting were prohibited. 
E) President Johnson lost his bid for reelection. 
A) African American voter registration increased. 
B) African American voter turnout increased. 
C) Southern politics became multiracial. 
D) Literacy tests for voting were prohibited. 
E) President Johnson lost his bid for reelection.

Question 12

Supporters of voting by mail

Accepted Answer

A) point out that it is less expensive to administer than traditional voting. 
B) say there are no documented cases of fraud in vote-by-mail elections. 
C) argue that it encourages voter turnout. 
D) A and B 
E) A, B, and C 
A) point out that it is less expensive to administer than traditional voting. 
B) say there are no documented cases of fraud in vote-by-mail elections. 
C) argue that it encourages voter turnout. 
D) A and B 
E) A, B, and C

Question 13

Voter identification laws are laws requiring registered voters to demonstrate to poll workers that they are who they say they are.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which U.S.constitutional amendment granted women suffrage?

Accepted Answer

A) Fifteenth 
B) Sixteenth 
C) Seventeenth 
D) Eighteenth 
E) Nineteenth 
A) Fifteenth 
B) Sixteenth 
C) Seventeenth 
D) Eighteenth 
E) Nineteenth

Question 15

Elections in which actual officeholders are chosen are called _____________ elections.

Accepted Answer

A) primary 
B) recall 
C) general 
D) petition 
E) retention 
A) primary 
B) recall 
C) general 
D) petition 
E) retention

Question 16

What is unique about Louisiana's nomination process?

Accepted Answer

A) All candidates, regardless of party, run in one election. 
B) It uses a closed primary. 
C) It uses an open primary. 
D) It uses the caucus system. 
E) There are no primary elections; all candidates run in the general election. 
A) All candidates, regardless of party, run in one election. 
B) It uses a closed primary. 
C) It uses an open primary. 
D) It uses the caucus system. 
E) There are no primary elections; all candidates run in the general election.

Question 17

Which state has all candidates, regardless of party, run in a single election and only has a second election if no candidate receives a majority of votes in the initial election?

Accepted Answer

A) West Virginia 
B) New Hampshire 
C) Iowa 
D) New York 
E) Louisiana 
A) West Virginia 
B) New Hampshire 
C) Iowa 
D) New York 
E) Louisiana

Question 18

A one-party state is one in which the two major parties alternate in winning majorities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Bosses were nineteenth-century party leaders who used patronage, government contracts, and access to power to dictate policy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Issues are probably more important at the local level than at the national level.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 23: Parties and Elections in the States

Voter turnout is typically defined as the proportion of registered voters that votes.

Elections that determine candidates that will run under given party labels are called general elections.

In a caucus system, party nominees are chosen by

The two basic types of public financing programs for candidates are

In the debate over disenfranchising former felons, the ACLU and others who oppose the practice argue that as much as ___% of African Americans in some states may be affected.

A meeting of the members of a party in a legislative chamber to select party leaders and develop party policy is a(n)

Which of the following is among the ways in which party nominees are selected?

Which U.S.constitutional amendment established the voting age at 18?

The individuals who implement the rules on who may or may not vote, as well as manage the process of voting, are called

The purpose of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was to

Which of the following was NOT a result of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

Supporters of voting by mail

Voter identification laws are laws requiring registered voters to demonstrate to poll workers that they are who they say they are.

Which U.S.constitutional amendment granted women suffrage?

Elections in which actual officeholders are chosen are called _____________ elections.

What is unique about Louisiana's nomination process?

Which state has all candidates, regardless of party, run in a single election and only has a second election if no candidate receives a majority of votes in the initial election?

A one-party state is one in which the two major parties alternate in winning majorities.

Bosses were nineteenth-century party leaders who used patronage, government contracts, and access to power to dictate policy.

Issues are probably more important at the local level than at the national level.

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