Question 1

In a(n) ____________ state, the two major parties alternate in winning majorities.

Accepted Answer

A) uncontested 
B) majority-minority 
C) two-party 
D) independent 
E) nonpartisan 
A) uncontested 
B) majority-minority 
C) two-party 
D) independent 
E) nonpartisan

Question 2

How many U.S.governors have been removed from office by a recall election?

Accepted Answer

A) None 
B) One 
C) Two 
D) Three 
E) Four 
A) None 
B) One 
C) Two 
D) Three 
E) Four

Question 3

What is a midterm election?

Accepted Answer

A) One held halfway between presidential elections 
B) A special election to fill a vacated U.S.Congress seat 
C) One held in June rather than November 
D) One held exclusively to elect a governor 
E) One held to allow voters to vote on constitutional amendments or initiatives only 
A) One held halfway between presidential elections 
B) A special election to fill a vacated U.S.Congress seat 
C) One held in June rather than November 
D) One held exclusively to elect a governor 
E) One held to allow voters to vote on constitutional amendments or initiatives only

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The rationale for national government intervention in the regulation of elections "whenever extraordinary circumstances might render that interposition necessary to its safety" is found in

Accepted Answer

A) The Federalist, No.59. 
B) the preamble to the Constitution. 
C) the 2002 Help America Vote Act. 
D) Article I of the Constitution. 
E) the Declaration of Independence. 
A) The Federalist, No.59. 
B) the preamble to the Constitution. 
C) the 2002 Help America Vote Act. 
D) Article I of the Constitution. 
E) the Declaration of Independence.

Question 6

The ______________ Amendment prohibits states from requiring voters to pay a poll tax.

Accepted Answer

A) First 
B) Nineteenth 
C) Thirty-First 
D) Seventeenth 
E) Twenty-Fourth 
A) First 
B) Nineteenth 
C) Thirty-First 
D) Seventeenth 
E) Twenty-Fourth

Question 7

Which U.S.constitutional amendment prohibited poll taxes?

Accepted Answer

A) Twentieth 
B) Twenty-First 
C) Twenty-Second 
D) Twenty-Third 
E) Twenty-Fourth 
A) Twentieth 
B) Twenty-First 
C) Twenty-Second 
D) Twenty-Third 
E) Twenty-Fourth

Question 8

Primary elections are under the control of

Accepted Answer

A) state law. 
B) the Senate Committee on Party Nomination Procedures. 
C) the inter-state compact on nomination processes. 
D) the Supreme Court. 
E) crossover voters. 
A) state law. 
B) the Senate Committee on Party Nomination Procedures. 
C) the inter-state compact on nomination processes. 
D) the Supreme Court. 
E) crossover voters.

Question 9

Traditionally, states redistrict how often?

Accepted Answer

A) Every year 
B) Every other year 
C) Every five years 
D) Every decade 
E) Every twenty years 
A) Every year 
B) Every other year 
C) Every five years 
D) Every decade 
E) Every twenty years

Question 10

Expenditure limits are limits on how much a single contributor may give to a candidate in an election or period of time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Who signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965 into law?

Accepted Answer

A) Lyndon Johnson 
B) Richard Nixon 
C) Ronald Reagan 
D) Dwight D.Eisenhower 
E) Gerald Ford 
A) Lyndon Johnson 
B) Richard Nixon 
C) Ronald Reagan 
D) Dwight D.Eisenhower 
E) Gerald Ford

Question 12

Which U.S.constitutional amendment required direct election of senators?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

Selling voter lists with addresses, phone numbers, and party preferences is called voter mobilization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In the 2000 election, approximately 49% of U.S.voters used lever machines, punch cards, or hand-counted paper ballots.After the implementation of HAVA, by 2006 what percentage of registered voters continued to use these methods?

Accepted Answer

A) 7% 
B) 10% 
C) 12% 
D) 28% 
E) 32% 
A) 7% 
B) 10% 
C) 12% 
D) 28% 
E) 32%

Question 15

Which U.S.constitutional amendment prohibits denying the vote based upon "race, color, or previous condition of servitude"?

Accepted Answer

A) Thirteenth 
B) Fourteenth 
C) Fifteenth 
D) Sixteenth 
E) Seventeenth 
A) Thirteenth 
B) Fourteenth 
C) Fifteenth 
D) Sixteenth 
E) Seventeenth

Question 16

Only the state of _____ does NOT require citizens to register before voting.

Accepted Answer

A) New Hampshire 
B) Wisconsin 
C) Minnesota 
D) North Dakota 
E) Idaho 
A) New Hampshire 
B) Wisconsin 
C) Minnesota 
D) North Dakota 
E) Idaho

Question 17

California's Proposition 13 cut property taxes and made it difficult for them to be increased.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What is a PAC?

Accepted Answer

A) A personal accounting corporation 
B) A professional action commission 
C) A political auto workers' committee 
D) A political action committee 
E) A professional activist coalition 
A) A personal accounting corporation 
B) A professional action commission 
C) A political auto workers' committee 
D) A political action committee 
E) A professional activist coalition

Question 19

At the local level, political parties are usually

Accepted Answer

A) organized as congressional district parties. 
B) run by volunteers. 
C) fully staffed by professional employees. 
D) active all year. 
E) funded by appropriations from the state legislature. 
A) organized as congressional district parties. 
B) run by volunteers. 
C) fully staffed by professional employees. 
D) active all year. 
E) funded by appropriations from the state legislature.

Question 20

Which of the following states implemented voter identification laws that were stricter than those required by the Help America Vote Act of 2002?

Accepted Answer

A) California 
B) Indiana 
C) Nevada 
D) All of the above 
E) None of the above 
A) California 
B) Indiana 
C) Nevada 
D) All of the above 
E) None of the above

Exam 23: Parties and Elections in the States

In a(n) ____________ state, the two major parties alternate in winning majorities.

How many U.S.governors have been removed from office by a recall election?

What is a midterm election?

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

The rationale for national government intervention in the regulation of elections "whenever extraordinary circumstances might render that interposition necessary to its safety" is found in

The ______________ Amendment prohibits states from requiring voters to pay a poll tax.

Which U.S.constitutional amendment prohibited poll taxes?

Primary elections are under the control of

Traditionally, states redistrict how often?

Expenditure limits are limits on how much a single contributor may give to a candidate in an election or period of time.

Who signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965 into law?

Which U.S.constitutional amendment required direct election of senators?

Selling voter lists with addresses, phone numbers, and party preferences is called voter mobilization.

In the 2000 election, approximately 49% of U.S.voters used lever machines, punch cards, or hand-counted paper ballots.After the implementation of HAVA, by 2006 what percentage of registered voters continued to use these methods?

Which U.S.constitutional amendment prohibits denying the vote based upon "race, color, or previous condition of servitude"?

Only the state of _____ does NOT require citizens to register before voting.

California's Proposition 13 cut property taxes and made it difficult for them to be increased.

What is a PAC?

At the local level, political parties are usually

Which of the following states implemented voter identification laws that were stricter than those required by the Help America Vote Act of 2002?

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