Question 1

"Me too" Republicanism refers to

Accepted Answer

A) the tendency of Republican politicians during the New Deal to support popular programs such as Social Security rather than advocate alternative policies. 
B) the tendency of southern Republican politicians after the Civil War to demand that all federal laws apply equally to the northern and southern states. 
C) the tendency of northern Republican politicians after the Civil War to demand that all federal laws favor the northern states over the southern states. 
D) an ideology that argues a strong federal government should promote economic equality. 
A) the tendency of Republican politicians during the New Deal to support popular programs such as Social Security rather than advocate alternative policies. 
B) the tendency of southern Republican politicians after the Civil War to demand that all federal laws apply equally to the northern and southern states. 
C) the tendency of northern Republican politicians after the Civil War to demand that all federal laws favor the northern states over the southern states. 
D) an ideology that argues a strong federal government should promote economic equality.

Question 2

The New Deal coalition was severely strained and ultimately broken apart by the

Accepted Answer

A) popularity of Dwight Eisenhower. 
B) end of the Great Depression. 
C) political views of Ronald Reagan. 
D) Vietnam War and the issue of civil rights. 
A) popularity of Dwight Eisenhower. 
B) end of the Great Depression. 
C) political views of Ronald Reagan. 
D) Vietnam War and the issue of civil rights.

Question 3

It is likely that eliminating state-level voter registration laws would ________ voter turnout
Among ________.

Accepted Answer

A) decrease; younger people 
B) decrease; older people 
C) decrease; all voters 
D) increase; younger people 
A) decrease; younger people 
B) decrease; older people 
C) decrease; all voters 
D) increase; younger people

Question 4

Presidential candidates who accept federal funding for their general election campaigns

Accepted Answer

A) are subject to strict expenditure limits. 
B) can spend unlimited amounts of their own money but cannot spend any money donated to their campaign through a political action committee. 
C) can spend unlimited amounts of money donated to their campaign through a political action committee but cannot spend any of their own money. 
D) face no limits on their expenditures. 
A) are subject to strict expenditure limits. 
B) can spend unlimited amounts of their own money but cannot spend any money donated to their campaign through a political action committee. 
C) can spend unlimited amounts of money donated to their campaign through a political action committee but cannot spend any of their own money. 
D) face no limits on their expenditures.

Question 5

What is the MOST important factor in predicting whether an individual votes?

Accepted Answer

A) sexual orientation 
B) race 
C) education level 
D) religious affiliation 
A) sexual orientation 
B) race 
C) education level 
D) religious affiliation

Question 6

Elections are ultimately about the choices that citizens make in a democracy.Describe the three factors that influence voters' decisions.In your answer,be sure to provide examples from recent elections of the role that each of these three factors played in determining how people voted.

Accepted Answer

There are four components to this questi

Question 7

Write an essay that explains why people vote.In your answer,be sure to cite specific evidence to show how the factors you mention are related to voter turnout.

Accepted Answer

There are three components to this quest

Question 8

Which statement best characterizes the influence average citizens and party elites have over
The nomination process in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) Although average citizens have some influence in the nominations process,party elites play an outsized role in selecting the candidates who will compete in the general election. 
B) Although party elites have some influence in the nominations process,average citizens play an outsized role in selecting the candidates who will compete in the general election. 
C) Party leaders and average citizens play roughly equal roles in selecting the candidates who will compete in the general election. 
D) Party leaders are legally prohibited from playing any role in the nominations process. 
A) Although average citizens have some influence in the nominations process,party elites play an outsized role in selecting the candidates who will compete in the general election. 
B) Although party elites have some influence in the nominations process,average citizens play an outsized role in selecting the candidates who will compete in the general election. 
C) Party leaders and average citizens play roughly equal roles in selecting the candidates who will compete in the general election. 
D) Party leaders are legally prohibited from playing any role in the nominations process.

Question 9

Describe how candidates raise the money they need to run.Among other things,explain the primary sources of campaign donations,how campaign contributions are (and are not)regulated in the United States and how the Supreme Court has ruled in recent years with regard to campaign finance laws.

Accepted Answer

There are three components to this quest

Question 10

Super PACs were made possible in part by the

Accepted Answer

A) Federal Election Campaign Act. 
B) Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act. 
C) Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United v.Federal Election Commission. 
D) Supreme Court's decision in Buckley v.Valeo. 
A) Federal Election Campaign Act. 
B) Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act. 
C) Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United v.Federal Election Commission. 
D) Supreme Court's decision in Buckley v.Valeo.

Question 11

Which of the following was NOT an election in which the person elected president failed to
Receive more popular votes than his opponent?

Accepted Answer

A) 1876 
B) 1888 
C) 1912 
D) 2000 
A) 1876 
B) 1888 
C) 1912 
D) 2000

Question 12

In a proportional representation electoral system,

Accepted Answer

A) seats in the legislature are allocated to political parties based on their share of the total vote cast in the election. 
B) each political party receives an equal number of seats in the legislature. 
C) every candidate that receives above a certain percentage of the vote (usually set at 20 percent)is awarded a seat in the legislature. 
D) candidates can only win an election if they receive a majority of the overall votes. 
A) seats in the legislature are allocated to political parties based on their share of the total vote cast in the election. 
B) each political party receives an equal number of seats in the legislature. 
C) every candidate that receives above a certain percentage of the vote (usually set at 20 percent)is awarded a seat in the legislature. 
D) candidates can only win an election if they receive a majority of the overall votes.

Question 13

The two major parties in the United States during the 1830s and 1840s were the ________
And the ________.

Accepted Answer

A) Federalists; Jeffersonians 
B) Federalists; Whigs 
C) Democrats; Whigs 
D) Democrats; Republicans 
A) Federalists; Jeffersonians 
B) Federalists; Whigs 
C) Democrats; Whigs 
D) Democrats; Republicans

Question 14

Which three types of factors influence the decisions of voters at the polls?

Accepted Answer

A) wealth,education,and issues 
B) advertising,partisan loyalty,and personality 
C) partisan loyalty,issues,and the characteristics of candidates 
D) advertising,debates,and issues 
A) wealth,education,and issues 
B) advertising,partisan loyalty,and personality 
C) partisan loyalty,issues,and the characteristics of candidates 
D) advertising,debates,and issues

Question 15

Historically,electoral realignments occur

Accepted Answer

A) when new issues combine with economic or political crises to mobilize new voters
And persuade large numbers of voters to reexamine their traditional partisan loyalties. 
B) when Congress approves of them. 
C) after midterm congressional elections but not after presidential elections. 
D) only when the Constitution is amended. 
A) when new issues combine with economic or political crises to mobilize new voters
And persuade large numbers of voters to reexamine their traditional partisan loyalties. 
B) when Congress approves of them. 
C) after midterm congressional elections but not after presidential elections. 
D) only when the Constitution is amended.

Question 16

The Populist Party appealed to which of the following groups?

Accepted Answer

A) western mining interests,small farmers,and urban workers 
B) eastern bankers,southern planters,and wealthy merchants 
C) northern bankers,landowners,and factory workers 
D) eastern mining interests,southern merchants,and small farmers 
A) western mining interests,small farmers,and urban workers 
B) eastern bankers,southern planters,and wealthy merchants 
C) northern bankers,landowners,and factory workers 
D) eastern mining interests,southern merchants,and small farmers

Question 17

The ________ is the last example of indirect voting in national elections.

Accepted Answer

A) referendum 
B) electoral college 
C) open primary 
D) closed primary 
A) referendum 
B) electoral college 
C) open primary 
D) closed primary

Question 18

When Hillary Clinton won the plurality of votes in California during the 2016 election,and
California had 53 representatives in the House of Representatives,how many electoral votes
From California did she win?

Accepted Answer

A) 53 
B) 55 
C) 62 
D) 77 
A) 53 
B) 55 
C) 62 
D) 77

Question 19

Primary elections were introduced by

Accepted Answer

A) the Federalists in the late eighteenth century. 
B) the Democrats in the 1830s. 
C) the Republicans in the 1870s. 
D) Progressive reformers at the start of the 1900s. 
A) the Federalists in the late eighteenth century. 
B) the Democrats in the 1830s. 
C) the Republicans in the 1870s. 
D) Progressive reformers at the start of the 1900s.

Question 20

Which statement about the over-time trend in party identification in the United States is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A) The number of people identifying as Republicans has outnumbered Democratic identifiers for a long time. 
B) The number of people identifying as Democrats has outnumbered Republican identifiers for a long time. 
C) The number of people identifying as Democrats outnumbered Republican identifiers between 1960 and 2008,but more people have identified as Republicans than Democrats since 2008. 
D) The number of people identifying as Republicans outnumbered Democratic identifiers between 1960 and 2008,but more people have identified as Democrats than Republicans since 2008. 
A) The number of people identifying as Republicans has outnumbered Democratic identifiers for a long time. 
B) The number of people identifying as Democrats has outnumbered Republican identifiers for a long time. 
C) The number of people identifying as Democrats outnumbered Republican identifiers between 1960 and 2008,but more people have identified as Republicans than Democrats since 2008. 
D) The number of people identifying as Republicans outnumbered Democratic identifiers between 1960 and 2008,but more people have identified as Democrats than Republicans since 2008.

"Me too" Republicanism refers to

The New Deal coalition was severely strained and ultimately broken apart by the

It is likely that eliminating state-level voter registration laws would voter turnout Among .

Presidential candidates who accept federal funding for their general election campaigns

What is the MOST important factor in predicting whether an individual votes?

Elections are ultimately about the choices that citizens make in a democracy.Describe the three factors that influence voters' decisions.In your answer,be sure to provide examples from recent elections of the role that each of these three factors played in determining how people voted.

Write an essay that explains why people vote.In your answer,be sure to cite specific evidence to show how the factors you mention are related to voter turnout.

Which statement best characterizes the influence average citizens and party elites have over The nomination process in the United States?

Describe how candidates raise the money they need to run.Among other things,explain the primary sources of campaign donations,how campaign contributions are (and are not)regulated in the United States and how the Supreme Court has ruled in recent years with regard to campaign finance laws.

Super PACs were made possible in part by the

Which of the following was NOT an election in which the person elected president failed to Receive more popular votes than his opponent?

In a proportional representation electoral system,

The two major parties in the United States during the 1830s and 1840s were the And the .

Which three types of factors influence the decisions of voters at the polls?

Historically,electoral realignments occur

The Populist Party appealed to which of the following groups?

The ________ is the last example of indirect voting in national elections.

When Hillary Clinton won the plurality of votes in California during the 2016 election,and California had 53 representatives in the House of Representatives,how many electoral votes From California did she win?

Primary elections were introduced by

Which statement about the over-time trend in party identification in the United States is most accurate?

Introduction: The Citizen and Government

The Founding and the Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties and Civil Rights

Public Opinion

The Media

Interest Groups

Congress

The Presidency

Bureaucracy

The Federal Courts

Domestic Policy

Foreign Policy

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Exam 7: Political Parties,Participation,and Elections

"Me too" Republicanism refers to

The New Deal coalition was severely strained and ultimately broken apart by the

It is likely that eliminating state-level voter registration laws would ________ voter turnout Among ________.

Presidential candidates who accept federal funding for their general election campaigns

What is the MOST important factor in predicting whether an individual votes?

Elections are ultimately about the choices that citizens make in a democracy.Describe the three factors that influence voters' decisions.In your answer,be sure to provide examples from recent elections of the role that each of these three factors played in determining how people voted.

Write an essay that explains why people vote.In your answer,be sure to cite specific evidence to show how the factors you mention are related to voter turnout.

Which statement best characterizes the influence average citizens and party elites have over The nomination process in the United States?

Describe how candidates raise the money they need to run.Among other things,explain the primary sources of campaign donations,how campaign contributions are (and are not)regulated in the United States and how the Supreme Court has ruled in recent years with regard to campaign finance laws.

Super PACs were made possible in part by the

Which of the following was NOT an election in which the person elected president failed to Receive more popular votes than his opponent?

In a proportional representation electoral system,

The two major parties in the United States during the 1830s and 1840s were the ________ And the ________.

Which three types of factors influence the decisions of voters at the polls?

Historically,electoral realignments occur

The Populist Party appealed to which of the following groups?

The ________ is the last example of indirect voting in national elections.

When Hillary Clinton won the plurality of votes in California during the 2016 election,and California had 53 representatives in the House of Representatives,how many electoral votes From California did she win?

Primary elections were introduced by

Which statement about the over-time trend in party identification in the United States is most accurate?

Introduction: The Citizen and Government

The Founding and the Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties and Civil Rights

Public Opinion

The Media

Interest Groups

Congress

The Presidency

Bureaucracy

The Federal Courts

Domestic Policy

Foreign Policy

Filters

It is likely that eliminating state-level voter registration laws would voter turnout Among .

The two major parties in the United States during the 1830s and 1840s were the And the .