Exam 10: Campaigns and Elections

________ are sums of money spent to influence an election, but the donating organization is not allowed to coordinate with a candidate's official campaign.

Which of the following is the best example of direct democracy in the United States?

The Help Americans Vote Act of 2003

Before the 1890s, who was responsible for printing election ballots?

National elections are held in the United States on the first Tuesday of November ________ year(s).

A ________ is an effort by political candidates and their staffs to win backing and support by voters in the quest for political office.

A(n) ________ occurs when a voter must be registered with a party prior to voting in that party's election.

The ________ is the MOST common electoral system used in general elections in the United States.

Which of the following statements about primary elections is MOST accurate?

Super PACs were made possible in part by the

The primary responsibility for conducting public elections rests with

A runoff election is MOST likely to occur in which kind of electoral system?

A "second-round" election in which voters choose between the top two candidates from the first round is called a

The first caucus in the presidential primary campaign is held in ________, while the first primary election in the presidential primary campaign is held in ________.

In ________, the Supreme Court ruled that the government could not restrict independent expenditures by corporations or unions in support of candidates.

The advent of the Australian ballot in the early twentieth century was significant because it

A 501(c)(4)

Local election campaigns tend to be ________, while statewide elections tend to be ________.

Retail politics refers to

The boundaries of legislative districts in the United States are to be redrawn every ________ years.