Question 1

An election where the winner is the person who receives the most votes, regardless of the percentage of votes received, is called a ________ system.

Accepted Answer

A) majority 
B) plurality 
C) proportionality 
D) primary 
A) majority 
B) plurality 
C) proportionality 
D) primary

Question 2

A proposed law or policy change that is placed on the ballot by citizens or interest groups for a popular vote is called a

Accepted Answer

A) ballot initiative. 
B) grassroots amendment. 
C) people's compact. 
D) popular directive. 
A) ballot initiative. 
B) grassroots amendment. 
C) people's compact. 
D) popular directive.

Question 3

During the earliest years of the United States, who nominated the candidates for president?

Accepted Answer

A) The incumbent president chose both candidates. 
B) Members of the major political parties chose their own nominees. 
C) Each party's congressional caucus controlled nominations. 
D) State legislatures selected one candidate from each party. 
A) The incumbent president chose both candidates. 
B) Members of the major political parties chose their own nominees. 
C) Each party's congressional caucus controlled nominations. 
D) State legislatures selected one candidate from each party.

Question 4

Research shows that

Accepted Answer

A) negative ads tend to focus on important policy differences, while positive ads tend to focus on candidates' personal characteristics. 
B) negative ads tend to focus on candidates' personal characteristics, while positive ads tend to focus on important policy differences. 
C) both positive and negative ads focus almost entirely on important policy differences. 
D) both positive and negative ads focus almost entirely on candidates' personal characteristics. 
A) negative ads tend to focus on important policy differences, while positive ads tend to focus on candidates' personal characteristics. 
B) negative ads tend to focus on candidates' personal characteristics, while positive ads tend to focus on important policy differences. 
C) both positive and negative ads focus almost entirely on important policy differences. 
D) both positive and negative ads focus almost entirely on candidates' personal characteristics.

Question 5

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 6

When a politician forms a political action committee to donate campaign funds to his or her political allies, it is referred to as a

Accepted Answer

A) 527 committee. 
B) "light money" organization. 
C) "dark money" organization. 
D) leadership PAC. 
A) 527 committee. 
B) "light money" organization. 
C) "dark money" organization. 
D) leadership PAC.

Question 7

Under the National Popular Vote plan

Accepted Answer

A) the electoral college would be abolished and the candidate with the most votes in the country overall would become president. 
B) a state's electoral college votes would go to the candidate who won the national popular vote, not the candidate with a plurality of votes in that specific state. 
C) the individual state-level caucus and primary elections during the nomination stage would be replaced with a national primary to be held on the first Tuesday of March during a presidential election year. 
D) members of the Senate would be elected by the country on the whole instead of by individual states. 
A) the electoral college would be abolished and the candidate with the most votes in the country overall would become president. 
B) a state's electoral college votes would go to the candidate who won the national popular vote, not the candidate with a plurality of votes in that specific state. 
C) the individual state-level caucus and primary elections during the nomination stage would be replaced with a national primary to be held on the first Tuesday of March during a presidential election year. 
D) members of the Senate would be elected by the country on the whole instead of by individual states.

Question 8

During midterm elections, voters are selecting

Accepted Answer

A) federal judges. 
B) members of Congress. 
C) the president. 
D) national-level referendums. 
A) federal judges. 
B) members of Congress. 
C) the president. 
D) national-level referendums.

Question 9

In 2016, Democrat Hillary Clinton lost a dramatic and bitterly fought presidential race to Republican Donald Trump.Write an essay that explains the 2016 presidential election outcome by summarizing the key developments that occurred during the Democratic Party primary, the Republican Party primary, and the general election.

Accepted Answer

There are three components to this quest

Question 10

The Supreme Court's decision in Buckley v.Valeo (1976) was significant because it

Accepted Answer

A) rejected the idea that the federal government could place any limits on campaign contributions or spending. 
B) introduced the idea that money counts as "speech" under the First Amendment. 
C) affirmed the idea that all viable candidates for federal office should have the opportunity to receive federal funding for their campaigns. 
D) established the idea that corporations had the same free speech rights as individuals under the First Amendment. 
A) rejected the idea that the federal government could place any limits on campaign contributions or spending. 
B) introduced the idea that money counts as "speech" under the First Amendment. 
C) affirmed the idea that all viable candidates for federal office should have the opportunity to receive federal funding for their campaigns. 
D) established the idea that corporations had the same free speech rights as individuals under the First Amendment.

Question 11

If a registered Democratic voter was opposed to abortion and rejected the Democratic Party's pro-choice platform, abortion would be a ________ issue for the voter.

Accepted Answer

A) pocketbook 
B) retrospective 
C) prospective 
D) wedge 
A) pocketbook 
B) retrospective 
C) prospective 
D) wedge

Question 12

Party elites who are not bound to the voting results in their state primaries and can vote as they wish are called

Accepted Answer

A) whips. 
B) ombudsmen. 
C) superdelegates. 
D) policy entrepreneurs. 
A) whips. 
B) ombudsmen. 
C) superdelegates. 
D) policy entrepreneurs.

Question 13

During the 1880s, as many as ________ people worked on political campaigns.

Accepted Answer

A) 50,000 
B) 100,000 
C) 1 million 
D) 2.5 million 
A) 50,000 
B) 100,000 
C) 1 million 
D) 2.5 million

Question 14

In ________, the Supreme Court determined that purposefully drawing districts where the majority of voters were members of a single minority group, in order to ensure minority
Representation, was unlawful.

Accepted Answer

A) Reynolds v.Sims (1964) 
B) Bush v.Gore (2000) 
C) Shaw v.Reno (1993) 
D) United States v.Nixon (1974) 
A) Reynolds v.Sims (1964) 
B) Bush v.Gore (2000) 
C) Shaw v.Reno (1993) 
D) United States v.Nixon (1974)

Question 15

Which of the following statements about campaign finance is MOST accurate?

Accepted Answer

A) Similar to the United States, most democratic countries allow candidates to raise unlimited sums of money to spend on their campaigns with no restrictions on when the money can be spent. 
B) Unlike the United States, most democratic countries provide public financing for their elections. 
C) There is no democratic country in the world that currently provides public financing for its elections. 
D) The United States prohibits candidates from raising unlimited sums of money to spend on their campaigns. 
A) Similar to the United States, most democratic countries allow candidates to raise unlimited sums of money to spend on their campaigns with no restrictions on when the money can be spent. 
B) Unlike the United States, most democratic countries provide public financing for their elections. 
C) There is no democratic country in the world that currently provides public financing for its elections. 
D) The United States prohibits candidates from raising unlimited sums of money to spend on their campaigns.

Question 16

In Baker v.Carr (1962), the Supreme Court ruled that

Accepted Answer

A) federal courts can constitutionally intervene on the issue of drawing legislative districts. 
B) federal courts cannot constitutionally intervene on the issue of drawing legislative districts. 
C) districting based exclusively on racial criteria is lawful. 
D) districting based exclusively on racial criteria is unlawful. 
A) federal courts can constitutionally intervene on the issue of drawing legislative districts. 
B) federal courts cannot constitutionally intervene on the issue of drawing legislative districts. 
C) districting based exclusively on racial criteria is lawful. 
D) districting based exclusively on racial criteria is unlawful.

Question 17

The Consumer Confidence Index is based on

Accepted Answer

A) surveys asking voters how optimistic they are about the future of the economy. 
B) the unemployment rate in each state. 
C) the growth rate of gross domestic product (GDP). 
D) the size of the national debt. 
A) surveys asking voters how optimistic they are about the future of the economy. 
B) the unemployment rate in each state. 
C) the growth rate of gross domestic product (GDP). 
D) the size of the national debt.

Question 18

Currently, ________ states have agreed to the compact specified by the National Popular Vote plan.

Accepted Answer

A) 2 
B) 10 
C) 19 
D) 24 
A) 2 
B) 10 
C) 19 
D) 24

Question 19

Plurality and majority systems tend to

Accepted Answer

A) increase the number of political parties. 
B) decrease the number of political parties. 
C) evolve into single-party systems. 
D) devolve into anarchy. 
A) increase the number of political parties. 
B) decrease the number of political parties. 
C) evolve into single-party systems. 
D) devolve into anarchy.

Question 20

Political scientists call voters' choices that focus on future behavior ________ voting, while those based on past performances are called ________ voting.

Accepted Answer

A) prospective; retrospective 
B) retrospective; prospective 
C) partisan; issue 
D) issue; partisan 
A) prospective; retrospective 
B) retrospective; prospective 
C) partisan; issue 
D) issue; partisan

An election where the winner is the person who receives the most votes, regardless of the percentage of votes received, is called a ________ system.

A proposed law or policy change that is placed on the ballot by citizens or interest groups for a popular vote is called a

During the earliest years of the United States, who nominated the candidates for president?

Research shows that

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

When a politician forms a political action committee to donate campaign funds to his or her political allies, it is referred to as a

Under the National Popular Vote plan

During midterm elections, voters are selecting

The Supreme Court's decision in Buckley v.Valeo (1976) was significant because it

If a registered Democratic voter was opposed to abortion and rejected the Democratic Party's pro-choice platform, abortion would be a ________ issue for the voter.

Party elites who are not bound to the voting results in their state primaries and can vote as they wish are called

During the 1880s, as many as ________ people worked on political campaigns.

In ________, the Supreme Court determined that purposefully drawing districts where the majority of voters were members of a single minority group, in order to ensure minority Representation, was unlawful.

Which of the following statements about campaign finance is MOST accurate?

In Baker v.Carr (1962), the Supreme Court ruled that

The Consumer Confidence Index is based on

Currently, ________ states have agreed to the compact specified by the National Popular Vote plan.

Plurality and majority systems tend to

Political scientists call voters' choices that focus on future behavior voting, while those based on past performances are called voting.

American Political Culture

The Founding and the Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Public Opinion

The Media

Political Participation and Voting

Political Parties

Groups and Interests

Congress

The Presidency

Bureaucracy in a Democracy

The Federal Courts

Government and the Economy

Social Policy

Foreign Policy and Democracy

Filters

Exam 10: Campaigns and Elections

An election where the winner is the person who receives the most votes, regardless of the percentage of votes received, is called a ________ system.

A proposed law or policy change that is placed on the ballot by citizens or interest groups for a popular vote is called a

During the earliest years of the United States, who nominated the candidates for president?

Research shows that

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

When a politician forms a political action committee to donate campaign funds to his or her political allies, it is referred to as a

Under the National Popular Vote plan

During midterm elections, voters are selecting

The Supreme Court's decision in Buckley v.Valeo (1976) was significant because it

If a registered Democratic voter was opposed to abortion and rejected the Democratic Party's pro-choice platform, abortion would be a ________ issue for the voter.

Party elites who are not bound to the voting results in their state primaries and can vote as they wish are called

During the 1880s, as many as ________ people worked on political campaigns.

In ________, the Supreme Court determined that purposefully drawing districts where the majority of voters were members of a single minority group, in order to ensure minority Representation, was unlawful.

Which of the following statements about campaign finance is MOST accurate?

In Baker v.Carr (1962), the Supreme Court ruled that

The Consumer Confidence Index is based on

Currently, ________ states have agreed to the compact specified by the National Popular Vote plan.

Plurality and majority systems tend to

Political scientists call voters' choices that focus on future behavior ________ voting, while those based on past performances are called ________ voting.

American Political Culture

The Founding and the Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Public Opinion

The Media

Political Participation and Voting

Political Parties

Groups and Interests

Congress

The Presidency

Bureaucracy in a Democracy

The Federal Courts

Government and the Economy

Social Policy

Foreign Policy and Democracy

Filters

Political scientists call voters' choices that focus on future behavior voting, while those based on past performances are called voting.