Exam 8: Campaigns and Elections: Deciding Who Governs

Mitt Romney was at an inherent disadvantage as the challenger during the 2012 presidential election.

A(n)____________ is a small number of people brought together to respond to particular topics and issues.

This was the first televised presidential debate.

Half of the people elected to the U.S.Congress are __________.

Candidates use __________ to select campaign themes in order to influence voters and frame issues to their advantage.

Presidential debates emphasize candidate image over substantive policy issues.

In the "big-state strategy," a candidate will __________.

Voters can directly contribute to the U.S.campaign system through a tax donation that goes to which governmental entity?

Which type of voting contends that parties not in power are in a better position to offer incentives to voters than parties in power?

As the cameras flashed,a candidate posed with company officials at the ribbon-cutting ceremony at a new factory.This is an example of a __________.

__________ voting is based on which party or candidate offers the best promises for the future.

What is one reason why incumbent senators lose more often than incumbent House members?

In politics,getting voters and supporters to work for candidates and turn out on Election Day is called __________.

Incumbents are people who are __________.

Which of the following most likely contributes more to Democratic candidates than to Republican candidates?

A campaign manager would be more alarmed by a gaffe her candidate made in a televised appearance than in an attack ad from an opponent because __________.

Samuel "Joe the Plumber" Wurzelbacher won the GOP nomination in Ohio's 9th congressional district with no previous political experience.Why was Wurzelbacher not considered a "pure" amateur?

In a typical election year,what percentage of members of Congress is reelected?

The Supreme Court decision that gave the 2000 election to George Bush hinged on __________.

Considering the media attention focused on the New Hampshire primary and the Iowa caucuses,why do you think states have moved their primary dates earlier in the election year?