Question 1

"King Caucus" refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  the significance of Iowa as the first caucus of the presidential campaign. 
B)  the importance of caucuses, not primaries, for Barack Obama's 2008 Democratic nomination. 
C)  the use of each party's congressional caucus to nominate presidential candidates during the early nineteenth century. 
D)  Daniel Webster, who had unrivaled influence over the presidential nominating process during the 1820s and 1830s. 
E)  the fact that caucuses are inherently undemocratic methods of selecting nominees for national political office. 
A)  the significance of Iowa as the first caucus of the presidential campaign. 
B)  the importance of caucuses, not primaries, for Barack Obama's 2008 Democratic nomination. 
C)  the use of each party's congressional caucus to nominate presidential candidates during the early nineteenth century. 
D)  Daniel Webster, who had unrivaled influence over the presidential nominating process during the 1820s and 1830s. 
E)  the fact that caucuses are inherently undemocratic methods of selecting nominees for national political office.

Question 2

Which of the following do modern political campaigns not depend on?

Accepted Answer

A)  broadcast media 
B)  direct mailings 
C)  a large army of volunteers from the party 
D)  phone banks 
E)  public opinion polling 
A)  broadcast media 
B)  direct mailings 
C)  a large army of volunteers from the party 
D)  phone banks 
E)  public opinion polling

Question 3

Which of the following statements is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Economic considerations do not affect the decisions that voters make about who to vote for. 
B)  When voters are satisfied with their economic prospects, they tend to vote for the party in power. 
C)  When voters are dissatisfied with their economic prospects, they tend to vote for the party in power. 
D)  When voters are dissatisfied with their economic prospects, they tend to vote for Republican candidates. 
E)  When voters are dissatisfied with their economic performance, they tend to vote for Democratic candidates. 
A)  Economic considerations do not affect the decisions that voters make about who to vote for. 
B)  When voters are satisfied with their economic prospects, they tend to vote for the party in power. 
C)  When voters are dissatisfied with their economic prospects, they tend to vote for the party in power. 
D)  When voters are dissatisfied with their economic prospects, they tend to vote for Republican candidates. 
E)  When voters are dissatisfied with their economic performance, they tend to vote for Democratic candidates.

Question 4

A major factor in John Kennedy's 1960 presidential victory over Richard Nixon was

Accepted Answer

A)  the fact that, unlike Nixon, Kennedy had hired a professional political consultant. 
B)  that Kennedy had a much stronger performance than Nixon during televised debates. 
C)  Nixon's failure to develop infomercials. 
D)  Kennedy's aggressive use of push polls, especially in the Northeast. 
E)  Kennedy's strategic use of "soft money" and 527 committees. 
A)  the fact that, unlike Nixon, Kennedy had hired a professional political consultant. 
B)  that Kennedy had a much stronger performance than Nixon during televised debates. 
C)  Nixon's failure to develop infomercials. 
D)  Kennedy's aggressive use of push polls, especially in the Northeast. 
E)  Kennedy's strategic use of "soft money" and 527 committees.

Question 5

Soft money is money spent by parties on organizational development and voter registration, which is not regulated as campaign expenditures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

When state legislators concentrate the members of one party in as few districts as possible in order to ensure that their opponents will elect as few representatives as possible, it is called

Accepted Answer

A)  a referendum. 
B)  lobbying. 
C)  packing. 
D)  redlining. 
E)  caucusing. 
A)  a referendum. 
B)  lobbying. 
C)  packing. 
D)  redlining. 
E)  caucusing.

Question 7

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 
E)  honesty, partisan loyalty, and wealth 
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 
E)  honesty, partisan loyalty, and wealth

Question 8

Which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Federal law since 2002 requires that all states use the same type of voting equipment. 
B)  The Supreme Court has mandated that all voting machines provide a paper ballot. 
C)  Voting equipment varies from county to county throughout the United States. 
D)  Since 2000, all voting equipment has been required to use a butterfly ballot. 
E)  The Supreme Court has ruled that elections using electronic voting machines are unconstitutional. 
A)  Federal law since 2002 requires that all states use the same type of voting equipment. 
B)  The Supreme Court has mandated that all voting machines provide a paper ballot. 
C)  Voting equipment varies from county to county throughout the United States. 
D)  Since 2000, all voting equipment has been required to use a butterfly ballot. 
E)  The Supreme Court has ruled that elections using electronic voting machines are unconstitutional.

Question 9

Karl Rove was the ______ for George W. Bush.

Accepted Answer

A)  first secretary of state 
B)  chief political strategist 
C)  attorney general 
D)  official White House spokesman 
E)  first appointee to the federal judiciary 
A)  first secretary of state 
B)  chief political strategist 
C)  attorney general 
D)  official White House spokesman 
E)  first appointee to the federal judiciary

Question 10

The themes, issues, and messages that candidates present during a campaign are generally based on

Accepted Answer

A)  the election rules passed by Congress each year. 
B)  the size of the constituency they are seeking to represent. 
C)  polls and focus groups. 
D)  legally binding orders that are issued from the national party organizations. 
E)  an objective assessment of what the most important problems facing the country are. 
A)  the election rules passed by Congress each year. 
B)  the size of the constituency they are seeking to represent. 
C)  polls and focus groups. 
D)  legally binding orders that are issued from the national party organizations. 
E)  an objective assessment of what the most important problems facing the country are.

Question 11

If you voted for a Republican for president and a Democrat for senator, you engaged in

Accepted Answer

A)  a referendum. 
B)  an open primary. 
C)  split-ticket voting. 
D)  the coattail effect. 
E)  a closed primary. 
A)  a referendum. 
B)  an open primary. 
C)  split-ticket voting. 
D)  the coattail effect. 
E)  a closed primary.

Question 12

Which of the following politicians was recalled from office?

Accepted Answer

A)  President Warren Harding (1921) 
B)  New York City Mayor David Dinkins (1993) 
C)  California Governor Gray Davis (2003) 
D)  President Richard Nixon (1972) 
E)  Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia (1998) 
A)  President Warren Harding (1921) 
B)  New York City Mayor David Dinkins (1993) 
C)  California Governor Gray Davis (2003) 
D)  President Richard Nixon (1972) 
E)  Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia (1998)

Question 13

The primary responsibility for conducting public elections rests with

Accepted Answer

A)  the federal government. 
B)  state and local governments. 
C)  political parties. 
D)  the candidates running for office. 
E)  privately owned and operated election companies. 
A)  the federal government. 
B)  state and local governments. 
C)  political parties. 
D)  the candidates running for office. 
E)  privately owned and operated election companies.

Question 14

The principle of "one person, one vote" was established by the Supreme Court in the

Accepted Answer

A)  1790s. 
B)  1820s. 
C)  1870s. 
D)  1930s. 
E)  1960s. 
A)  1790s. 
B)  1820s. 
C)  1870s. 
D)  1930s. 
E)  1960s.

Question 15

When states vie for influence by holding their nominating processes earlier, it is called

Accepted Answer

A)  gerrymandering. 
B)  the winner-take-all system. 
C)  closed caucusing. 
D)  open caucusing. 
E)  frontloading. 
A)  gerrymandering. 
B)  the winner-take-all system. 
C)  closed caucusing. 
D)  open caucusing. 
E)  frontloading.

Question 16

Party conventions are held once every four years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

During midterm elections, voters are voting for

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

When candidates for office sponsor hearings, undertake inspection tours of disaster areas, or meet with foreign dignitaries, the form of publicity they receive is called

Accepted Answer

A)  a press junket. 
B)  free media. 
C)  the coattail effect. 
D)  the C-SPAN effect. 
E)  a spot advertisement. 
A)  a press junket. 
B)  free media. 
C)  the coattail effect. 
D)  the C-SPAN effect. 
E)  a spot advertisement.

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

Question 20

A runoff election is likely to occur when

Accepted Answer

A)  there are only two candidates running in the election. 
B)  there are more than two candidates running in the election. 
C)  there is only one candidate running in the election. 
D)  turnout in the election is very high. 
E)  turnout in the election is very low. 
A)  there are only two candidates running in the election. 
B)  there are more than two candidates running in the election. 
C)  there is only one candidate running in the election. 
D)  turnout in the election is very high. 
E)  turnout in the election is very low.

Exam 10: Campaigns and Elections

"King Caucus" refers to

Which of the following do modern political campaigns not depend on?

Which of the following statements is most accurate?

A major factor in John Kennedy's 1960 presidential victory over Richard Nixon was

Soft money is money spent by parties on organizational development and voter registration, which is not regulated as campaign expenditures.

When state legislators concentrate the members of one party in as few districts as possible in order to ensure that their opponents will elect as few representatives as possible, it is called

Three types of factors, ______, influence the decisions of voters at the polls.

Which of the following statements is true?

Karl Rove was the ______ for George W. Bush.

The themes, issues, and messages that candidates present during a campaign are generally based on

If you voted for a Republican for president and a Democrat for senator, you engaged in

Which of the following politicians was recalled from office?

The primary responsibility for conducting public elections rests with

The principle of "one person, one vote" was established by the Supreme Court in the

When states vie for influence by holding their nominating processes earlier, it is called

Party conventions are held once every four years.

During midterm elections, voters are voting for

When candidates for office sponsor hearings, undertake inspection tours of disaster areas, or meet with foreign dignitaries, the form of publicity they receive is called

Plurality and majority systems tend to

A runoff election is likely to occur when

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