Chapter 9 Exam

A  national party committees

B  Electoral College

C  national party conventions

D  presidential primaries and caucuses

A  Education helps voters recognize differences between the candidates.

B  Education increases intolerance, which then encourages turnout.

C  Education depresses political efficacy, which then encourages turnout.

D  Education enables voters to calculate the probability that their vote will decide the election.

A  Texas would receive more attention from candidates trying to win votes in major population centers like Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio.

B  Texas would receive very little attention from candidates because it is currently a safe state.

C  Texas would become a safe state for the other party.

D  Texas would receive less attention from candidates because it would no longer be a battleground state.

A  “I should vote to honor those who sacrificed their lives to make America free.”

B  “People like me can influence what the government does.”

C  “Voting in the United States is so easy that there is no excuse for not voting.”

D  “Democracy is only democratic if citizens participate in the process.”

A  holding more elections

B  making registration automatic for all citizens rather than compelling them to register

C  minimizing the differences between the parties

D  electing more officeholders

A  a single mom

B  someone who is an independent

C  someone who works two jobs

D  a party activist

A  a person who might be an excellent president could be discouraged from running because the process is so onerous

B  winning candidates are legally required to keep their campaign promises or face a fine levied by the Federal Elections Commission according to the veracity of the violation

C  the candidate who wins the popular vote is not always the candidate who received the most votes

D  party leaders select a candidate in the smoke-filled room decision

A  states with strong economies

B  battleground states

C  large states

D  states with a higher percentage of registered voters

A  make appeals based on party affiliation

B  buy radio and Internet advertisements

C  make unrealistic promises

D  use “wedge” issues on which the other party is divided

A  staff to handle high-tech and computer technologies

B  television ads aimed at the 18-29 age group

C  newspaper ads aimed at the 55-65 age group

D  an international relations specialist to solicit campaign contributions from foreign nations and multinational corporations

A  elites

B  Congress

C  ordinary Americans

D  the Supreme Court

A  vote-by-mail laws

B  Election Day voter registration laws

C  the Motor Voter Act

D  voter ID laws

A  someone who sees few differences between the candidates

B  someone with a high sense of political efficacy

C  someone who thinks that both candidates are moderate

D  someone who thinks that both candidates are very conservative

A  each state has as many electoral votes as it has representatives

B  all states get the same number of electoral votes

C  less populated states are overrepresented

D  more populous states are overrepresented

A  five

B  48

C  26

D  all 50

A  Most people are receiving direct mail from candidates

B  more people are becoming highly and accurately informed about the candidates

C  more people are making small political donations

D  Most people are using the Internet as their only source of campaign information

A  low income people

B  young age group

C  ethnic minorities

D  a college degree holders

A  House of Representatives

B  Elections and Campaigns Committee

C  Supreme Court

D  Senate

A  soft money

B  matching funds

C  support funds

D  hard money

A  $100

B  $2,700

C  $25,000

D  $1,000