Chapter 9 Exam

A  national party conventions

B  Electoral College

C  national party committees

D  presidential primaries and caucuses

A  Education depresses political efficacy, which then encourages turnout.

B  Education helps voters recognize differences between the candidates.

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

D  Education increases intolerance, which then encourages turnout.

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

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

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

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

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  minimizing the differences between the parties

B  holding more elections

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

D  electing more officeholders

A  a party activist

B  someone who works two jobs

C  a single mom

D  someone who is an independent

A  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

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

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  battleground states

B  large states

C  states with a higher percentage of registered voters

D  states with strong economies

A  buy radio and Internet advertisements

B  make unrealistic promises

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

D  make appeals based on party affiliation

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

B  television ads aimed at the 18-29 age group

C  staff to handle high-tech and computer technologies

D  newspaper ads aimed at the 55-65 age group

A  ordinary Americans

B  the Supreme Court

C  Congress

D  elites

A  Election Day voter registration laws

B  voter ID laws

C  vote-by-mail laws

D  the Motor Voter Act

A  someone who thinks that both candidates are very conservative

B  someone who sees few differences between the candidates

C  someone who thinks that both candidates are moderate

D  someone with a high sense of political efficacy

A  less populated states are overrepresented

B  all states get the same number of electoral votes

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

D  more populous states are overrepresented

A  26

B  all 50

C  five

D  48

A  more people are making small political donations

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

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

D  Most people are receiving direct mail from candidates

A  low income people

B  ethnic minorities

C  young age group

D  a college degree holders

A  House of Representatives

B  Senate

C  Elections and Campaigns Committee

D  Supreme Court

A  matching funds

B  soft money

C  hard money

D  support funds

A  $2,700

B  $100

C  $25,000

D  $1,000