Chapter 9 Exam

A  national party conventions

B  national party committees

C  Electoral College

D  presidential primaries and caucuses

A  Education helps voters recognize differences between the candidates.

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

C  Education increases intolerance, which then encourages turnout.

D  Education depresses political efficacy, 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 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  “Voting in the United States is so easy that there is no excuse for not voting.”

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

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

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

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

B  holding more elections

C  minimizing the differences between the parties

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

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

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

A  states with strong economies

B  large states

C  states with a higher percentage of registered voters

D  battleground states

A  make appeals based on party affiliation

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

C  make unrealistic promises

D  buy radio and Internet advertisements

A  television ads aimed at the 18-29 age group

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

C  newspaper ads aimed at the 55-65 age group

D  staff to handle high-tech and computer technologies

A  ordinary Americans

B  the Supreme Court

C  Congress

D  elites

A  the Motor Voter Act

B  vote-by-mail laws

C  Election Day voter registration laws

D  voter ID laws

A  someone who thinks that both candidates are moderate

B  someone who sees few differences between the candidates

C  someone with a high sense of political efficacy

D  someone who thinks that both candidates are very conservative

A  less populated states are overrepresented

B  all states get the same number of electoral votes

C  more populous states are overrepresented

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

A  48

B  five

C  all 50

D  26

A  Most people are receiving direct mail from candidates

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

C  more people are making small political donations

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

A  ethnic minorities

B  a college degree holders

C  low income people

D  young age group

A  Supreme Court

B  House of Representatives

C  Elections and Campaigns Committee

D  Senate

A  support funds

B  matching funds

C  hard money

D  soft money

A  $2,700

B  $25,000

C  $100

D  $1,000