Chapter 9 Exam

A  presidential primaries and caucuses

B  national party committees

C  national party conventions

D  Electoral College

A  Education increases intolerance, which then encourages turnout.

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

C  Education helps voters recognize differences between the candidates.

D  Education depresses political efficacy, which then encourages turnout.

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

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 very little attention from candidates because it is currently a safe state.

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

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

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

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

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

A  holding more elections

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

C  electing more officeholders

D  minimizing the differences between the parties

A  a single mom

B  a party activist

C  someone who is an independent

D  someone who works two jobs

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

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  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

A  large states

B  states with strong economies

C  battleground states

D  states with a higher percentage of registered voters

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  staff to handle high-tech and computer technologies

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

D  newspaper ads aimed at the 55-65 age group

A  the Supreme Court

B  Congress

C  elites

D  ordinary Americans

A  the Motor Voter Act

B  voter ID laws

C  Election Day voter registration laws

D  vote-by-mail laws

A  someone who thinks that both candidates are moderate

B  someone with a high sense of political efficacy

C  someone who thinks that both candidates are very conservative

D  someone who sees few differences between the candidates

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

B  all states get the same number of electoral votes

C  more populous states are overrepresented

D  less populated states are overrepresented

A  all 50

B  48

C  five

D  26

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

B  Most people are receiving direct mail from candidates

C  more people are making small political donations

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

A  a college degree holders

B  young age group

C  low income people

D  ethnic minorities

A  Elections and Campaigns Committee

B  Senate

C  House of Representatives

D  Supreme Court

A  matching funds

B  soft money

C  support funds

D  hard money

A  $2,700

B  $1,000

C  $100

D  $25,000