Chapter 9 Exam

A  Electoral College

B  presidential primaries and caucuses

C  national party conventions

D  national party committees

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

B  Education depresses political efficacy, which then encourages turnout.

C  Education increases intolerance, which then encourages turnout.

D  Education helps voters recognize differences between the candidates.

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

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

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

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

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 is an independent

C  someone who works two jobs

D  a single mom

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

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

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

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 a higher percentage of registered voters

C  states with strong economies

D  battleground states

A  make unrealistic promises

B  buy radio and Internet advertisements

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

D  make appeals based on party affiliation

A  staff to handle high-tech and computer technologies

B  television ads aimed at the 18-29 age group

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  elites

C  Congress

D  ordinary Americans

A  vote-by-mail laws

B  the Motor Voter Act

C  Election Day voter registration laws

D  voter ID laws

A  someone with a high sense of political efficacy

B  someone who thinks that both candidates are very conservative

C  someone who sees few differences between the candidates

D  someone who thinks that both candidates are moderate

A  all states get the same number of electoral votes

B  less populated states are overrepresented

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

D  more populous states are overrepresented

A  five

B  48

C  all 50

D  26

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  young age group

C  a college degree holders

D  ethnic minorities

A  Senate

B  Elections and Campaigns Committee

C  House of Representatives

D  Supreme Court

A  soft money

B  support funds

C  matching funds

D  hard money

A  $25,000

B  $2,700

C  $100

D  $1,000