Chapter 9 Exam

A  Electoral College

B  presidential primaries and caucuses

C  national party committees

D  national party conventions

A  Education depresses political efficacy, which then encourages turnout.

B  Education increases intolerance, which then encourages turnout.

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

D  Education helps voters recognize differences between the candidates.

A  Texas would receive less attention from candidates because it would no longer be a battleground 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 very little attention from candidates because it is currently a safe state.

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  electing more officeholders

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

A  someone who works two jobs

B  a single mom

C  a party activist

D  someone who is an independent

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

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

C  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

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

A  battleground states

B  states with strong economies

C  large states

D  states with a higher percentage of registered voters

A  make appeals based on party affiliation

B  make unrealistic promises

C  buy radio and Internet advertisements

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

A  newspaper ads aimed at the 55-65 age group

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

C  television ads aimed at the 18-29 age group

D  staff to handle high-tech and computer technologies

A  elites

B  Congress

C  ordinary Americans

D  the Supreme Court

A  voter ID laws

B  the Motor Voter Act

C  vote-by-mail laws

D  Election Day voter registration laws

A  someone with a high sense of political efficacy

B  someone who thinks that both candidates are moderate

C  someone who thinks that both candidates are very conservative

D  someone who sees few differences between the candidates

A  more populous states are overrepresented

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

C  all states get the same number of electoral votes

D  less populated states are overrepresented

A  five

B  26

C  48

D  all 50

A  more people are making small political donations

B  Most people are receiving direct mail from candidates

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

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

A  low income people

B  young age group

C  ethnic minorities

D  a college degree holders

A  Elections and Campaigns Committee

B  Senate

C  Supreme Court

D  House of Representatives

A  matching funds

B  support funds

C  hard money

D  soft money

A  $2,700

B  $100

C  $25,000

D  $1,000