Gov Ch11 and V

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Gov Ch11 and V

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

A party's naming and endorsing of a particular person as a candidate for public office.

a.	general election	c.	political advertising
b.	write-in	d.	nomination

Announcing one's own desire to run for public office.

a.	party nomination	c.	caucus election
b.	party caucus	d.	self-nomination

A printed voting form

a.	ballot	c.	referendom
b.	initiative	d.	petition

A request that individuals submit to government officials. May involve government policy or it may be a request to become a citizen

a.	referendom	c.	primary request
b.	petition	d.	recall

Someone who will campaign without being listed on the ballot, and will ask voters to write his or her name on the ballot on election day

a.	independent candidate	c.	write-in candidate
b.	non-partisan candidate	d.	party nominee

A group of congressional members having in common some interest or characteristic. Most contain both Republican and Democratic members and some contain members of both houses of Congress. There are also _____ of party activists at all levels to decide matters of policy or to select a political candidate.

a.	caucuses	c.	open primaries
b.	party conventions	d.	closed primaries

An official meeting of a political party to choose its candidates and select delegates

a.	nominating committee meeting	c.	post-election convention
b.	nominating convention	d.	pre-election laundering

People who are authorized to speak, vote, or otherwise act on behalf of others. (Representatives from state political parties to a national party convention serve as _____ to that convention.)

a.	lobbyist’s	c.	political commentators
b.	hosts and hostesses	d.	delegates

In a _____, members of a party use a direct vote to choose the party's candidate for an upcoming election

a.	direct primary	c.	general election
b.	indirect primary	d.	caucus vote

10.

A/An _____ is a preliminary, direct election in which political parties nominate their candidates for public and party offices and the voters must pass a test of party membership.

a.	open primary	c.	cross-over election
b.	closed primary	d.	general election

11.

An/A _____ is one in which voters need not declare their party affiliation and may cast direct ballots in either party's primary. However, after privately choosing which primary to vote in, they must choose among only that party's candidates. Independent voters do not have any such restrictions.

a.	closed primary	c.	general election
b.	direct primary	d.	open primary

12.

A _____ is one in which all the candidates' names appear on the same primary ballot no matter what their party affiliation. Voters are permitted to choose candidates from multiple parties.

a.	closed primary	c.	blanket primary
b.	general primary	d.	soft primary

13.

A _____ is the total number of votes the winning candidate receives above his or her next closest competitor. It does not constitute a majority. Most local, state, and national elections permit election based on achieving a _____

a.	majority	c.	plurality
b.	consensus	d.	voter division

14.

An election in which candidates do not run under a party label.

a.	primary elections	c.	general elections
b.	nonpartisan elections	d.	closed primaries

15.

An individual hired by a candidate to be in charge of the candidate's election campaign.

a.	campaign consultant	c.	administrative assistant
b.	focus coordinator	d.	campaign manager

16.

A _____ is a professional who is paid to build up and maintain the image of a political candidate. He or she also plans and executes the candidate's campaign strategy, coaches the candidate for debates, and schedules all media appearances. They are usually very highly paid.

a.	campaign manager	c.	political consultant
b.	office coordinator	d.	lobbyist

17.

Accomplished primarily through the media, _____ is the process of using public and private opinion polls to tailor a political candidate's image to conform to the needs of the campaign. Campaign consultants are the main practitioners.

a.	issue formation	c.	polling
b.	image building	d.	straw polling

18.

A _____ is a poll that monitors a candidate's daily progress as an election nears. These polls let candidates know how well they are competing for votes and help them adjust their campaign strategies accordingly

a.	general poll	c.	push poll
b.	primary poll	d.	tracking poll

19.

Contributions to political parties, instead of to particular candidates

a.	soft money	c.	loopholes
b.	hard money	d.	PAC money

20.

Individuals and businesses can legally use _____ to lower the amount of taxes they owe to the government. Traditionally, the very wealthy and big corporations have been the main users of them. The Internal Revenue Code places high tax rates on high incomes, but it also provides them for the people and businesses subject to the higher rates.

a.	income distribution	c.	SSI
b.	loopholes	d.	STRS

21.

A candidate who campaigns for an office, although his or her name is not on the ballot, is called a(n)

a.	minor candidate	c.	ghost candidate
b.	also-ran candidate	d.	write-in candidate

22.

A secret meeting in which party leaders and office holders would choose their party's candidates is called a

a.	primary	c.	convention
b.	pub	d.	caucus

23.

An official meeting of a political party to choose its candidates is called a

a.	nominating convention	c.	primary
b.	caucus	d.	precinct

24.

An election held within each party to pick its candidates for the general election is called a(n)

a.	direct primary	c.	initiative
b.	referendum	d.	proportional primary

25.

An election in which voters can vote in either party's primary, without disclosing their party affiliation, to choose that party's candidates for the general election is called a(n)

a.	open primary	c.	blanket primary
b.	closed primary	d.	proportional primary

26.

A second election in which the two candidates who received the most votes in the first election run against each other is called a

a.	plurality	c.	runoff
b.	straw vote	d.	proportional election

27.

Elections in which candidates do not run under party labels are called

a.	proportional elections	c.	nonpartisan elections
b.	open elections	d.	run-off elections

28.

Presidential primaries that come late in the season tend to be less important because

a.	voters are tired of it by then	c.	the winners are already chosen
b.	most candidates are repeating themselves	d.	all of the serious candidates are already out of it

29.

What usually occurs on the first day of the convention?

a.	Nominations are given	c.	The Credentials Committee reports on delegates
b.	Candidates are voted for.	d.	Party platform debates are held

30.

The goal of any campaign is to

a.	win name recognition.	c.	collect campaign contributions
b.	win the election	d.	get support for certain policies

31.

Paid professionals who devise campaign strategies and manage image building are called

a.	campaign managers	c.	political consultants
b.	pollsters	d.	activists

32.

Polls taken to find out how well a campaign is competing for votes are called

a.	public opinion surveys	c.	tracking polls
b.	image building	d.	advertising polls

33.

The main concern of the critics of American campaign financing is that

a.	too little new money gets into the process	c.	there is too much government regulation
b.	contributors influence the winnners	d.	it is too open

34.

Which is NOT a provision of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1974?

a.	It established the Federal Election Commission	c.	It limited campaign contributions to $10,000 per candidate
b.	It provided public financing for all general elections	d.	It limited presidential campaign spending

35.

Which is NOT true of political action committees (PACs)?

a.	They give most of their money to incumbents	c.	There are only about 1000 PACs
b.	They are declining in importance.	d.	They have adversely affected the role of political parties

36.

Under the Constitution, who has the power to fix "the times, places, and manner of holding elections"?

a.	states	c.	Federal Election Commission
b.	Congress	d.	Electoral College

37.

An election held between regularly scheduled elections is a

a.	primary election	c.	nonpartisan election
b.	general election	d.	special election

38.

The most commonly used method of nominating candidates today is

a.	self-nomination	c.	convention
b.	caucus	d.	direct primary

39.

Who are the people who are allowed to watch the polling places to make sure everything runs smoothly?

a.	candidates	c.	ward bosses
b.	poll watchers	d.	preceinct chairpersons

40.

Which is NOT a feature of the Australian ballot?

a.	It is printed by election officials at public expense	c.	It is passed out to all adult citizens
b.	It lists the names of all the candidates.	d.	Actual voting is done in secret

41.

A place at the top of a ballot that allows a person to vote for all the candidates of one party is

a.	to slow down the process	c.	to encourage straight-party voting
b.	to encourage independents	d.	becoming more popular

42.

The electoral college is

a.	divided proportionally in accordance with the popular votes.	c.	irrelevant to the way modern campaigns are run
b.	a winner-take-all system	d.	commonly used in most countries

43.

To be elected president, a person must receive at least

a.	270 electoral votes	c.	a majority of the states in the electoral college
b.	two-thirds of the electoral votes	d.	a plurality of the popular vote

44.

In some states, delegates to the national convention are chosen by

a.	national party conventions	c.	caucuses
b.	nonpartisan elections	d.	the governor

45.

Contributions to political parties instead of to particular candidates is known as

a.	foreign contributions	c.	straw vote
b.	soft money	d.	knotholes

46.

What has become the main source of campaign money for the presidential race, in the last twenty years?

a.	PAC money	c.	supporter's contributions
b.	foreign contributions	d.	soft money

47.

Which time period is most critical for a candidate in winning presidential primary delegates?

a.	early primaries	c.	April and May primaries
b.	spring primaries	d.	June and July

48.

The total number of electoral college votes is

a.	435	c.	630.
b.	538.	d.	1040

Matching

a.	special election	e.	Australian ballot
b.	party-column ballot	f.	general election
c.	office-block (or "Massachusetts") ballot	g.	electoral college
d.	popular vote

49.

Regularly scheduled statewide elections at which voters make the final selection for public officeholders.

50.

An election held whenever an issue must be decided before the next regular election is held

51.

An _____ is one that contains all the names of candidates for public office; voters mark it secretly at a polling station.

52.

An _____ is a general election ballot in which all the candidates for an office are grouped together under the title of that office regardless of party affiliation. This type of ballot encourages voting based on the candidate rather than his or her party affiliation. The party-column (Indiana) ballot lists candidates of the same party in a single column, encouraging straight-ticket voting. Politicians prefer the latter.

53.

A form of ballot used in general elections in which candidates are listed in one column under their respective party names. This ballot emphasizes voting along party lines rather than for particular individuals.

54.

State representatives who formally elect the president The number of each state's delegates to the college is the same as the total number of its senators and representatives.

55.

A vote cast by someone other than an elector; the number of actual votes cast in an election

a.	negative campaign advertising	f.	tracking poll
b.	delegates	g.	plurality
c.	electors	h.	ballot
d.	self-nomination	i.	campaign manager
e.	Australian ballot	j.	nomination

56.

group of persons who officially elect the president and vicepresident

57.

the card or other object on which voters indicate their choices

58.

new method of voting developed in 1888

59.

taken almost every day to find out how well the candidates are
competing for votes

60.

the choosing of candidates within each party to go to the convention

61.

attempts to discredit an opposing candidate in the eyes of the voters

62.

more votes than any other candidate

63.

simply announcing one's desire to run for public office

64.

coordinates and plans the campaign strategy

65.

persons sent to a higher-level convention to represent the people