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Government Topic 11 - Elections Review Questions
Government Topic 11 - Elections Review Questions
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Magruder's American Government Topic 11 - Elections
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1
Which of the following is an example of a Political Action Committee (PAC)?
organizers of an incumbent gubernatorial candidates campaign
the President's Cabinet
The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
the Democratic Party
2
What is a plurality?
multiple cultures and groups
the largest number of ballots cast
more than half of the total number of ballots cast
general agreement among various groups
3
Process of candidate selection in an electoral system.
Bipartisan
Nomination
General Election
Consensus
4
When Democrats and Republicans work together, they are acting in a ___ way.
Coalition
Bipartisan
Usual
Pluralistic
5
According to the Buckley v. Valeo decision, some campaign funding is unlimited because...
giving money donations equates to freedom of speech
donors provide that money for a specific purpose
It strengthens the economy
it is impossible to monitor it
6
Regularly scheduled elections at which voters make a final selection of officeholders.
General Elections
Primary Elections
Special Elections
7
Around $6.5 Billion was spent overall in the 2016 Elections.
True
False
8
Voting for candidates of different parties for different offices in the same election.
Swing Voters
Double Dippers
Split-Ticket Voters
Straight Ticket Voters
9
Largest number of votes cast for the office.
Plurality
Minority
Single Issue
Majority
10
A person who has new ideas or methods.
Innovator
Darth Vader
Incumbent
Nominee
11
Group of like-minded people who meet to select a candidate to support in the next election.
Caucus
Coalition
Electorate
Partisanship
12
The range of political views.
Coattail Effect
Political Spectrum
Political Party
Radical
13
Presidential candidates are forbidden to spend any of their own money on their campaign.
False
True
14
The strong support of their party and its policy stands.
Coalition
Innovation
Plurality
Partisanship
15
Who is the party leader of the party in power?
President
Chief Justice
Senate Majority Leader
Speaker of the House
16
The Nation's first two parties were the
Federalists & Republicans
Republicans & Democrats
Whigs & Democrats
Federalists & Anti-Federalists
17
Smallest unit of election administration, a voting district.
Ward
Route
Precinct
Block
18
What does the Federal Election Commission (FEC) do?
administers all federal law dealing with campaign finance
regularly reviews & revises campaign finance laws as needed.
raises money for political candidates
lobbies on behalf of special-interest groups
19
Members of the electorate who have not made up their minds at the start of the campaign.
Teeter Totters
Merry Go Rounders
Swing Voters
Hopscotchers
20
The current officeholder.
Innovator
Partisan
Dictator
Incumbent
21
Types of Minor Parties in the United States include all of the following except
Regulatory Parties
Single-Issue Parties
Splinter Parties
Ideological Parties
22
Which of the following are examples of splinter parties?
Socialist Party and Libertarian Party
"Bull Moose" Progressive Party & American Independence Party
Greenback Party and Populist Party
Free Soil and Right To Life Party
23
A group of persons who seek to control government by winning elections & holding public office.
Political Faction
Radical Republicans
Electorate
Political Party
24
Electoral district from which one person is chosen by the voters for each elected office.
Multi-Member District
Members Only District
Single-Member District
25
A political parties formal statement of basic principles, its stands on major issues.
Platform
Code of Ethics
Stage
Business Plan
26
Why did the Framers decide to create an electoral college?
They were afraid of the uneducated masses picking the Pres.
It would add some variety to the electoral process
They wanted everyone to have a chance at higher education.
This system had worked well in England
27
Supported by two parties.
Partisan
Caucus
Bipartisan
28
President Obama was a Republican.
True
False
29
What is the funciton of a Political Action Committee?
to monitor campaign contributions and report violations
to match privately-raised funds with government subsidies
raise money to influence elections and public policy
to set limits on campaign contributions
30
A unit into which cities are often divided for the election of city council members.
State
Ward
Block
Jurisdiction
31
The party that controls the executive branch of government.
Cheaters
Party in Power
Party out of Power
Party Poopers
32
All of the people entitled to vote in a given election.
Citizens
Swing Voters
Electorate
Split-Ticket Voters
33
All of the following are factors in the present weakened state of political parties except
rise in the number of "independent" voters
split-ticket voting
scandal surrounding the national conventions
changes in the technology of campaiging
34
President Trump is a Democrat.
True
False
35
What are two significant reasons for the decentralized nature of the major political parties?
federalism and the nominating process
growing number of independent voters
increase in split-ticket voting
the party organization versus the party in the electorate
36
What are the two major political parties in the United States today?
Democrat and Republican
The Green Party and Republican
Federalist and Prohibition
Democrat and Federalist
37
What is the smallest number of electoral votes a state can have?
5
2
3
1
38
General agreement among various groups on fundamental matters.
Consensus
Caucus
Partisanship
Precinct
39
What type of party includes the Socialist, Communist, and Libertarian?
Splinter
Single-Issue
Economic Protest
Ideological
40
The most commonly-used method of candidate nomination today is the...
caucus
convention
direct primary
self-announcement
41
Political Parties serve all of the following functions EXCEPT...
Acting as a Watchdog
Nominating Candidates
Supplying ALL Campaign Funding
Informing and Activating Supporters
42
Sources of Campaign Funding Include...
non-party groups/PACs
Government Subsidies
Candidates' Themselves
(All of these)
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Political campaigns are expensive.
False
True
