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2024 AP Government Campaigns, Elections, Political Parties and Media Review
2024 AP Government Campaigns, Elections, Political Parties and Media Review
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Which of the following makes a correct comparison between political parties and interest groups in the United States?
PP:Achieve change through courts, IG:Build iron triangle relationships
PP:Have small constituencies to win elections,IG:Educate voters on Congress
PP:Recruit and train candidates, IG:influence public policy
PP:Donate money to campaigns, IG:Barred by law from donating to campaigns
2
What term is used to describe the extreme ideological divide that exists between Americans?
Ideolization
Polarization
Dealignment
Realignment
3
Evaluating a candidate's past performance when deciding for whom to vote is called?
Split ticket voting
Prospective Voting
Retrospective Voting
Crossover voting
4
Which is NOT an explanation for low voter turnout?
Registration and voter id requirements
Laws that protect minority voting rights
Weekday elections
Low interest in politics
5
A person who votes for all of their political party candidates, no matter what is engaging in?
Retrospective Voting
Crossover voting
Split-Ticket voting
Straight ticket voting
6
Evaluating a candidate's future performance when deciding for whom to vote is called?
Critical Voting
Prospective Voting
Straight ticket voting
Retrospective Voting
7
An example of horse race media coverage is?
Some media run programs that cast a candidates in a unflattering light
A person announces a run for office on twitter
The media focusing on third party candidates
Media publishes public opinion polls that measure popularity
8
What is the best example of a linkage institution from the 2020 Presidential election?
SuperPACs
Social Media Companies
Democratic Party
Republican Party
9
What states allocate their Electoral College votes by congressional districts?
California, Oregon
Vermont, New Hampshire
Massachusetts, Kansas
Maine, Nebraska
10
What was the first planet attacked by the first Imperial Death Star?
Alderaan
Jedha
Tatooine
Yavin
11
Which court case affirmed that states must allow minority groups a chance to elect a minority candidate?
Rucho v Common Cause
Shelby Co v Holder
Moore v Harper
Allen v Milligan
12
Which outside spending group can advocate issues, have unlimited funds but disclose donors
Senatorial Campaign Committee
PAC
501 c4 group
SuperPAC
13
Which court case stated that states cannot gerrymander a district to elect a minority candidate?
Shaw v Reno
Reynolds v Sims
Allen v Milligan
Shelby Co v Holder
14
The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act was meant to lessen the impact of_______in elections?
Soft Money from corporations and unions
Political Party contributions
Hard Money
Public financing of campaigns
15
Choosing your news and information source based on your political ideology is known as?
Party Identification
Information Overload
Narrowcasting
Channel Surfing
16
A institution that connects the people with their government is a?
Alignment institution
Iron Triangle institution
Linkage institution
Prospective institution
17
Which court case invalidated the pre-clearance of the US Justice Dept. for possible laws that may discriminate voters?
Moore v Harper
Buckley v Valeo
Shelby Co v Holder
Citizens United v FEC
18
Which of the following represents a consequence of candidate-centered electoral campaigns?
A decrease in voter outreach and mobilization efforts
A decrease in the amount of money spent on political campaigns
A decrease in the role of political parties in campaign management
A decrease in the number of third-party candidates on the ballot
19
What is the name for a type of Presidential Election that is a shift is a party's support base?
Crossover Election
Major Election
Critical Election
Retrospective Election
20
Which court case ended Supreme Court involvement in political gerrymandering?
Rucho v Common Cause
Shaw v Reno
Citizens United v FEC
Brown v Board of Education
21
What is the type of election where party members meet to discuss then vote on party nominations
Caucus
Primary election
Open Primary election
General election
22
What term BEST describes the polarized division currently in the United States?
Red and Blue states
Mountain west and Midwest
East and West coast
Rural and Urban areas
23
An election for the US House of Representatives takes place every __________ years
Five
Four
Two
Six
24
How many electoral votes does it take to win a presidential election?
270
300
264
538
25
Critics of the winner take all aspect of the electoral college are most likely to make this argument?
Presidential candidates focus only on states with core supporters
Winner take all election candidates focus mostly on battleground states
Winner take all elections undermine the states
Presidential and Congressional election results rarely match
26
Which government agency is responsible for regulating the over the air public airwaves/frequencies?
Federal Elections Commission
First Amendment Government Watchdog SuperPAC
Department of Justice
Federal Communications Commission
27
The election in between a Presidential Election is called?
Retrospective Election
Critical Election
Midterm Election
Reapportionment Election
28
If you register to vote and you mark a political party and you get that ballot when you vote is
Semi-Closed Primary
Open Primary
Closed Primary
Caucus
29
Which effect is most related to having the electoral college select the president?
The people get their direct say
Campaigns visit only high number electoral vote states
Having 51 separate elections for president
Political parties tend to focus more on winning the popular vote
30
What outside group can raise unlimited amounts, can spend 49% of funds on elections and doesn't have to disclose donors?
SuperPac
527 committee
501(c) 4 group
Political Action Committee
31
Which court case allowed corporations and union to spend unlimited amounts in OUTSIDE spending
Citizens United v FEC
Buckley v Valeo
Gill v Whitford
McCutcheon v Alabama
32
Which of the following scenarios explains how
demographic
factors affect voter participation in elections?
Marginalized individuals get involved because pol. parties focus on them
Gerrymandered districts ensure competitive elections, which lowers turnout
Political Action Committees raise money for TV ads, which increase turnout
Wealthy people get involved because their actions influence candidates
33
What court case decision stated that gerrymandering to elect a minority to Congress was unconstitutional?
Rucho v Common Cause
Frazier v Ali
Shaw v Reno
Baker v Carr
34
Which scenario is most closely related to the S.C. decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission ?
Lobbyist writes the language of a bill that is later introduced in Congress
Labor union spends millions of dollars to independently run advertisements
A state senator receives a large cash donation from a corporation
Member of Congress creates a political action committee to get influence
35
Single member legislative districts helped to create?
Two-Party System
Congress
Gerrymandering
Electoral College
36
What court case allowed for unlimited personal spending in a political campaign?
Plessy v Ferguson
McCutcheon v Alabama
Buckley v Valeo
Citizen United v FEC
37
Political science professor is researching the effects that the 15th and 26th Amendments have had on the America. Why?
To study the expansion of voting rights
To study the expansion of federal authority over states
To study the expansion of the right to equal protection under the law
To study the expansion of due process rights
38
The changing base of a political party is known as?
Crossover Voting
Shifting alliances
Realignment
Coalition Shift
39
What has the most impact on political party identification?
Parents
Geography
Education
Media
40
The true goal of a political party is?
Create more SuperPACs for elections
Implement policy only at state levels
Win elections
Purge the opposite party of its members
41
Money in elections that is unlimited and NOT disclosed is known as?
Soft Money
Dark Money
Easy Money
Hard Money
42
Contributions that are limited and go to a specific candidate or PAC are known as?
Easy Money
Hard Money
Political Party money
Soft money
43
Which statement is the most correct about voter participation in elections in the U.S.?
Voter participation much lower compared to other countries
90% of the electorate votes in presidential elections
Rural people vote more than urban people
College students vote in larger numbers than senior citizens
44
How many electoral votes does each state have in the electoral college?
Number of Representatives and Senators from each state
Number of representatives from each state
Number of senators from each state
Number of Supreme Court justices from each state
45
Which law was declared unconstitutional because it limited campaign advertising before election
Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act
Civil Rights Act
Religious Freedom Restoration Act
Election Restoration Act
46
What is the most normal form of political participation by citizens?
Election campaign volunteering
Voting
Emailing a senator
Running for office
47
Placing a small voting district with many members of the opposite political party is called?
Manufacturing
Packing
Cracking
Painting
48
A type of primary election where political parties meet, discuss and vote on nominees is a?
Town Hall
Caucus
Blanket Primary
Runoff vote
49
What is the type of election where a voter requests a specific party ballot to vote nominations
Closed Primary
Open Primary
Semi-Closed Primary
Caucus
50
A type of voting where a person votes for candidates of different political parties is known as?
Ranked order choice voting
Straight ticket voting
Voter choice
Split ticket voting
51
Which election group can be coordinated with a candidate election committee?
SuperPAC
Dark Lord of the Sith group
501 c4 group
PAC
52
Why is it difficult for third parties other than Republican and Democrats to win elections?
Third parties have very few interest groups
Presidential nominees choose a member of a third party for Vice-President
Electoral College rules favor major parties
Third parties receive public financing for their candidates
53
An elections where you must register with a political party and then vote among that parties candidates is known as?
Open primary
Closed Primary
Caucas
General election
54
What line has been spoken in every Star Wars movie?
navigating an asteroid field is approximately 3,720 to 1
I've got a bad feeling about this
Never tell me the odds
I love you. I know
55
Which is true of Political Action Committees (PACs)?
They are part of political parties
People can contribute unlimited amounts to PACs
The only operate at the state level
They gather contributions in hope for access to legislators