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