Winners of – elections go on to face each other in the – election. |
primary general |
One advantage digital media has over traditional media concerning campaigns is its low cost. |
true it does |
In 2016, – won the electoral college. In that same election, – won the popular vote. |
Donald Trump Hillary Clinton |
Match the frequency of the election cycle to the corresponding election type.presidential congressional |
presidential – 4 years congressional – 2 years |
Relative to campaigns in the nineteenth century, today’s campaigns require – effort by campaign workers and – campaign money. |
less more |
Which of the following statements are correct regarding the stability of party identification? |
Looking at the electorate as a whole, party identification is stable.Individuals rarely change their party identification. |
One of the unexpected twists of the 2016 election was how strong of a challenge Hillary Clinton faced for the Democratic nomination. Her strongest challenge came from which liberal Senator from Vermont? |
bernie sanders |
Ballot initiatives influence political behavior. Which of the following characteristics are correct regarding citizens in states with ballot initiatives? |
higher levels of turnoutmore knowledge about politics |
Since America’s Founding, candidates for president have been nominated using a variety of methods. Put the following nomination methods in order from earliest in American history to the most recent. |
congressional “King Caucus”delegates chosen by state party leadersdelegates chosen by primaries and caucuses |
Match the type of campaign on the left with each campaign characteristic that describes it on the right.grassroots campaign mass media campaign |
local campaign-grassroots campaignorganizationally driven-grassroots campaignstatewide campaign-mass media campaignmoney-intensive-mass media campaign |
In the United States, which levels of government are most responsible for administering elections? |
city governmentscounty governmentsstate governments |
Maria is deciding whether to vote to re-elect a sitting president or to vote for the other party’s challenger. She decides to engage in retrospective voting. As a retrospective voter, she might consider which of the following? |
how the economy did during the president’s previous term in office |
Which of the following set groups such as 527s and 501(c)(4)s apart from more traditional campaign finance groups such as political action committees? |
These groups are not subject to the spending limits of the Bipartisan Campaign Finance Reform Act.These groups cannot coordinate directly with campaigns. |
McCutcheon et al. v. FEC (2014) |
removed limits on individuals’ campaign contributions |
Citizens United v. FEC (2010) |
government could not restrict independent expenditures by corporations |
Buckley v. Valeo (1974) |
introduced idea that campaign contributions count as speech |
When is party identification most likely to influence a person’s vote choice? |
when that person is voting on state legislative candidateswhen that person is unfamiliar with the issueswhen that person knows little about the candidates |
Direct democracy allows voters the opportunity to directly translate their preferences into government policy. Match the following characteristics of direct democracy to their respective form—ballot initiatives or referenda. |
Ballot Initiatives: Allow citizens to place proposed laws directly on ballotReferenda: State legislatures refers laws to voters for popular vote; present in 50 states |
Order the political candidates on their likelihood of attracting campaign donations from interest groups from most likely to least likely. |
1. Incumbent members of majority party2. Incumbent member of minority party3. Challenger candidate from majority party4. Challenger candidate from minority party |
Which form of electoral system is most common in the United States? |
plurality system |
Which statement best characterizes the relationship between consumer confidence and presidential elections? |
the incumbent party tends to win when the confidence exceeds 100 |
Negative campaign ads are more likely to address -, while positive campaign ads tend to focus on -. |
policy positions personal characteristics |
The trend in campaign finance law over time has been toward which the following? |
fewer restrictions on campaign donations |
By participating in as many newsworthy events as possible, such as visiting orphanages or disaster sites, candidates are often attempting to save money by generating so-called __________ media. |
free media |
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