Chapter 10

Question 1

Visual

Answer 1

A filmed episode showing a candidate during something newsworthy

Question 2

Talking heads

Answer 2

Televised pictures showing nothing more than individual speaking

Question 3

Independent

Answer 3

A voter describing himself as neither a Democrat nor Republican

Question 4

Soft money

Answer 4

Can be given to the parties in limitless amounts so long as it is not used to back candidates by name

Question 5

Sophomore surge

Answer 5

The tendency for newly elected members of Congress to become strong in their districts very quickly

Question 6

Political action committee

Answer 6

A group legally able to solicit campaign contributions from individuals within an organization and under certain restrictions to funnel these candidates for office

Question 7

Primary election

Answer 7

election intended to select a party’s candidates for office

Question 8

General election

Answer 8

Election election use to fill an elective office

Question 9

Closed primary

Answer 9

Primary election in which voters must first declared which party they belong

Question 10

Open primary

Answer 10

A primary in which voters can vote for the candidate Republican Partypr democratic

Question 11

Blanket primary

Answer 11

A primary in which voters can vote for the Democratic candidates the Republican candidates or some from each party

Question 12

Run off primary

Answer 12

The primary in which to be successful candidate must receive the majority of all votes cast in that race

Question 13

Coattails

Answer 13

The tendency of lesser-known or we care candidates to profit from the presidents on the ticket Of seton get candidate

Question 14

Incumbent

Answer 14

The person currently in office

Question 15

Malapportionment

Answer 15

The result of having district very unequal size

Question 16

Gerrymandering

Answer 16

Drawing a district in some bizarre or unusual matter in order to create an electoral advantage

Question 17

Position issue

Answer 17

An issue dividing the electorate on which rival parties adopt a different policy positions to attract voters

Question 18

Presidential primary

Answer 18

A primary how to select delegates to the presidential nominating conventions of the major parties

Question 19

Prospective voting

Answer 19

Voting for a candidate because on favors his ideas for addressing issues after the election

Question 20

Retrospective voting

Answer 20

Voting for the candidate or party in office because one likes or dislikes how things of gone in the recent past

Question 21

Spots

Answer 21

Shorttelevision advertisements used to promote a candidate for government office

Question 22

Independent expenditures

Answer 22

Ordinary advertising for or against candidates but not coordinated with or meet at the direction

Question 23

Valence issue

Answer 23

An issue on which voters distinguish rival parties by the degree to which they associate each party with conditions or goals that the electorate universally supports or opposes

Question 24

Direct mail

Answer 24

A means of soliciting funds from millions of people