Midterm

Question 1

Parties in congress used to nominate presidential candidates until….

Answer 1

1830

Question 2

By national rule, proportional representation is used to allocate delegates in primaries and caucuses by…

Answer 2

Democrats

Question 3

Who is allowed to participate in a “closed” primary

Answer 3

Voters with the right part registration

Question 4

To get on the ballot if the presidential primary in New Hampshire, a candidate needs:

Answer 4

A fee of $1000

Question 5

Presidential primaries were first used around

Answer 5

1912

Question 6

The key to Jimmy Carter’s strategy of getting the Democratic presidential nomination in 1976 was winning

Answer 6

Early contests

Question 7

Arnold Schwarzenegger could become president by being vice president and succeeding the president in case of vacancy

Answer 7

False

Question 8

In the 2000 election, the vote for al gore was reduced by

Answer 8

The butterfly ballot, hanging chase, and overvotes

Question 9

Who invented national conventions

Answer 9

Anti-Masonics

Question 10

Which political movement pushed for the adoption of primary elections

Answer 10

Progressive

Question 11

Which party gives political leaders (“superdelegates”) an automatic seat at national conventions

Answer 11

Democrats

Question 12

According to the Norpoth-Perkins study, which candidate in 2008 owed his nomination to momentum?

Answer 12

Both Obama and McCain

Question 13

The electoral-college winner fell short of winning the popular vote in

Answer 13

1824, 1876, 1888, 2000, 2016

Question 14

According to the US Constitution, who determines the manner in which presidential electors are chosen?

Answer 14

State legislatures

Question 15

What type of presidential primary does Wisconsin use?

Answer 15

Open

Question 16

New Hampshire primary type

Answer 16

Semi closed

Question 17

NY primary type

Answer 17

Closed

Question 18

What helped Regan become the frontrunner for the Republican Presidental nomination in 1980

Answer 18

Service as governor, the 1976 campaign, conservative ideology

Question 19

In the Democratic Party, what is the threshold for being awarded a delegate in a primary or caucus?

Answer 19

15%

Question 20

The majority of states have used presidential primaries since and selected the majority of its delegates that way since

Answer 20

1970s

Question 21

The US Constitution requires that all the electors of a state have to vote for the winner of the popular vote

Answer 21

False

Question 22

In the 1912 presidential primaries, which candidate challenged a sitting president of his own party?

Answer 22

Theodore Roosevelt

Question 23

National party conventions were invented around

Answer 23

1830

Question 24

To get on the ballot of the democratic presidential primary in NY, a candidate needs

Answer 24

15,000 signatures

Question 25

In the 1976 battle for the Democratic presidential nomination, Carter won a key victory in Florida over

Answer 25

Wallace

Question 26

The Obama strategy for winning the democratic nomination for president in 2008 heavily focused on

Answer 26

Caucuses

Question 27

In 1960, Alabama let voters choose each of the state’s 11 electors. The elector who won the most votes was

Answer 27

Unpledged

Question 28

Which one of these predictors has the greatest effect in the Mayer model?

Answer 28

Poll standing

Question 29

In 1980, Ronald Regan secured the republican presidential nomination despite losing

Answer 29

The Iowa caucuses

Question 30

The National Popular Voting Plan proposes to change the presidential election process by

Answer 30

Changing state laws

Question 31

According to the Norpoth-Perkins study, which issue most helped McCain gain popular support in the 2008 nominating contests?

Answer 31

Iraq war

Question 32

Which Florida country recorded an abnormally high vote for Pat Buchanan in the 2000 election?

Answer 32

Palm Beach

Question 33

During the 2008 nominating contests, victory in South Carolina provided a critical boost for

Answer 33

Neither

Question 34

How could someone have legally voted for Obama and McCain in 2008

Answer 34

A delegate in state primary could had cross endorsed and given each candidate one vote?

Question 35

You don’t have to change the US constitution to get rid of the electoral college. How?

Answer 35

The electoral college has more to do with the state legislature and not be nation as a whole, therefore the constitution doesn’t have to be changed. All states need to be in favor of using popular vote instead to determine who receives all the electors in a state.

Question 36

Which major innovations of the presidental nomination process have come from outside the major parties?

Answer 36

Two major innovations of the presidential nomination process have come from two outside parties. First in 1830 from the Anti-Masonic party who created the first convention to set their candidate on the bill, the second being the progressive party beginning primaries to give everyone a fair shot of winning

Question 37

How does the Mebane study prove that overvotes in Florida elected the wrong man in 2000?

Answer 37

Mebane went back to Florida to prove that the overvotes caused Gore’s loss. He used previous polls from senate raced in order to get a feel of what party they tended to vote for, which ended up being heavily democrat

Question 38

How come maverick candidates do so well in the NH primary?

Answer 38

It is a semi closed primary, so the people can vote for their party and independents, giving those not in major parties a major boost

Question 39

Which are the main predictors in the Mayer model

Answer 39

It has a large focus on funding and poll results, and showed how it affected the primaries. Although more money is donated, it does not always mean that candidate will win. Same with poll results.

Question 40

What is the method used by bartels to capture momentum?

Answer 40

The model uses Jimmy Carter