Political Participation 25% Flashcards
How do most states award votes in the Electoral College?
Candidates get electoral votes in proportion to their share of the statewide popular vote.
The candidate who wins the popular vote nationwide gets all the electoral votes for the state.
The candidate who wins the popular vote in the state gets all the electoral votes for the state.
Candidates get one electoral vote for each congressional district where they win the popular vote.
The candidate who wins the popular vote in the state gets all the electoral votes for the state.
Which amendment provided for the separate election of the president and vice president?
The Eleventh Amendment
The Twelfth Amendment
The Thirteenth Amendment
The Fourteenth Amendment
The Twelfth Amendment
What is true about campaign ads in primary elections?
They generally mention all participating political parties.
They often try to raise the name recognition of a candidate.
They often discourage people from taking actions to vote.
They are primarily aimed at more independent voters.
They often try to raise the name recognition of a candidate.
How are elections for the U.S. Senate conducted?
All Senate seats are up for election every six years.
Half of the Senate seats are up for election every three years.
One-third of the Senate seats are up for election every two years.
All Senate seats are up for election every two years.
One-third of the Senate seats are up for election every two years.
Which election cycle event allows local party members to select their delegates for a presidential election?
An open primary
A nominating convention
A closed primary
A caucus
A caucus
What was the purpose of creating the Federal Election Commission in the 1970s?
To manage the operation of polling stations
To ensure transparency in campaign financing
To limit the influence of negative campaigning
To regulate the influence of super PACs
To ensure transparency in campaign financing
Which type of policy would typically be promoted by public interest groups?
Federal laws to protect the rights of gun owners
Government funding for public school education
Tax cuts for domestic automobile manufacturers
Tariffs on foreign imports to protect local manufacturers
Government funding for public school education
What is generally true of interest groups but not true of political parties?
They tend to be focused on a single issue.
They sponsor candidates who run under their label.
They tend to be broad coalitions.
They directly control the operation of government.
They tend to be focused on a single issue.
Why is it difficult to measure the influence of interest groups?
There are too many interest groups to determine which groups are influencing government policies.
Interest groups tend to support lawmakers who would have likely supported the group’s issues anyway.
Interest groups are not required to keep detailed records of their campaign spending.
Most meetings between interest groups and lawmakers are conducted in closed-door sessions.
Interest groups tend to support lawmakers who would have likely supported the group’s issues anyway.
Which Supreme Court decision allowed Super PACs to accept and spend unlimited amounts of money for or against political candidates?
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission
Shelby County v. Holder
Breedlove v. Suttles
Crawford v. Marion County Election Board
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission
In which case did the Supreme Court establish that spending on political campaigns constituted political speech that is protected by the First Amendment?
Breedlove v. Suttles
Buckley v. Valeo
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission
Shelby County v. Holder
Buckley v. Valeo
What is closely associated with a citizen being less likely to vote?
Having a college education
Being an older adult
Having a lower income job
Being a woman
Having a lower income job
What was required by states under the 1993 National Voter Registration Act?
It required states to demand proof of citizenship before allowing individuals to register to vote.
It required states to allow individuals to register to vote at the same time they go to vote.
It required states to allow citizens to register to vote when they sign up for driver’s licenses.
It required states to allow driver’s licenses as identification for those registering to vote.
It required states to allow citizens to register to vote when they sign up for driver’s licenses.
What was the impact of the 1993 National Voter Registration Act, also known as the Motor Voter Act?
Voter registration increased, but voter turnout decreased dramatically.
Voter registration increased, but voter turnout was largely unchanged.
Voter registration increased, and voter turnout increased dramatically.
Voter registration and voter turnout were largely unchanged.
Voter registration increased, but voter turnout was largely unchanged.
A voter casts a ballot for a candidate based solely on the candidate’s previous vote on a tax cut.
Which type of voting decision is demonstrated in this situation?
Inspective
Retrospective
Introspective
Prospective
Retrospective
