A10 Elections & Campaigns

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In a hypothetical election with three major candidates, what would happen if the electoral vote distribution was as follows
candidate A: 255
B: 174
C: 109

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The house of representatives would choose between the three candidates

Front 2

The impact of presidential popularity is termed the

Back 2

cottail effect

Front 3

the campaign statges in chronological order are

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winning the nomination, campaigning at the convention and mobilizing support in the general election

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Presidential primaries have two main features--the actual voting by delegates pledged to a candidate and a

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beauty contest

Front 5

the 1974 campaign finance reform law prohibited cash contributions from any individual to a candidate in excess of _____ per election

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1,000

Front 6

Registered voters directly elect which of the following
1 pres & vp
2 supreme court
3 members of senate
4 members of house of reps

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members of senate, members of house (d)

Front 7

Which of the following is a correct statement about PACs

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the amount of money that a PAC can contribute directly to an individual candidate is limited by law

Front 8

To win the presidential nomination, as opposed to the general election, candidates generally present themselves as

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more liberal if democrat, more conservative if republican

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The primary function of PACs is to

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raise campaign funds to support favored candidates

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PACs are sometimes criticized for

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making politicians dependent on their financial support

Front 11

The use of direct primaries instead of the convention system in selecting presidential candidates results in which of the following?
1 a weakining of party control over nominations
2 a reduction in cost of e.c
3 an increase in the # of ppl involved in the choice of cand

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1&3 a weakining of party control over nominations, an increase in the number of ppl involved in the choice of candidates

Front 12

Which of the following are valid criticisms of presidential primaries?
1 the public and candidates get tired of lengthening election campaigns
2 primaries make elections more expensive

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public & candidates get tired of the lengthening election campaigns
primaries make elections more expensive

Front 13

Public monies are used to help finace which of the following campaigns?

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presidential

Front 14

Which of the following is the most important influence on the choice made by voters in the presidential elections

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partisan identification

Front 15

Until the 19th century parties chose their presidential nominess by

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congressional caucuses

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Which of the following statements best summarizes the value of presidential cottails to congressional candidates of the same party?

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it is becoming much less significant today

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the elections that produces the largest voter turnout are the

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presidential elections

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a major difference between presidential campaigns and congressional campaigns is that

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presidential races are generally more competitive

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the first goal of an individual planning to run for office is to

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get mentioned as a possible candidate

Front 20

The constitution calls for redistricting every

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10 years

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which of the following statments is incorrect

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representatives must be 20 years of age

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the drawback to candidates of television visuals and debates is

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the risk of verbal slips

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one advantage that incumbents always have over challengers is

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their use of freemailings, or franks

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All of the following presidents were elected in the electoral college without winning a plurality of votes except

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ronald reagan

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a PAC must have _____ members

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50