Chapter 10 ( inquizitive) Campaign and elections

Match the U.S. Supreme Court case to the effect it had on campaign spending. removed limits on individuals' campaign contributions introduced idea that campaign contributions count as speech government could not restrict independent expenditures by corporations Buckley v. Valeo (1974) Citizens United v. FEC (2010) McCutcheon et al. v. FEC (2014)

Buckley v. Valeo- introduced idea that campaign contributions count as speech Citizens United v. FEC (2010)- government could not restrict independent expenditures by corporations McCutcheon et al. v. FEC (2014)-removed limits on individuals' campaign contributions

In 2016, --- won the electoral college. In that same election, --- won the popular vote.

Donald Trump, Hilary Clinton

Which of the following statements are correct regarding the stability of party identification?

Individuals rarely change their party identification. Looking at the electorate as a whole, party identification is stable.

What effect has the transition from nineteenth-century to twenty-first-century campaign methods had on the wealthy?

The wealthy have become more influential

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.

Why have most major party candidates declined federal funding for their presidential campaigns recently?

They could raise and spend far more money on their own

The 2010 Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission had what effect on campaign financing?

allowed Super PACs to spend unlimited money in idependent support of 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 initiative allows citizens to place proposed law directly on ballot referendum state legislature refers laws to voters for popular vote present in 50 states

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 leaders delegates chosen by primaries and caucuses

The trend in campaign finance law over time has been toward which the following?

fewer restrictions of campaign donantions

Ballot initiatives influence political behavior. Which of the following characteristics are correct regarding citizens in states with ballot initiatives?

higher levels of turnout more knowledge about politics

Order the political candidates on their likelihood of attracting campaign donations from interest groups from most likely to least likely.

incumbent member of majority party incumbent member of minority party challenger candidate from majority party challenger candidate from minority party

Relative to campaigns in the nineteenth century, today's campaigns require--- effort by campaign workers and---- campaign money.

less, more

If Joe Smith, a registered Republican voter, is allowed to vote in the Democratic primary, he must live in a state that uses which type of primary system?

open primary

Winners of - elections go on to face each other in the - election.

primary, general

Which term is used to describe the drawing of congressional districts in response to population changes?

redistricting

In the United States, which levels of government are most responsible for administering elections?

state governments county governments city governments

Match the type of campaign on the left with each campaign characteristic that describes it on the right. Grassroots campaign characteristics mass media campaign characteristics

statewide campaign mass media local campaign grassroots money-intensive campaing mass media organizationally driven grassroots

One advantage digital media has over traditional media concerning campaigns is its low cost.

true

When is party identification most likely to influence a person's vote choice?

when that person is unfamiliar with the issues when that person knows little about the candidates when that person is voting on state legislative candidates