Political Science, Ginsberg Chapter 10 Quiz

If the winner of an election is whoever receives the most votes, regardless of the percentage of votes received, the candidates are running under a ______ system.

plurality

Private groups that raise and distribute funds for election campaigns are called

political action committees (PACs).

In order for a political party to select a candidate to run in the general election, it holds a

primary election.

Campaign consultants do all of the following except

print ballots for the election.

The primary responsibility for conducting public elections rests with

state and local governments.

If George W. Bush won the plurality of votes in Texas during the 2000 election, and Texas had thirty representatives in the House of Representatives, how many electoral votes from Texas did Bush win?

32

No sitting politician has been recalled from office since the 1930s.

False

The electoral college cannot elect any candidate who has not also won the popular vote.

False

Which of the following statements concerning the public funding of presidential campaigns is incorrect?

Federal law requires the presidential candidates from the major parties to use public funding during the general election.

All fifty states had legislative referendums.

True

Incumbents usually have an easier time successfully campaigning for office than nonincumbents.

True

PACs can make larger campaign contributions than individuals are legally allowed to make.

True

The introduction of primary elections was meant to weaken the power of party leaders.

True

When a voter must be registered with a party prior to voting in that party's election, it is called a(n)

closed primary.

The practice of ______ means that district boundaries have been purposefully drawn to unfairly advantage one group or party.

gerrymandering

During midterm elections, voters are voting for

members of Congress.