Unit 3, Part 3 Assignment - Ch.7

A citizen can currently give no more than ________ per candidate for federal office per election in a given two-year election cycle.

$2,700

What is the MOST important factor in predicting whether an individual votes?

education level

Which amendment to the Constitution outlawed poll taxes?

24th

The establishment of the Republican Party is a good example of

external mobilization

Which of the following statements about primary elections is MOST accurate?

The United States is one of the few nations in the world to hold primary elections.

With a _____, an election is decided by whomever wins 50 percent plus one additional vote.

majority rule

Public funding for presidential primary campaigns

matches, on a dollar-for-dollar basis, all contributions of $250 or less, up to a total of $48.7 million in 2016.

________is the single-most important political act for most Americans.

Voting

Partisan loyalty is likely to be highest in the election of

a state legislator.

Emerging in the late 1780s, America's first two political parties were

the Federalists and the Jeffersonian Republicans

Emerging in the late 1780s, America's first two political parties were

the Federalists and the Jeffersonian Republicans.

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

political action committees.

A sitting president has an advantage over challengers because

presidents can get on TV whenever they want.

Political scientists call voters' choices that focus on future behavior ________ voting, while those based on past performances are called ________ voting.

prospective; retrospective

Political scientists call voters' choices that focus on past performances ________ voting.

retrospective

In a proportional representation electoral system, seats in the legislature are allocated to political parties based on

seats in the legislature are allocated to political parties based on their share of the total vote cast in the election

Political parties hold primary elections or caucuses in order to take nominations for leadership positions within the party.

select a single candidate to represent the party in the general election.

What issue led to the demise of the Whig Party?

slavery

Which of the following political officers is/are subject to recall elections?

the governor of the state of California

The _____ effect is when people say they will vote for someone, when they know they will never do so, in order to not appear racist, sexist, or otherwise prejudiced against the identity of the candidate.

Bradley

________ occurs when one party controls the presidency while another party controls one or both houses of Congress.

Divided government

Political parties facilitate electoral choice by nominating multiple candidates to run against each other in the

creating a brand that can be used as a shortcut for voters.