American Govt. Ch. 10 (inQuizative Questions)

At of the start of 2019, there will be a _________ government with the __________ controlling the presidency and Senate and the _________ controlling the House of Representatives.

1. Divided 2. Republicans 3. Democrats

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

1. Donald Trump 2. Hillary Clinton

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

1. Primary 2. General

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.

1. congressional "King Caucus" 2. delegates chosen by state party leaders 3. delegates chosen by primaries and caucuses

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

1. incumbent member of majority party 2. incumbent member of minority party 3. challenger candidate from majority party 4. challenger candidate from minority party

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

1. less 2. more

Match the U.S. Supreme Court case to the effect it had on campaign spending.

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

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

Correct Answers: 1. Looking at the electorate as a whole, party identification is stable. 2. Individuals rarely change their party identification. Incorrect Answers: 1. Individuals commonly change their party identification 2. Looking at the electorate as a whole, party identification is volatile 3. individuals never change their party identification

Choose all of the following statements about the 2018 midterm elections that are correct.

Correct Answers: 1. There were an unusually large number of female candidates in the 2018 cycle. 2. The 2018 midterm election revolved around the president to an even greater extent than other midterm elections. 3. The Democrats had a sizable fundraising advantage over the Republicans. Incorrect Answers: 1. The democrats won back control of both houses of congress in 2018

Maria is deciding whether to vote to re-elect a sitting president or to vote for the other party's challenger. She decides to engage in retrospective voting. As a retrospective voter, she might consider which of the following?

Correct Answers: 1. how the economy did during the president's previous term in office Incorrect Answers: 1. how she thinks the economy will do in the next administration, 2. whether she prefers one candidate's religious views over the other's 3. whether she agrees with the candidate on the issue of equal pay

Which of the following statements about the 2016 presidential election are true?

Correct Answers: 1. Clinton and Trump were the most disliked major party candidates in the modern era. 2. There was a sizable gender gap among voters. Incorrect Answers: 1. The same person won the electoral and popular votes. 2. The election featured fewer personal attacks than other recent presidential elections.

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?

Correct Answers: 1. These groups are not subject to the spending limits of the Bipartisan Campaign Finance Reform Act. 2. These groups cannot coordinate directly with campaigns. Incorrect Answers: 1. These groups have been ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court 2. These groups do not have to disclose where they get their money

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

Correct Answers: 1. when that person is unfamiliar with the issues 2. when that person knows little about the candidates 3. when that person is voting on state legislative candidates Incorrect Answers: 1. when that person is voting on presidential candidates

Which group was the primary election system introduced to weaken?

Party Leaders

Match the frequency of the election cycle to the corresponding election type.

Presidential Elections: -4 years Congressional Elections: -2 years

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

Redistricting

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

True

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: 1. allows citizens to place proposed law directly on ballot referendum: 1. state legislature refers laws to voters for popular vote 2. present in 50 states

Which of the following statements is best supported by this figure?

even unpopular candidates win the vast majority of their own partys voters

Match the type of campaign on the left with each campaign characteristic that describes it on the right.

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