Poli-Sci Midterm (CH 9)

Which of the following groups may be legally prohibited from voting? I. noncitizens II. convicted felons III. those who have declared bankruptcy. IV. election law violators. I, III, and IV I, II and IV I and II I, II, and III II and III

I, II and IV

Which two states have the ability to split their votes in the Electoral College or do not practice the winner-take-all system. Colorado and Kansas Maine and Nebraska Texas and Nebraska Nevada and Maine Ohio and Florida

Maine & Nebraska

All of the following statements about the Electoral College are true EXCEPT: a candidate must win a majority of the Electoral votes in order to win the Electoral College. If no candidate wins 270 electoral votes, the election is decided by the House of Representatives. candidates who wins the popular vote will generally win the Electoral College. (5 exceptions) The two major parties in America are in agreement that the Electoral College should be abolished. a candidate may win the popular vote and lose the Election.

The two major parties in America are in agreement that the Electoral College should be abolished.

Congressional District Court Cases Baker v Carr Wesberry v. Sanders Shaw v. Reno

This case gave the courts jurisdiction on hearing lawsuits in regards to reapportionments. The principle was created that everyone's vote should carry he same weight. Confirmed that all congressional districts must be somewhat equal in size. State could not compose districts based on race. Racial Gerrymandering was deemed unconstitutional.

Which of the following best explains voter turnout the percentage of the overall population that votes. the percentage of eligible voters that turnout at the polls. the percentage of registered voters that show up to vote. the percentage of the voting age population that shows up at the polls. voter turnout is the percentage of people in a household that show up and vote in any particular election.

the percentage of eligible voters that turnout at the polls.

The electorate has expanded to include all of the following EXCEPT: 18 year olds those convicted of a felony African Americans Women

those convicted of a felony

When a voter goes across party lines to vote for candidates we call this an Australian ballot Party-Column Ballot straight-ticket voting ticket-splitting

ticket splitting

According to the 2018 Election the Republican Party controls Senate and the Democrats control the House True False

true

Straight ticket voting is most likely seen on an Indiana Ballot. True False

true

In an effort to be consistent and fair in regards to representation in the US House of Representatives, every ten years we gerrymander in all states. We elect new representatives we redraw all congressional district we conduct a census to determine Congressional districts we elect a new House and Senate.

we conduct a census to determine Congressional districts

Which of the following best describes a swing state A state that has a lot of Electoral Votes and will swing the election. A state that has very consistent voting patterns. A state that has no consistent voting pattern states that do not partake in the winner take all system The two-party advantage in the Electoral College

A state that has no consistent voting pattern

Colorado has 9 Electoral votes and follows the winner take all system used by the overwhelming majority of states allocating them. If Candidate A receives 45% of the popular vote, Candidate B receives 40% of the popular vote and candidate C receives 15% of the popular vote, how will Colorado's Electoral College votes be distributed? Candidate A will receive 5 votes , and Candidate B will receive the remaining 4 votes. Candidate B will receive all 9 votes. Candidate C will receive one vote and may use it to break a tie between A and B if needed. It is impossible to determine because electors can vote as they wish. Candidate A will receive all 9 votes.

Candidate A will receive all 9 votes.

The number of electoral votes each state receives is based on The number of congressional districts each state is given after the census How many members each state has in the house. many members each state has in the senate. How many members each state has in the house. How many delegates each state has been given each election cycle. Congressional districts in your state is equal one Electoral vote and two Electoral Votes for each state of the union.

Congressional districts in your state is equal one Electoral vote and two Electoral Votes for each state of the union.

Which state holds the most electoral votes? Texas Ohio Florida California New York

California

Which scenario below makes it possible for a presidential candidate to lose the popular vote but win the Electoral College? Because they lost all the big electoral states. Winner take all system. Winning only half of the battleground states The candidate lost California Because the election was determined by the house.

Winner take all system

In 1971, the voting age was lowered to 18 by the _____________ Amendment. 26th 28th 17th 29th 18th

26

The minimum amount of electoral votes that a state can carry is? 4 1 3 2

3

Nevada has six electoral votes, which means the state has ___________ Congressional districts. 4 12 3 2 6

4

What is the total number of electoral votes available for a candidate to receive? 538 100 535 100 270

538

Which of the following citizens is most likely to vote a 40 year old Hispanic American with an associate's degree. A 60 year old white college professor. A 35 year old African American with a bachelor's degree. an 18 year old white who is just beginning college. a 65 year old Asian American with a high school diploma.

A 60 year old white college professor.

Gerrymandering takes place in Congress during the casting of Electoral votes. Only when we have faithless electors True False

False

In the recent 2016 election the Republican Party and Donald Trump won both the popular vote and the Electoral College. True False

False

In the event that a single candidate does not get a majority of electoral votes, the Constitution states that the _________________________ decides the winner. House of Representatives Senate entire Congress Secretary of Defense Supreme Court

HOR

Matching: Voting and Election Vocabulary Coattail Effect Office Block Electors Caucus Runoff Election Party Column Ballot Blanket Primary suffrage Open Primary Australian Ballot Women's Suffrage

Riding the popularity of a successful president or candidate from the same party. Groups all candidates for an office under title of office. AKA Massachusetts Ballot. Those chosen by party to cast votes on behalf of the state in the presidential election. A meeting with party members designed to select candidates and propose policy. If a candidate does not receive a majority of the vote the top two candidates have a special election to determine the winner. AKA Indiana Ballot. All candidates in the ballot are arranged under the party's label. Covers both parties. A voter can vote for candidates for multiple parties. The right to vote. Voters can vote in either party's primary w/o disclosing party affiliation. Secret ballot prepared distributed & tabulated by the gov't. 19th Amendment

Each state has fixed representation in which body of Congress? Parliament Governor Senate House

Senate

All of the following describe the cartoon EXCEPT? The electoral college equalizes the impact or influence that larger states have on the presidential elections Smaller states would break the balance and have way too much influence in the Electoral College. The larger states would drown out the smaller states in a popular vote election. small states prefer the electoral college. Large states prefer a popular vote

Smaller states would break the balance and have way too much influence in the Electoral College.

Which of the following best describes this voter turnout cartoon? So many people believe that their votes dont matter. When in reality they are empowering the minority who do vote. Texas is not a very political state. Nobody votes. Texas has a high voter turnout. Everyone in Texas knows that the Republicans are going to win the elections do the democrats don't vote.

So many people believe that their votes dont matter. When in reality they are empowering the minority who do vote.

A delegate is a person chosen by local partisans to represent them in selecting nominees, party leaders, and party positions. True False

True

Split ticket voting is discouraged by political parties True False

True

All of the following are reasons for low voter turnout in the United States EXCEPT: citizens feel that their vote is not going to make a difference. media coverage of campaigns is superficial and uninformative. states are making it more and more difficult and placing more formal requirement to register to vote. negative advertising make candidates unappealing to voters. voting in person takes time and can be inconvenient.

states are making it more and more difficult and placing more formal requirement to register to vote.

Which of the following statements best describes why voter turnout in the 2014 midterm election was lower than the voter turnout for the 2016 presidential election? Voter turnout rates decline where campaigns are very negative Voter turnout is always lower for midterm elections than it is for presidential elections. Voter turnout rates are higher during wartime. Voter turnout rates decline in periods of economic recession. Voter turnout rates decline when there are a large number of state and local ballot issues.

Voter turnout is always lower for midterm elections than it is for presidential elections.

According to our studies, the strongest factors that influence voter turnout are age and education age and race age and gender education and race education and region

age & education

The process in which each state is allocated their congressional districts after a census is called? redistricting census realignment dealignment apportionment

apportionment

A primary in which only a party's registered voters are eligible to participate is called closed open caucus Anyone can participate in any primary election. blanket

closed

Midterm election refers to the middle of the current Congressional term True False

false

All of the following are reasons people don't vote EXCEPT too busy not enough money to pay the poll tax registration requirements can't leave work/inconvenient too uninformed

not enough money to pay the poll tax

To prevent fraudulent voting, most states require voters to show a valid drivers license pay a poll tax require a mail in proof of identity be able to read and write register

register

Which of the following statements about voter registration is TRUE: registration requirements have a greater impact on state and local elections than on national elections registration requirements increase voter turnout among Democrats. registration requirements increase voter turnout registration requirements decrease voter turnout There is no direct correlation between voter turnout and registration.

registration requirements decrease voter turnout