unit 2 gov pt2

119. Currently, there are _____ states that have the legislative referendum and _____ states that provide for the initiative process

i think B. 50;24

77. "Me too" Republicanism refers to

A. the tendency of Republican politicians during the New Deal to support popular programs such as Social Security rather than advocate alternative policies.

83. Historically, electoral realignments occur

A. when new issues combine with economic or political crises to mobilize new voters and persuade large numbers of voters to reexamine their traditional partisan loyalties

127. Which of the following was NOT an election in which the person elected president failed to receive more popular votes than his opponent?

A. 1876

118. Which of the following would be an example of a ballot initiative?

A. A vote on whether recreational marijuana usage should be legalized in the state of California

111. Which of the following states about primary elections is MOST accurate?

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

99. Which of the following statements about age and political participation is true?

A. Young people are far less likely to participate in politics than older people

82. Which of the following occurs when one party replaces another party that has dominated national politics for a lengthy period of time?

A. an electoral realignment

138. Presidential candidates who accept federal funding for their general election campaigns

A. are subject to strict expenditure limits

115. In order to win the presidency, a candidate must win

A. at least 270 electoral votes

117. A proposed law or policy change that is placed on the ballot by citizens or interest groups for a popular vote is called a

A. ballot initiative

135. A 501(c)(4)

A. is required to disclose where it gets its funds

98. Which of the following characteristics constitutes one's socioeconomic status?

A. level of income, level of education, and prestige of occupation

137. Public funding for presidential primary campaigns

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

113. A(n) _____ occurs when a voter can wait until the day of the primary to choose which party to enroll in the select candidates for the general election.

A. open primary

122. Generally speaking, a recall effort begins with a

A. petition campaign

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

A. prospective; retrospective

80. During the 1980s, the Republicans added _____ to their coalition

A. religious conservatives and working-call whites

91. In a proportional representation electoral system,

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

107. Dealignment refers to

A. the decline of partisan attachment within the electorate, the growth in the number of voters identifying themselves as independents, and the rise of split-ticket voting.

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

B. $2,700

85. In which of the following years was there an electoral realignment?

B. 1896

86. As a third-party candidate, Ross Perot captured approximately _____ percent of the popular vote in the 1992 presidential election.

B. 20

96. Approximately _____ percent of eligible voters turnout for midterm congressional elections.

B. 35

134. "Dark money" comes from

B. 501(c)(4)s.

125. When Hillary Clinton won the plurality of votes in California during the 2016 election, and California had 53 representative in the House of Representatives, how many electoral votes from California did she win?

B. 55

78. In 1964, Republican Party presidential nominee _____ was in favor of less taxation and less government regulation of the economy, two ideas that became major themes for the modern Republican Party.

B. Barry Goldwater

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

B. Divided government

116. The winner of the electoral college vote has NOT won the popular vote _____ time(s) in American history.

B. Four

90. Which of the following statements concerning third parties is true?

B. Third parties often have their programs adopted by one of the two major parties

94. Which statement about party identification and gender in the United States is MOST accurate?

B. Women are significantly more likely than men to identify with the Democratic Party, whereas more men identify as independents

104. Partisan loyalty is likely to be highest in the election of

B. a state legislator

130. The majority of political action committees (PACs) represent

B. business and professional groups

76. Which of the following groups was NOT part of the New Deal coalition?

B. catholics

112. A(n) _____ occurs when a voter must be registered with a party prior to voting in that party's election.

B. closed primary

142. The campaign funds raised and spent by 501 (c)(4) organizations called "dark money" because

B. donors and amounts contributed do not have to be made public

114. The _____ is the last example of indirect voting in national elections.

B. electoral college

140. The right of candidates to spend their own money no running for office

B. is protected absolutely by the Constitution according to the Supreme Court

139. The last election in which a major party presidential candidate accepted public funds was

C. 2008

124. Which of the following politicians was recalled from office?

C. California governor Gray Davis (2003)

131. The Supreme Court ruled that the government could not restrict independent expenditures by corporation or unions to political campaigns in

C. Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010)

92. An individual's psychological attachment to one party or another is called a party

C. Identification

132. Super PACs were made possible in part by the

C. Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission.

93. Which statement about the over-time trend in party identification in the United States is more accurate?

C. The number of people identifying as Democrats outnumbered Republican identifiers between 1960 and 2008, but more people have identified as Republicans than Democrats since 2008.

101. _____ states currently allow votes to register and cast a ballot on the same day.

C. Thirty-four

102. _____ states currently require all voters to show some form of ID before voting at the polls.

C. Thirty-four

81. When Richard Nixon employed his "southern strategy." he

C. appealed to disaffected white voters in the South

133. Both 527s and 501(c)(4)s

C. are limited to spending $100,000 per candidate per election

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

C. education level

120. What is a referendum?

C. it is the practice of referring a proposed law passed by a legislature to the vote of the electoral for approval or rejection

97. Voter turnout in state and local elections is generally

C. much lower than turnout in national elections

106. Which three types of factors influence the decisions of voters at the polls?

C. partisan loyalty, issues, and the characteristics of candidates.

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

C. political action committees

88. State ballot-access laws, such as registration fees and petition requirements, have the effect of

C. reducing the number of third-party and independent candidates who run for office

136. In order to qualify for public funding in a presidential primary, a candidate must

C. run as a major party candidate and raise at least $5,000 in individual contributions of $250 or less in each of 40 states

105. Politicians attempt to "balance the ticket" with members of many important groups because

C. voters tend to prefer candidates who are closer to themselves in terms of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, geography, and social background

143. 527 committees are different from 501(c)(4) organizations because

D. 501(c)(4) organizations do not have to publicly report who their donors are and how much they gave

121. Which of the following would be an example of a referendum?

D. A vote on whether to overturn a law passed by the New York state legislature and signed by the governor of New York that imposes higher taxes on wealthy residents

110. Primary elections were introduced by

D. Progressive reformers at the start of the 1900s

87. Which of the following statements about the current Republican Party is most accurate?

D. The Republican Party is divided between pro-business conservatives, who favor global free trade, and far-right conservative, who are opposed to US involvement in the global economy.

79. The New Deal coalition was severely strained and ultimately broken apart by the

D. Vietnam War and the issue of civil rights

95. _____ is the single-most important political act for most Americans.

D. Voting

126. Which of the following is the best example of direct democracy in the United States?

D. a referendum

141. 527 committees are an important part of the American political system because they

D. are able to raise and spend unlimited amounts of money as long as they do not coordinate their activities with a political party

109. National elections are held in the United States on the first Tuesday of November ______ year(s).

D. every four

103. It is likely that elimination state-level voter registration laws would _____ voter turnout among _____.

D. increase; younger people

89. Third parties in the United States typically represent

D. social and economic interests that are disregarded by the two major parties for certain reasons

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

D. the governor of the state of California