AP Gov Ch 10

Examples of issues addressed in recent initiatives include all of the following EXCEPT

election day registration.

If a presidential candidate does not receive a majority of electoral college votes, then the president is chosen

by the House with one vote for each state.

Policy voting has increased in recent years primarily because

candidates are regularly forced to take some clear stands in order to appeal to their own partyʹs primary voters.

Research has found that those most likely to view the candidates in terms of their personal attributes are

college-educated voters

In 1896, who liked silver money?

debtors

The election of 1800 was

decided by the House of Representatives.

Over the last five decades, voting based primarily on party identification has

declined sharply.

In the original constitutional system

each presidential elector cast two ballots and the top vote-getter was named president and the runner-up became vice president.

If the presidential election is thrown into the House of Representatives,

each stateʹs House delegation may cast only one vote, regardless of its number of representatives.

The type of public policy that seems to have the greatest effect on elections today is

economic policy

The election of 1896 was largely fought over the issue of

economics

According to the text, the most important factor affecting voter turnout is

education.

Research on voting behavior has shown that

policy voting has become somewhat easier than in the past.

Suffrage means

the right to vote.

Suffrage refers to

the right to vote.

The first peaceful transfer of power between parties via the electoral process in the history of the world occurred as a result of the presidential election of

1800.

The high point of voter turnout in the United States was in

1896.

Approximately how many states allow voters to register at the polls on election day?

6

Which of the following is TRUE about American elections over the past 100 years?

The suffrage has broadened, and the turnout has decreased.

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

Americans are expected to vote for a much narrower range of political offices than most democracies.

The presidential election of 1800 represents the first

peaceful transfer of power in the world between parties via the electoral process

Which of the following is INCORRECT?

Congress requires voter registration nationwide

As provided in the Constitution, how are electoral votes allocated for each state?

Each state has as many electoral votes as it has members in the Senate.

Which of the following statements about the electoral college is FALSE?

Every state has a winner-take-all system where electors vote as a bloc for the winner.

Which of the following is TRUE of the presidential election of 1800?

It was the first peaceful transfer of power between parties via the electoral process in the history of the world.

Which of the following statements about voter participation is FALSE?

Men are more likely to vote than women.

Which of the following is TRUE about the electoral college?

On very rare occasions, an elector has voted differently from the popular vote winner of his state

________ are crucial for many voters because they provide a regular perspective through which voters can view the political world.

Party identifications

________ occurs when people base their choices in an election on their own issue preferences.

Policy voting

Which of the following statements about the election of 1896 is FALSE?

The election resulted in the Democrats becoming firmly entrenched as the majority party in the Northeast and Midwest.

Which of the following countries has a lower voter turnout rate than the United States?

Switzerland

Which of the following statements about the 1800 presidential election is TRUE?

The 1800 election was ultimately decided in the House of Representatives

Which of the following does NOT characterize presidential elections around 1800?

The candidates barnstormed the country campaigning and giving speeches.

Which of the following is NOT true about elections in American society?

The vast majority of eligible citizens cast ballots, even for local races

In the electoral college vote in the election of 1800, there was a tie between

Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr

Which of the following countries has the lowest voter turnout rate?

United States

If engaged in retrospective voting, an individual would ask:

What have you done for me lately?

Which is FALSE regarding the electoral college?

Whoever wins the most votes in the electoral college wins, even if that isnʹt a majority

The issue of free silver (to increase the amount of currency in circulation) was championed in the election of 1896 by ________, whose most famous oration was his ʺCross of Goldʺ speech at the Democratic national convention.

William Jennings Bryan

The winner of the presidential election of 1896 was

William McKinley.

Retrospective voting refers to voting for

a candidate who promises to continue policies that have made you feel better off.

The initiative is put on the ballot as a result of

a petition signed by a certain percentage of the voters in the previous election.

An election whereby voters are given the chance to approve or disapprove some legislative act or constitutional amendment is called

a referendum.

Which of these would be most likely to vote?

a well-educated, middle-aged government worker

Elections in the United States perform which of the following functions

all of the above

In Bush v. Gore (2000), the United States Supreme Court ruled that

although a recount was legal, the same (or more precise) standards for evaluating ballots would have to be applied in all counties

Because Bushʹs lead over Gore in the initial count was less than one-tenth of one percent, Florida law mandated

an automatic recount.

Californiaʹs Proposition 209, which intended to end affirmative action programs in the state, is an example of

an initiative.

Californiaʹs famous Proposition 13, in which voters frustrated by a lack of action by their legislature forced an issue on the ballot and voted to limit the rise in property taxes, was an example of

an initiative.

People with higher than average education

are more likely to vote than people of lower educational levels.

People are more likely to vote for all of the following reasons EXCEPT if they

believe that some policies of one party are balanced by other policies of the other party.

The initiative petition

enables voters to put proposed legislation on the ballot.

The nearly two centuries of American electoral history has been characterized by

expansion of the right to vote.

The electoral college was originally established in order to

give the nationʹs elite the power to choose the president and vice president rather than the people directly

While the threat of electoral punishment constrains policymakers, it also helps to increase generalized support for

government and its powers.

Those largely indifferent to the results of an election, but who decide to vote anyway to show support for democratic government are called ________ voters.

guilt-driven

Which of the following characteristics would make one more likely to vote in an election?

having a college degree

The impact of the Motor Voter Act of 1993 was evidenced in

higher registration and lower turnout in 1996 and 2000.

Among the states that allow voter registration at the polls on election day, voter turnout rates are

higher than in other states.

Of the following, which is the most direct form of democracy?

initiative

Which of these is the least important dimension of a candidateʹs image?

intelligence

Research by Rosenberg and McCafferty discovered that

it is possible to manipulate a candidateʹs appearance in a way that affects votersʹ choices.

Which of the following functions do elections LEAST serve?

making and coordinating public policy

Many voters have come to feel that they no longer need the parties to guide their electoral choices because

modern technology makes it possible for them to evaluate and make their own decisions about the candidates.

Compared to other countries, the United States holds ________ elections for various offices.

more

The greater oneʹs sense of political efficacy, the

more likely one is to vote.

Compared to other industrialized democracies, the United States has a ________ voter turnout

much lower

Voter turnout in the United States is much lower than in other countries in part because

of the unique American requirement of voter registration.

Political efficacy refers to the belief that

ordinary people can influence the government.

A voter supporting a candidate based specifically on comparing the candidateʹs stances on the issues of abortion rights, health care, and government aid to education to the voterʹs own preferences on such issues is an example of

policy voting.

Voter registration procedures were adopted around the turn of the century as a means to

prevent corruption associated with stuffing ballot boxes.

As the right to vote has been extended,

proportionately fewer of those eligible have chosen to vote

A major reason cited for Americaʹs level of voter turnout compared to other industrialized countries is

registration is more cumbersome in the United States.

The Motor Voter Act of 1993

requires states to register individuals to vote when they apply for, or renew, their driverʹs license.

In ________, incumbents who provide desired results are rewarded; those who fail to do so are punished.

retrospective voting

When President Herbert Hoover and the Republicans were crushed in the election of 1932, voters were responding to the severity of the Great Depression under Hooverʹs presidency by

retrospective voting.

The mandate theory of elections

says that people vote for candidates because they want them to carry out certain policies.

The ʺelectorsʺ in the electoral college are

selected by state parties, usually as a reward for faithful service to the party over the years.

The election of 1896 left a legacy of a political alignment that endured for several decades, wherein

the Democrats won the South and West, while the Republicans won in the more populous Northeast and Midwest.

If no candidate receives an electoral college majority,

the House of Representatives chooses among the top three electoral vote winners.

Daniel Smith argues that initiatives typically stem from

the actions of a dedicated policy entrepreneur.

In the 2004 election, John Kerry won votes among those most concerned with

the economy, health care, and education.

Legitimacy in terms of American elections means

the election is nearly unanimously accepted as a fair and free method to select political leaders.

The mandate theory of elections is the idea that

the election winner has authorization from the voters to carry out his or her promised policies.

The presidential election of 1800 was

the first transition of power between parties accomplished by votersʹ ballots in the history of the world.

Studies have shown that during the 1960s and 1970s,

the hold of the parties on voters eroded substantially.

The greater the policy differences between the candidates

the more likely voters will be able to steer government policies by their choices

Electors in the electoral college meet in their states in December (following the November general election) to officially cast their ballots, then mail their votes to

the vice president.

According to exit polls, ________ was a major reason voters selected Bush in 2004

the war on terrorism

The mandate theory of elections is most often cited as the proper way to view elections by

the winning candidate.

In the 1800 election presidential candidates were nominated by

their partiesʹ elected representatives in Congress.

Highly educated individuals are more likely to vote because

they see more policy differences between candidates.

Anthony Downsʹ theory of rational voting behavior predicts that people will vote if they

think one party will give them more policy benefits than the other.

Voter registration was begun around the turn of the twentieth century

to make elections more ethical

Largely to prevent corruption associated with stuffing ballot boxes, states adopted ________ around the turn of the twentieth century.

voter registration

Elections have a tendency to expand the scope of government because

voters like to feel that they are sending a message to government to accomplish something.

Political scientists tend to focus on each of the following major elements of votersʹ decisions EXCEPT

votersʹ ideology and world view.

A referendum is an election

whereby voters are given the chance to approve or disapprove some legislative act or constitutional amendment.

Except in Maine and Nebraska, the electoral college system operates in each state on the principle of allocating electoral votes on the basis of

winner-take-all.

The group of people with the lowest voter turnout rate is

young people.