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Which of the following scenarios is most closely related to the Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010) ?
A labor union spends millions of dollars to independently run negative advertisements about a presidential candidate shortly before the election.
Which of the following statements is true regarding political advertisements in 2012 based on the information graphic?
Few advertisements appealed to positive emotions.
The advantages of incumbency in congressional elections include which of the following?
Incumbents receive more campaign contributions than do challengers and Incumbents are able to provide important services for individual voters
All of the following contribute to the success of incumbent members of Congress in election campaigns EXCEPT:
Incumbents tend to understand national issues better than do their challengers.
Which of the following best describes the difference between an open and closed primary?
Only voters who register as members of a political party may vote in that party's closed primary, while independents and others may be eligible to vote in open primaries.
Which of the following is the most important influence on the choice made by voters in presidential elections?
Partisan identification
How is a president chosen when none of the candidates receives a majority of the electoral college vote?
The House chooses a new president by a majority vote of its state delegations.
Which of the following best explains why the winner of a presidential election usually claims to have a mandate from voters?
The allocation of electoral votes in the winner-take-all system exaggerates the margin of victory.
If voters are acting according to the retrospective model of voting, which of the following will be the most important consideration in their decision?
The effect of recent economic conditions on the voters
Considering all elections at all levels of government, which of the following best describes electoral behavior in the United States?
The majority of the electorate does not vote in most elections.
Which of the following best describes César Chávez' view on the use of violence versus nonviolence?
The use of nonviolent actions allows more people to be involved in the movement and effect change.
Critics of the winner-take-all aspect of the electoral college are most likely to make which of the following arguments?
The winner-take-all system of the electoral college encourages presidential candidates to focus their time and effort disproportionately on battleground states with larger populations.
Which of the following is NOT a way in which the federal government regulates campaigns?
by prohibitions on negative advertising
When contributing to congressional campaigns, political action committees (PACs) are most likely to contribute to
incumbents of both major parties
Political parties serve which of the following functions in the United States?
informing the public about political issues, Mobilizing voters and getting them to the polls, Organizing diverse interests within society
The concept of "critical elections" is most closely associated with
party realignment
When party members meet to nominate a candidate for office, they participate in which of the following?
caucus
Which of the following is a type of primary election that requires registration as a party affiliate to vote?
closed
An election in which there is a significant shift in the bases of electoral support from one political party to another is called a
realigning election
Senator Hoffman is campaigning for reelection in her state. Her campaign message emphasizes how the policies she has supported have benefited her constituents. She has spotlighted job creation and an overall improvement in the standard of living in the state in the past six years. Senator Hoffman is hoping to appeal to which of the following voting behavior models?
retrospective voting
The process known as front-loading refers to
the tendency of states to choose an early date on the primary calendar