unit 5
Which of the following statements is reflected in the data in the chart?
Among registered voters, there was a steep increase in social media usage to follow political figures across all age groups and party affiliations.
Which of the following is an accurate comparison of congressional and presidential campaigns?
Are conducted at six-year intervals Are conducted every four years
Which of the following statements best summarizes the Supreme Court's opinion?
As long as a citizen can cast a temporary vote to be checked later, the citizen need not prove his or her identity on Election Day.
Which of the following is a consequence of candidate-centered campaigns?
Candidates ability to appeal to voters can outweigh the importance of experience and policy positions.
Which of the following Supreme Court cases is most relevant to the topic of the cartoon?
Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission (2010)
Based on this passage, which of the following statements would Clinton most likely agree?
Congress should pass a law eliminating the Electoral College.
Which of the following provides the most accurate explanation of how consumer-driven media increases partisan polarization?
Consumer-driven media reinforces existing political biases in individuals.
Which of the following best describes the message in the political cartoon?
Contributions from special interests have undermined fair and competitive political campaigns.
Which of the following important functions of democracy would most likely be more difficult without political parties?
Educating the public about upcoming elections
Which of the following is a potential consequence of the trend illustrated in the bar chart?
Elected officials and candidates running for office are increasingly using social media to reach out to voters and constituents.
Which of the following is an accurate comparison of challengers and incumbents?
Have generally fewer resources than incumbents Use the tools of their office to help support their candidacy
Based on the infographic, which of the following strategies would a group seeking to increase turnout likely pursue? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY!
Hold a voter registration drive in public high schools Lobby state legislatures to overturn voter-ID legislation
Which of the following is an accurate comparison of winner-take-all voting districts and proportional voting districts?
Limits the promotion of the views of citizens who voted for second and third-place candidates Allots seats or government positions relative to party's success in an election
Which of the following is an accurate conclusion based on a comparison of the trends in the line graph above and your knowledge of voter behavior?
More citizens vote in presidential elections because there is more media coverage of presidential elections than midterm elections.
Which of the following portrays an accurate example of horse race media coverage?
News media outlets report the results of public opinion polls that show the relative popularity of presidential candidates.
Which type of primary election provides the greatest choice for voters?
Open primary
Which of the following aspects of the Constitution did the Supreme Court follow in letting states implement the policy referred to in the opinion?
States have the autonomy to run all state and federal elections
Which of the following statements best summarizes candidate Hillary Clinton's argument?
The Electoral College system impedes citizen participation.
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
In 2002, Congress passed the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act in an effort to regulate campaign finance by limiting the ability of corporations and unions to spend their general treasury funds on election communication. In 2010, the Supreme Court invalidated this provision of the act. Which of the following statements accurately describes the majority decision of the case?
The first amendment allows corporations and unions to make independent expenditures regarding candidates for office.
Which of the following best illustrates the concept of iron triangles?
The long-term relationships between agencies, congressional committees, and interest groups in specific policy areas
A nonprofit advocacy group seeks to block an expensive subsidy to what it believes is an environmentally destructive project. Which of the following accurately depicts the free-rider problem in this scenario?
The public can expect to reap the benefits of blocking the subsidy without making any contribution to the nonprofit group.
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 best describes a trend in the line graph above?
Voter turnout in midterm elections generally decreased between 1966 and 2014.
Based on the infographic, which of the following claims would an opponent of state voter-ID laws most likely make?
Voter-ID laws are likely to decrease turnout among African American voters because they are less likely to have government-issued IDs.