American Government Chapter 11 Quizzes

exaggeration simplicity and symbolism repetition

A staple of political advertising is ______.

money given directly to candidates, which is regulated, and money spent outside of the candidate's campaign, which generally is unregulated

Broadly speaking, campaign finance operates through two parallel systems:

true

Campaign messages are often chosen opportunistically, rather than thought out well in advance.

that electing one candidate will produce a better outcome in some relevant sense than electing another candidate

Casting a vote is making a prediction about the future

made easier by party labels because the typical positions of Republicans and Democrats differ in predictable ways on many issues

Issue voting is

true

Party labels provide useful information for performance voting so voters can easily vote for the in-party when the voter thinks the government is doing well and vote for the out-party when the voter thinks the government is doing badly.

getting people to agree on an action even in the absence of agreement on the purposes of the action

Pluralist politics is all about building coalitions, which means

raised the cost of participation for poor and minority voters

Prior to the 2012 election, more than a dozen states adopted a requirement that voters show a picture ID at the polls, which

did not effectively extend the vote to African Americans

The Civil War amendments did which of the following?

true

The basic necessities of any campaign are a candidate, a message, and a way to inform voters about both.

party identification

The best single predictor of how someone will vote in federal elections is ______.

false

The most important information shortcut voters use to make predictions is the candidates' recorded policy positions.

false

The most recent expansion of voting rights lowered the voting age of citizens to 18 years through the Motor Voter Act.

true

The ultimate barrier to a more egalitarian campaign finance system is the First Amendment to the Constitution as it is currently interpreted by the Supreme Court.

false

Turnout in midterm elections generally is higher for the least educated, who don't realize the futility of voting.

false

Universal suffrage for women was achieved in the 19th century with the passage of the 15th amendment.

true

Elections create strong links between public opinion and government action in the United States.

true

Voters who coalesce around causes such as gun control or gun rights are examples of single-issue voters.

These ideas arrived with the settlers from England, and many of the suffrage restrictions survived the Revolution.

Which of the following is true about the practices of selecting leaders by ballot and limiting suffrage?

"The economy, stupid"

______ was a sign put up by Bill Clinton's campaign manager in 1992 to keep focus on the campaign's most powerful message.