American gov exam 3

The boundaries of legislative districts in the United States are to be redrawn every ________ years.

10

In order to win the presidency, a candidate must win

270 electoral college votes

________ are independent, nonprofit groups that receive and distribute funds to influence the nomination, election, and/or defeat of a candidate.

527 committee

The average U.S. House district currently has roughly ________ people.

700,000

The electoral college is

A group of people named by each state legislature to select the president and vice president

A referendum is the

the practice of referring a proposed law passed by a legislature to the vote of the electorate for approval or rejection

Which of the following is the best definition of redistricting?

the process or redrawing electoral districts every 10 years

Which party system saw the formation of the Republican party out of the remnants of the Whig party and had conflicts over slavery as one of the dominant political issues?

third party system or democratic party?

"Dark money" comes from

undisclosed donors

The first party system was characterized by conflict between the ________ and the ________.

Federalists; Jeffersonian Republicans

Who was the last Republican presidential candidate to win the popular vote in U.S. elections?

George W Bush

A procedure that allows voters to remove state officials from office before their terms expire is called a

Recall Election

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

Referendum

which of the following statements best describes the representation of women and minorities in the U.S. Congress?

Representation of women and minorities has increased during the past two decades, but is not comparable to their proportions in the general population.

Support for the Republican Party currently comes from the

South and Mountain West

Which statement about party identification in the United States is most accurate?

The number of people identifying as Democrats has outnumbered Republican identifiers for a long time.

The Heritage Foundation and Human Rights Watch are best categorized as

Think tanks

In the Senate, the most senior leadership role is ________. In the House, the most senior leadership role is ________.

U.S. vice president, speaker of the house

The Jeffersonian Republicans were best known for their support of

a week national government with the states retaining most powers

When Richard Nixon employed his "southern strategy," he

appealed to disaffected white voters in the South.

During the late 1840s and early 1850s, both the Democratic and Whig parties were divided by

conflicts over slavery

Which list of issue positions is most likely to be supported by the national leadership of the Democratic Party?

expanding funding for education, public spending for infrastructure, and raising taxes on the wealthy and corporations

Emerging in the late 1780s, America's first two political parties were the

federalist and the Jeffersonian Republicans

A closed or an open rule refers to congressional provisions regarding

floor debate on a bill.

National party conventions are held every

four years and attended by delegates from all 50 states.

________ involves intentionally manipulating district boundaries to unfairly advantage one party over the other.

gerrymandering

Which of the following is an "outsider" strategy?

grassroots mobilization

Which list of issue positions is most likely to be supported by the national leadership of the Republican Party?

maintaining high levels of military spending, instituting tax relief for upper-income voters, and reducing corporate taxes

During midterm elections, voters are selecting ________.

members of Congress

An advertisement emailed only to evangelical Christian voters about a Democratic candidate's support for abortion would be an example of

micro-targeting

The political party that holds fewer seats in the Senate than any other party is known as the

minority party

Which of the following groups is most likely to affiliate with the Republican Party?

old white voters

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

open primary

A party's ________ contains its philosophy, principles, and policy positions.

paltform

An election where the winner is the person who receives the most votes, regardless of the percentage of votes received, is called a ________ system.

plurality

The three most important tasks accomplished at a party's national convention are nominating the party's

presidential and vice presidential candidates, drafting the partys campaign platform, and writing state level ballot initiatives

A filibuster allows members of the Senate to

prevent a vote on a bill by speaking continuously on the floor.

In order for a political party to select a candidate to run in the general election, it holds a(n)

primary election

In a ________ election, voters choose the nominees for their parties. In a ________ election, voters choose who they want to be officeholders.

primary, general

In an iron triangle, the interest group

provides campaign contributions to members of Congress and lobbies for larger administrative agency budgets.

The National Conference of State Legislatures is a good example of a

public-sector interest group.

The primary function of a PAC is to

raise campaign funds to support favored candidates

A(n) ________is the practice of referring a proposed law passed by the legislature to a vote. A(n) ________ is a proposed law or policy change that is placed on the ballot by citizens or interest groups for a vote.

referendum, ballot initative

During the 1980s, the Republicans added ________ to their coalition.

religious conservatives and working-class whites

What does the Democrats recent change reorder of its 2024 presidential primary entails

replacing Iowa with South Carolina in the leadoff spot as part of a major shake-up meant to empower Black and other minority voters critical to its base of support.

After the Civil War, African American men were more likely to vote for which party?

republican

The Help America Vote Act of 2003

required state governments to use computerized voter registration databases.

When an American voter supports only one party's candidates, he or she is said to be voting a ________ ticket.

sTRAIGHT

In a proportional representation electoral system

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

Political parties hold primary elections or caucuses in order to

select a single candidate to represent the party in the general election.

What issue led to the demise of the Whig Party?

slavery

Third parties in the United States typically represent

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

If a citizen votes for a Republican for president and a Democrat for senator, he or she has engaged in

split-ticket voting

What is partisanship?

strong allegiance to one's own political party, often leading to unwillingness to compromise with members of the opposing party

Men are more likely than women to prioritize economic and national security issues. Women are more likely to prioritize healthcare and education issues. The difference in who men and women tend to vote for is known as

the gender gap

In the context of elections and national conventions, what is a delegate?

A person appointed or elected to represent others

Which was a popular campaign slogan during the 2020 Presidential Campaign

Make America Great Again- Trump, Our Best Days Still Lie Ahead- Biden

________ is the practice of tailoring campaign messages to individuals in small, homogenous groups.

Micro-targeting

This organization which started in the 1980s tracks money in U.S. politics and its effect on elections and public policy and has a website?

OpenSecrets

Under a system of ranked-choice voting

a candidate is declared the winner if he or she wins a majority of first-place votes.

A runoff election is most likely to occur in which kind of electoral system?

a majority system

In Congress, the term whip refers to

a party member in the House or Senate responsible for coordinating the party's legislative strategy, building support for key issues, and counting votes

What is a general election?

a regular election of candidates for office, as opposed to a primary election.

In a roll-call vote,

a vote in which each legislator's yes or no vote is recorded as the clerk calls the names of the members alphabetically

Imagine that you are one of the Framers of the Constitution and want to design a legislature with two chambers. Which type of legislature would that be?

bicameral legislature

How can Congress override a president's veto?

by passing the act by a two-thirds vote in both the House and the Senate.

Early presidential primaries and caucuses are more important because they

can help a candidate secure media attention and financial support.

Both 527 committees and 501(c)(4)s

can spend unlimited amounts on political advocacy as long as their efforts are not coordinated with those of any candidate's campaign.

Since the 1930s, most African Americans have identified as

democratic

When Nancy Pelosi became Speaker of the House in 2018, her selection was made by the

democratic party

The two major parties in the United States during the 1830s and 1840s were the ________ and the ________.

democrats , whigs

All of the following are responsibilities of a party's national committee EXCEPT

determining committee assignments for members of Congress.

One of the earliest activities in which party workers engage once the general election campaign begins is

ensuring that citizens are registered to vote.

The Christian Coalition is a(n) ________ group.

ideological

Despite the strength of the Republican Party in the South, Democrats have been able to retain some southern congressional seats due to the

increased black voter participation in the South and The 1965 Voting Rights Act had greatly

The first caucus in the presidential primary campaign is held in ________, while the first primary election in the presidential primary campaign is held in ________.

iowa, New Hampshire

The Teamsters and the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) are examples of ________ groups.

labor

The legalization of same-sex marriage in Obergefell v. Hodges illustrates the impact

that an interest group can have through a litigation strategy