homework 10
Which of the following set groups such as 527s and 501(c)(4)s apart from more traditional campaign finance groups such as political action committees?
-These groups are not subject to the spending limits of the Bipartisan Campaign Finance Reform Act -These groups cannot coordinate directly with campaigns
When is party identification most likely to influence a person's vote choice?
-when that person is voting on state legislative candidates -when that person knows little about the candidates -when that person is unfamiliar with the issues
Since America's Founding, candidates for president have been nominated using a variety of methods. Put the following nomination methods in order from earliest in American history to the most recent.
1. Congressional "king Caucus" 2. Delegates chosen by state party leaders 3. delegates chosen by primaries and caucuses
Order the political candidates on their likelihood of attracting campaign donations from interest groups from most likely to least likely.
1. Incumbent members of majority party 2. Incumbent member of minority party 3. Challenger candidate from majority party 4. Challenger candidate from minority party
Which of the following statements are correct regarding the stability of party identification?
1. Individuals rarely change their party identification 2. Looking at the electoral as a whole, party identification is stable.
Direct democracy allows voters the opportunity to directly translate their preferences into government policy. Match the following characteristics of direct democracy to their respective form—ballot initiatives or referenda.
Ballot Initiatives: Allow citizens to place proposed laws directly on ballot Referenda: State legislatures refers laws to voters for popular vote; present in 50 states Ballot initiatives allow citizens the chance to bypass the legislature in enacting laws. 24 states provide ballot initiatives, which allow citizens to circulate petitions to place a proposed law directly on a ballot. A legislative referendum is offered by all 50 states and occurs when the state legislature refers a law to the voters for a popular vote.
Match the U.S. Supreme Court case to the effect it had on campaign spending.
McCutcheon et al. v. FEC (2014): removed limits on individuals' campaign contributions Citizens United v. FEC (2010): government could not restrict independent expenditures by corporations Buckley v. Valeo (1974): introduced idea that campaign contributions count as speech
who won the electoral vote in the 2016 election? Who won the popular vote?
Trump = electoral Clinton = popular
In the United States, which levels of government are most responsible for administering elections?
county, state, and city governments In the United States, the responsibility of running elections is decentralized. state and local governments bear the responsibility of running elections in the United States.
What is the first step in a campaign for an aspiring presidential candidate?
forming exploratory committee
Ballot initiatives influence political behavior. Which of the following characteristics are correct regarding citizens in states with ballot initiatives?
higher levels of turnout, More knowledge about politics
Maria is deciding whether to vote to re-elect a sitting president or to vote for the other party's challenger. She decides to engage in retrospective voting. As a retrospective voter, she might consider which of the following?
how the economy did during the president's previous term in office
Relative to campaigns in the nineteenth century, today's campaigns require - effort by campaign workers and - campaign money.
less, more
which type of campaign is grassroot vs mass media campaign?
local campaign-grassroots campaign organizationally driven-grassroots campaign statewide campaign-mass media campaign money-intensive-mass media campaign
Winners of _______ elections go on to face each other in the _________ election.
primary, general
One advantage digital media has over traditional media concerning campaigns is its low cost.
true
As of the start of 2017, there will be a - government with the - controlling the presidency and the - controlling Congress.
unified, republicans, republicans
