9. Some industries like oil and gas companies largely support candidates. A) Democrats B) Republicans C) Libertarians D) Independent candidates

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1 Name: Date: 1. is the constitutional clause that delegates control of elections to the state governments. A) Time, place, and manner clause B) Time and place clause C) Time clause D) Election clause 2. House members are chosen every years. A) two B) four C) six D) eight 3. Senators are chosen every years. A) two B) four C) six D) eight 4. Presidential elections occur every years. A) two B) four C) six D) eight 5. On the first after the first Monday in November of every even-numbered year, we elect all House members and a third of the Senate. A) Monday B) Tuesday C) Wednesday D) Thursday 6. Polls consistently show overwhelming majorities want to reduce the role of in U.S. elections. A) mud-slinging B) scandal C) money

2 D) character 7. The Institute for Justice and the American Civil Liberties Union argue that donating to campaigns is a form of. A) political manipulation B) political expression C) protected speech D) free speech 8. Labor unions tend to financially back (by a ten-to-one margin, in recent elections). A) Democrats B) Republicans C) Libertarians D) Independent candidates 9. Some industries like oil and gas companies largely support candidates. A) Democrats B) Republicans C) Libertarians D) Independent candidates 10. The Supreme Court's ruling in effectively ended limits on the aggregate amount any person may donate to a political campaign. A) McCullough v. Maryland B) McCutcheon v. FCC C) Madison v. Marbury D) Citizens United v. FEC 11. is a form of fundraising in which an individual persuades others to donate large amounts that are then delivered together to a candidate or campaign. A) Packing B) Cracking C) Bundling D) Stuffing 12. A is an organization of at least fifty people, affiliated with an interest group that is permitted to make contributions to candidates for federal office. A) campaign trust committee

3 B) political trust committee C) super political action committee (PAC) D) political action committee (PAC) 13. In, the Supreme Court struck down laws limiting independent political spending by corporations and unions. A) McCullough v. Maryland B) Citizens United v. FEC C) Madison v. Marbury D) McCutcheon v. FCC 14. may raise unlimited sums from virtually any source business firms, unions, or individuals and spend as much as they like to openly support or oppose political candidates. A) 437 groups B) PACs C) Super PACs D) 527 groups 15. are organizations allowed to raise and spend unlimited amounts for issue advocacy but are forbidden to coordinate their efforts with any candidate or campaign. A) 527 groups B) 437 groups C) PACs D) Super PACs 16. Barack Obama was the first in forty-eight years to win a presidential race. A) vice president B) governor C) senator D) members of the House of Representatives 17. Seven have sought the White House in the last fifty years; all won their party's nomination, and three went on to win the presidency. A) vice presidents B) governors C) senators D) members of the House of Representatives

4 18. The last president to come directly out of the House of Representatives was. A) Andrew Jackson B) Lyndon B. Johnson C) Theodore Roosevelt D) Dwight D. Eisenhower 19. The first stage of a presidential campaign consists of the. A) party conventions B) nominating process C) primaries D) general election 20. The second stage of a presidential campaign consists of the. A) primaries B) general election C) party conventions D) nominating process 21. The third stage of a presidential campaign consists of the. A) party conventions B) primaries C) nominating process D) general election 22. Iowa and New Hampshire get the first crack at deciding each party's presidential nominee because. A) state officials are empowered to decide their own election calendars with the consent of the two parties B) Congress established this in 1792 C) the citizens of these two states voted this into law D) there was a lottery to decide the order of primaries in is the date on the primary calendar when the most states hold primaries and caucuses on the same day. A) Super Tuesday B) Super Election Day C) Super Primaries and Caucuses Day D) none of the above

5 24. refers to a system under which the winning candidate receives all the delegates for that state. A) Winner-take-all B) Proportional representation C) Demographic divide D) Basket balloting 25. Conventional political wisdom holds that candidates must run more to the to capture the nomination and then move to the for the general election. A) middle; extreme B) right; left C) left; right D) extreme; middle 26. Both parties require that a winning candidate amass a certain number of, assigned proportionately based on state population and loyalty to the party in the last election. A) electoral college votes B) convention delegates C) popular votes D) walk-on votes 27. A/An is a boost in the polls that lasts from a few days to several weeks. A) electoral spike B) electoral bounce C) primary push D) poll bump 28. refers to the tendency for members of Congress to win reelection in overwhelming numbers. A) Nepotism advantage B) Incumbency advantage C) Insider advantage D) none of the above 29. elections are those held between presidential elections, involving all seats in the House of Representatives, one-third of those in the Senate, thirty-six governorships, and other positions. A) County

6 B) Local C) State D) Midterm 30. refers to the reorganization of the boundaries of House districts, a process that follows the results of the U.S. census, taken every ten years. B) Reapportionment C) Gerrymandering 31. occurs when an election district is redrawn in a way that gives the advantage to the party in control of the state legislature. B) Reapportionment C) Gerrymander 32. is a technique for redrawing district lines in which all the like-minded voters are placed into one district. B) Reapportioning C) Gerrymandering 33. is a technique for redrawing district lines in which like-minded voters are spread out so that they form a minority in many districts. B) Reapportioning C) Gerrymandering 34. refers to a political system where individual candidates decide to run, raise their own money, and design their own strategy. A) Independent-centered elections B) Candidate-centered elections C) Individual-centered elections D) all of the above

7 35. refers to a seat in Congress without an incumbent running for reelection. A) Vacancy seat B) Open seat C) Incumbent opening seat D) Congressional seat Answer Key - Chpt 10 elections 1. A 2. A 3. C 4. B 5. B 6. C 7. D 8. A 9. B 10. B 11. C 12. D 13. B 14. C 15. A 16. C 17. A 18. A 19. B 20. C 21. D 22. A 23. A 24. A 25. D 26. B 27. B 28. B 29. D 30. B 31. C 32. D 33. A 34. B 35. B