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Government CH 17
Test Description: Elections and Campaigns
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which legislation requires public disclosure of spending, bans interest group donations, and limits individual contributions to campaigns?
A
Pendleton Act
B
Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA)
C
Political Action Committee Act
D
Hatch Act
2) Which Executive agency enforces the rules established by the FECA?
A
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
B
Federal Election Commission (FEC)
C
Political Action Committees (PAC's)
D
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
3) What are organizations formed by interest groups or businesses to donate money to campaigns called?
A
nominating conventions
B
Political Parties
C
Political Action Committees (PAC's)
D
precincts
4) What do we use to select our president?
A
popular vote
B
proportional plan
C
electoral college
D
district plan
5) What is the proposed alternative to the Electoral college where electoral votes per state would be divided based on the proportion of the popular vote called?
A
Straight Party Ticket Plan
B
Proportional Vote Plan
C
Popular Vote Plan
D
District Vote Plan
6) How much of the electoral vote is needed in order to win the presidency
A
1/3
B
majority
C
1/2
D
plurality
7) How much of the popular vote within one state is needed to win all of that state's electoral votes? (In all states except Nebraska and Maine)
A
1/3
B
majority
C
1/2
D
plurality
8) Who won the popular vote in the 2000 Presidential Election?
A
Al Gore
B
Barack Obama
C
Bill Clinton
D
George Bush
9) How is the amount of electoral votes that each state gets determined?
A
representatives plus senators
B
senators plus governors
C
representatives plus governors
D
mayors plus governors
10) How many electoral votes does Missouri have
A
10
B
9
C
11
D
8
11) How many total electoral votes are there?
A
435
B
438
C
535
D
538
12) How many electoral votes constitute a majority?
A
270
B
170
C
269
D
218
13) Which state has the most electoral votes?
A
California
B
Florida
C
Texas
D
New York
14) Which amendment allows the House to decide the presidency if no candidate receives a majority of the votes?
A
12th
B
24th
C
23rd
D
11th
15) Which amendment allows Washington, D.C. to have three electoral votes for the Presidency?
A
23rd
B
12th
C
11th
D
24th
16) Which linkage institution that organizes campaigns to NOMINATE CANDIDATES?
A
Political Parties
B
Interest Groups
C
Precincts
D
Political Action Committees
17) Which is the main election in which an officeholder is selected?
A
caucus
B
essential election
C
primary election
D
general election
18) What is the purpose of primaries and caucuses?
A
to reform legislation
B
to narrow down each party's candidates to one
C
to select the office holder
D
to challenge existing laws
19) What might a candidate spend campaign contribution on?
A
bribing interest groups
B
hiring a private investigator
C
hiring a campaign manager
D
personal vacations
20) What are donations made directly to a political party for general purposes called?
A
precincts
B
bribes
C
hard money
D
soft money
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