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Voting And Elections Vol I
Test Description: AP US GoPo
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which of the following trends most accurately captures the changing nature of presidential elections?
A
States are increasingly more likely to use caucuses rather than primary elections.
B
States are increasingly selecting later dates on the primary calendar.
C
States are increasingly more likely to use primary elections rather than caucuses.
D
Democrats have become more likely to use winner-take-all primaries.
2) In presidential elections, a swing state is a state
A
in which one side has taken a large lead.
B
where either candidate has a chance to win.
C
where a third party has made a major push.
D
that has been “written off” by the campaign organization.
3) Which of the following is the main benefit of ballot measures?
A
Legislatures tackle contentious issues that are important to the state.
B
If enacted, ballot measures can never be repealed.
C
Ballot measures do not require additional funding.
D
Voters can participate in public policy decisions.
4) The Democrats have lost their once strong hold on all of the following EXCEPT
A
blacks.
B
Catholics
C
southerners
D
union members
5) This is equal to the number of representatives and senators from the states, plus three votes from Washington, D.C.
A
Electoral College
B
poll tax
C
Party nominating convention
D
U. S. House of Representatives
6) What majority of the electoral vote is need in order to be declared the winner?
A
270
B
538
C
100
D
435
7) Which of the following provides voters the chance to directly approve or disapprove a legislative proposition?
A
An indirect primary.
B
A referendum.
C
An initiative.
D
A recall petition.
8) Some people argue that low voter turnout does not matter because
A
voters do not represent the interests of nonvoters.
B
nonvoters tend to be less well informed.
C
low voting rates delegitimize the political process.
D
low voting rates perpetuate racial imbalances within government.
9) How is a president chosen when none of the candidates receives a majority of the electoral college vote?
A
There is a national run-off election between the two candidates with the greatest number of electoral votes.
B
The election is ruled null and void and Congress appoints a new president.
C
The House chooses a new president by a majority vote of its state delegations.
D
The United States Supreme Court directly elects the president.
10) Usually the first crucial test of strength in a presidential campaign comes in
A
Michigan
B
the south
C
Iowa
D
New Hampshire
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