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Electorate III
Test Description: Electorate Part III
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The constitutional qualifications for the office of president include all of the following EXCEPT
A
14-year resident of U.S.
B
50 years of age
C
naturalized or native born citizen
D
registered voter
2) Which of the following characteristics is NOT descriptive of a professional campaign?
A
increased use of volunteers
B
increased costs of campaign
C
paid political consultant
D
increased length of campaign
3) The purpose of the Federal Election Commission is to
A
limit soft money in campaigns
B
oversee and enforce the provisions of the 1974 Federal Election Campaign Act.
C
scrutinize and attempt to discover loopholes in the 1974 Act
D
create an aura of good feeling in federal elections
4) Front-loading of presidential primaries refers to the practice of
A
using an early negative attack campaign
B
moving presidential primary elections to the early part of the campaign.
C
using the national convention to select the candidate
D
spending massive sums of money on the first primary
5) The framers of the constitution established the Electoral College because they wanted
A
only candidates for president and vice-president who had graduated from the Electoral College
B
to ensure the general population would have an opportunity to directly vote for president
C
the political parties to be able to control the selection of president and vice-president
D
the choice of president to be made by a few dispassionate, reasonable men
6) The major parties are not in favor of eliminating the Electoral College because
A
the major party candidates would not receive as much public funding
B
the masses are not capable of making this important decision
C
the electors are always in fluential party members, who might be offended
D
they fear it would give minor parties a more influential role in the election outcome
7) The form of ballot that encourages straight-ticket voting is the
A
party-column ballot
B
office-block ballot
C
open ballot
D
closed ballot
8) Which statement is correct with respect to age as a factor in voting?
A
younger voters have more enthusiasm for voting than older voters
B
turnout increases the older the age group until the age of 65-74
C
age is not a significant factor in voting
D
voting peaks wtih 35-44 age group
9) The Rational Ignorance Effect refers to
A
campaign spending
B
the reason people do not vote
C
the reason people vote
D
the voter registration process
10) Which of the following classes of people do have the right to vote?
A
noncitizens
B
convicted felons
C
disabled citizens
D
current prison inmates
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