Voting And Elections Vol I Question Preview (ID: 40397)


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Which of the following trends most accurately captures the changing nature of presidential elections?
a) Democrats have become more likely to use winner-take-all primaries.
b) States are increasingly more likely to use primary elections rather than caucuses.
c) States are increasingly selecting later dates on the primary calendar.
d) States are increasingly more likely to use caucuses rather than primary elections.

In presidential elections, a swing state is a state
a) where either candidate has a chance to win.
b) where a third party has made a major push.
c) in which one side has taken a large lead.
d) that has been “written off” by the campaign organization.

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a) z
b) z
c) z
d) z

The Democrats have lost their once strong hold on all of the following EXCEPT
a) union members
b) Catholics
c) blacks.
d) southerners

This is equal to the number of representatives and senators from the states, plus three votes from Washington, D.C.
a) poll tax
b) Party nominating convention
c) U. S. House of Representatives
d) Electoral College

What majority of the electoral vote is need in order to be declared the winner?
a) 538
b) 270
c) 100
d) 435

Which of the following provides voters the chance to directly approve or disapprove a legislative proposition?
a) An initiative.
b) An indirect primary.
c) A referendum.
d) A recall petition.

Some people argue that low voter turnout does not matter because
a) voters do not represent the interests of nonvoters.
b) low voting rates delegitimize the political process.
c) low voting rates perpetuate racial imbalances within government.
d) nonvoters tend to be less well informed.

How is a president chosen when none of the candidates receives a majority of the electoral college vote?
a) The election is ruled null and void and Congress appoints a new president.
b) The House chooses a new president by a majority vote of its state delegations.
c) The United States Supreme Court directly elects the president.
d) There is a national run-off election between the two candidates with the greatest number of electoral votes.

Usually the first crucial test of strength in a presidential campaign comes in
a) Michigan
b) the south
c) New Hampshire
d) Iowa

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