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Question 1 (10 points)
Some of the factors that affect the outcome of the presidential general election are largely beyond the candidates’ control. Which of the following is a factor that is within the candidates’ control?
Question 1 options:
| The vote choice of party identifiers—those who think of themselves as Republicans or Democrats. | |
| The issues that are uppermost in voters’ minds. | |
| The allocation of resources among various activities, such as spending on TV ads and the targeting of particular groups. | |
| The level of voter turnout on Election Day. |
Question 2 (10 points)
The current system of selecting presidential nominees, which was adopted in 1972, differs from the previous system in that:
Question 2 options:
| candidates must now appeal directly to the voters rather than seeking to win the nomination through the support of party leaders | |
| money is now less important in the nominating phase of the campaign than it was before 1972. | |
| national convention delegates are now chosen on a state-by-state basis | |
| national convention delegates are now chosen on different dates as opposed to the same date, which was the method prior to 1972. |
Question 3 (10 points)
Which activity is NOT part of the invisible primary?
Question 3 options:
| Candidates’ efforts to boost their standing in candidate preference polls. | |
| Candidates’ efforts to attract media attention | |
| Candidates’ efforts to raise campaign funds. | |
| Candidates’ efforts to accumulate convention delegates through victories in state primaries and caucuses |
Question 4 (10 points)
In the presidential general election, which states are the targets of the candidates’ campaign efforts?
Question 4 options:
| States that have the largest media markets. | |
| States that the candidate’s party has usually won. | |
| States that have the largest populations. | |
| States where polls show the candidates are most closely matched. |
Question 5 (10 points)
In the article, “Donald Trump Will Dramatically Realign America,” it is argued that there are two different visions of the Republican party today. One vision is the nationalist, populist and isolationist vision. The other is the
Question 5 options:
| big government, closed market, isolationist vision | |
| liberal outlook on guns and transgender rights | |
| small government, free market, international vision | |
| liberal outlook on gay rights and abortion |
Question 6 (10 points)
Competitive political parties typically emerge when a country adopts a democratic form of government. What’s the primary reason for this tendency?
Question 6 options:
| Parties serve people’s need to act collectively—by providing people a means of concentrating their votes, parties enable ordinary citizens to influence government | |
| The establishment of democracy is accompanied by the writing of a new constitution that mandates the establishment of parties. | |
| Election campaigns would be uninteresting if there were no parties competing for power. | |
| Ethnic groups within a country have a natural power base that leads each group to form its party once free to do so. |
Question 7 (10 points)
A major change in party activity in the South since the 1960s is
Question 7 options:
| the emergence of a viable third party. | |
| a steep decline in voter turnout | |
| a decline in the level of two-party competition in state and local elections. | |
| a switch from support of Democratic candidates to support of Republican candidates in presidential and congressional elections. |
Question 8 (10 points)
The most recent party realignment is a result of the reinforcing effect of racial, social, and federal power issues. One effect is party polarization. How has this polarization affected candidates’ election strategies?
Question 8 options:
| Republican and Democratic candidates trend to position themselves closest to the median voter. | |
| Republican and Democratic candidates tend to position themselves farther from the political center than they did during the pre-polarization period. | |
| Republican and Democratic candidates tend to position themselves in virtually the same way as they did during the pre-polarization period. | |
| Republican and Democratic candidates tend to position themselves closer to the political center than they did during the pre-polarization period. |
Question 9 (10 points)
The U.S. and European election systems differ in which of the following ways?
Question 9 options:
| The United States has a ranked voter choice system at the fedeal level whereas most European countries have a single-member district plurality system | |
| Most European democracies have primaries whereas the United States does not | |
| The United States has a PR (proportional representation system) whereas most European countries have a SMDP (single-member district plurality system) | |
| The U.S. has primary elections whereas most European democracies do not. |
Question 10 (10 points)
Divided government occurs when the
Question 10 options:
| when the president is of a different party from the majority of governors in the 50 states | |
| when the president in unable to pick member of the Supreme Court | |
| when the president is of a different party from a majority of the 50 state legislative chambers. | |
| when the president is of a different party from the majority of members in either chamber of the Congress |
