Transcript CHAPTER 12 AND 13 REVIEW

CHAPTER 11, 12, 13 and 15
REVIEW
UNIT II: Elections, Media, Public
Opinion, and Political Parties
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The concept of “critical elections” is
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The electoral college process
Elections during wartime
The nomination process
Economic recession
Party realignment
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Which of the following statements
about gerrymandering are true?
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It has been banned by Supreme
Court decisions beginning with
Baker v. Carr
It was used traditionally to
maintain urban control of the
House of Representatives
It can be used by a political
party to draw boundary lines to
control as many districts as
possible
It guarantees greater
constituency control over
elected representatives.
It ensures liberal control of the
House of Representatives
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One reason for the persistence of a
two-party system in the United
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a. The lack of divisive issues in United
States politics
b. The separation of powers
c. The single-member district electoral
system
d. The lack of a strong labor movement
e. Low voter turnout in most elections
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In 1796, a flaw discovered within
the electoral college resulted in
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a. No vice president being chosen
b. A president and vice president of
different political parties
c. A president who was chosen by the
Senate
d. A president was elected without a
majority vote in the popular election
e. A tie in the Electoral College
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Which of the following statements
is true of congressional incumbents
who run for reelection?
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Incumbent senators are more likely to be reelected
than are incumbent members of the House of
Representatives
Incumbents are prohibited by law from spending mor
on their reelection campaigns than their challengers
spend
Incumbents have a greater advantage over
challengers because they are better known and can
raise campaign funds more easily.
Since the 1994 election, the majority of congressiona
incumbents have failed in their reelection attempts.
Most incumbents who run for reelection are 15
unopposed in the general election.
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The boundary lines of
congressional districts must be
redrawn every 10 years to
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a. Reflect population shifts indicated by the
national census
b. Guarantee the turnover of the majority of
congressional seats
c. Make sure each state’s congressional
delegation exactly mirrors its residents’ party
affiliations
d. Determine which party’s leader will be named
Speaker of the House
e. Increase the number of female and minority
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members of Congress
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The first tie in the Electoral College
in 1800 left the election of the
president to whom?
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House of Representatives
Senate
Supreme Court
Office of Management and Budget
White House
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The two party system in the United
States
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Was established in the Bill of Rights
Was established by the Supreme Court
Is not mentioned in the Constitution
Gave way to minor parties in the 1800s
Became the official political system in
the United States in the early 1900s
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In recent years, states have chosen
early dates for their primaries,
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Influence peddling
Gerrymandering
Frontloading
Fish mongering
Primary staging
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Which of the following is most
frequently reported in the media
during a presidential election
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a. Results from public opinion polls that indicate
which candidates are most likely to win
b. The official platforms of each of the major
political parties
c. Financial strategies and management of the
campaigns
d. Comparisons of candidates’ positions on
foreign and domestic policy issues
e. Information about candidates’ experience in
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government and record in office
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Which of the following is a result
of the electoral college system?
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a. The winner of the presidency often lacks a
majority of the popular vote
b. Candidates focus on one-party states in which
they can win most of the electoral votes
c. The House of Representatives frequently
chooses the President from the top three
candidates
d. Candidates focus on the states with the larges
populations
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candidates emphasize television advertising
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Congressional district
boundaries are usually redrawn
every ten years by the
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Bureau of the Census
State legislatures
President
House Rules Committee
Federal Election Commission
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Which of the following statements
about voting behavior in the United
States is correct?
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a. College graduates are more likely to vote than are
those who have at most a high school diploma
b. Voters under the age of 25 are more likely to vote tha
are those in any other age group
c. Registration requirements have no significant effect o
voter turnout
d. Since 1920, the proportion of women who have votes
approximately the same as the proportion of men who
have voted
e. During the 20th century, the proportion of African
Americans who voted was approximately the same as
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Of the following, the most important
role in the political socializatino of
children is played by
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Their peer groups
Their places of worship
The family
The media
The school
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The term “horse-race
journalism” refers to the
tendency of the media to
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a. Cover Congress by focusing on
committee chairs rather than on the work
of the committees
b. Cover campaigns by emphasizing the
relative standings of candidates in the
polls rather than the issues they discuss
c. Cover politics by concentrating on
scandal and corruption
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than to cooperate in gathering news
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Which of the following is NOT and
explanation for low voter turnout?
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Registration requirements
Low political efficacy among many voter
Laws protecting minority voting rights
Frequent elections at the state and loca
levels
e. Weekday elections
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