US GOVT EXAM 2

Which factor is most likely to lead to the incumbency advantage for a candidate?

Gerrymandering (manipulation) of a candidates district

A referendum I'm not purely direct democracy because the

government proposes something and the voters approve it

What unusual step did Oregon take to increase voter registration?

The stage automatically registers all citizens over eighteen to vote

Which of the following makes it easy for a citizen to register to vote?

National Voter Registration Act

Which of the following is a reason to make voter registration more difficult?

Decrease election fraud

If you wanted to prove the United States is suffering from low voter turnout, a calculation based on which population would yield the lowest voter turnout rate?

voting-age population

Why do parties prefer closed primaries to open primaries?

Closed primaries do not allow voters affiliated with other parties to vote, this keeping decision inside the party.

A state might hold a primary instead of a caucus because a primary is ________.

faster and has higher turnout

A candidate’s secret to controlling the media’s focus is

limiting what they can report on to carefully scripted events

Which of the following is a potential danger associated with open primaries?

the other party can "raid" the primary to vote for the least viable candidate.

What characterizes those most likely to vote in the next election?

over 45 years

While each state has two senators, members of the House are apportioned ________.

according to the state’s population

The process of redistricting can present problems for congressional representation because ________.

districts are often drawn to benefit partisan groups

Which of the following is an implied power of Congress?

the power to regulate the sale of tobacco in the states

Senate races tend to inspire ________.

broad discussion of policy issues

Many at the Continental Congress were skeptical of allowing presidents to be directly elected by the legislature because ________.

They feared the opportunities created for corruption.

Which of the following is a way George Washington expanded the power of the presidency?

He appointed the heads of various federal departments as his own advisors.

The people who make up the modern president’s cabinet are the heads of the major federal departments and ________.

must be confirmed by the Senate

A very challenging job for new presidents is to ______.

A very challenging job for new presidents is to nominate and gain confirmation for their cabinet and hundreds of other officials.

How did the election of 1824 change the way presidents were selected?

triggering the rise of party control over nominations

The passage of the Tenure of Office Act of 1867 was just one instance in a long line of ________.

struggles for power between the president and the Congress.

Which of the following is an unintended consequence of the rise of the primary and caucus system?

Sometimes candidates unpopular with the party leadership reach the top

President Theodore Roosevelt’s concept of the bully pulpit was the office’s ________.

premier position to pressure through public appeal.

Which of the following is not an agent of political socialization?

A U.S. senator is not considered an agent of political socialization.

A __________ is a coherent set of values and beliefs about public policy.

political ideology

How are most political attitudes formed?

Most political attitudes are formed in childhood

The key to the accuracy of public opinion polls is the

random sampling

A relatively small proportion of people who are chosen as representative of the whole is called a(n)

sample

Which of the following is not part of a scientific poll design?

a leading question

A poll states that Hillary Clinton will receive 43 percent of the vote. There is an 8 percent margin of error. What do you think of the poll?

It is a non-representative poll and the margin of error is too high.