Pre-Quiz Ch 9 & 12 Political Process & Campaigns

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Which of the following is most likely to be a result of political socialization?

Joan becomes a Democrat like her father.

A newspaper’s investigative series exposing corruption in a public agency would be an example of how the mass media might

help determine the public agenda.

Which of the following polls is most likely to be based on a truly random sample of 18- to 21-year-old voters?

poll of registered voters aged 18-21, contacting every tenth person on a list

What is a goal common to all interest groups?

influencing public policy

What is the relationship between interest groups and political action committees?

Many interest groups have political action committees to support candidates for office.

An interest group that wants to contribute to candidates for Congress would most likely

form a political action committee.

Which of the following is a type of group that promotes the interests of a group of businesses?

trade association

An interest group that endorses a candidate is

asking voters to elect the candidate.

Which of the following was a goal of Congress’s 2007 legislation aimed at checking the influence of powerful interest groups?

limiting some activities of lobbyists

A significant difference between political parties and interest groups is that

the main goal of political parties is to elect their members to public office.

Which of the following best describes a political party’s ideology?

ideas about the proper goals of government

What party system is the most common party system?

multiparty

How does the fact that parties provide a political “brand name” help a political party?

Voters may vote for an unknown candidate because they support the party’s views.

Compared with political parties in multiparty systems, what are parties in our two-party system more likely to do?

lack party unity

A meeting of party members to endorse candidates for office and select delegates is called a

caucus

In which of the following might a Republican voter help to choose the Democratic nominee for a public office?

open primary

What takes place on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of all even-numbered years?

congressional election

Which of the following is the best argument in favor of making it easier for people to use absentee ballots?

Voter participation would increase.

Which of the following best describes a possible drawback of electronic voting?

Machines might not provide a paper trail.

A common criticism of election campaigns is that they are too

negative.

Which of the following would make the overall decisions about a candidate’s campaign?

campaign manager

A candidate who wants to get news coverage for an appearance at a county fair would probably depend on which of the following members of the campaign staff?

media coordinator

How might a campaign staff determine what issues are of most concern to the candidate’s potential supporters?

organizing a focus group

What is one reason that candidates keep their speeches short?

Brief speeches keep listeners’ attention.

Which of the following describes an example of negative campaigning?

Candidate A claims that Candidate B lied about his or her war record.

Which of the following would be the best way for a voter to learn a candidate’s detailed stand on a political issue?

checking the candidate’s Web site

By studying demographics, a campaign will be able to

gear toward a certain group of voters.

What is the most important source of money for political campaigns?

individual donations

Why is it hard to know how many people give to a political campaign?

Donations under $200 do not have to be reported.

Which of the following is the best description of a political action committee?

an organization that donates money to candidates and political parties

Where does public funding for presidential campaigns come from?

federal government

Which of the following is the most common argument for regulating campaign donations?

Unregulated giving allows wealthy people to “buy” elections.

In presidential elections, a swing state is a state

where either candidate has a chance to win.

What is one result of reapportionment?

Seats in the House are reassigned.

How many eligible Americans typically vote in non-presidential-election years?

fewer than half

Which of the following was a result of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002?

Television ads must contain message approval statements.

What may be the most basic means of political participation in a republic?

voting

What was the result of the first serious attempt, in 1907, to regulate the influence of “big money” on election campaigns?

Corporations were barred from contributing to campaigns.

Which of the following groups gained the right to vote in 1971?

people 18-21

Which of the following types of television appearances would be easiest for a candidate’s campaign organization to control?

photo opportunities