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In a hypothetical election with three major candidates, what would happen if the electoral vote distribution was as follows
candidate A: 255 B: 174 C: 109 |
The house of representatives would choose between the three candidates
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The impact of presidential popularity is termed the
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cottail effect
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the campaign statges in chronological order are
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winning the nomination, campaigning at the convention and mobilizing support in the general election
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Presidential primaries have two main features--the actual voting by delegates pledged to a candidate and a
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beauty contest
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the 1974 campaign finance reform law prohibited cash contributions from any individual to a candidate in excess of _____ per election
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1,000
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Registered voters directly elect which of the following
1 pres & vp 2 supreme court 3 members of senate 4 members of house of reps |
members of senate, members of house (d)
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Which of the following is a correct statement about PACs
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the amount of money that a PAC can contribute directly to an individual candidate is limited by law
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To win the presidential nomination, as opposed to the general election, candidates generally present themselves as
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more liberal if democrat, more conservative if republican
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The primary function of PACs is to
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raise campaign funds to support favored candidates
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PACs are sometimes criticized for
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making politicians dependent on their financial support
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The use of direct primaries instead of the convention system in selecting presidential candidates results in which of the following?
1 a weakining of party control over nominations 2 a reduction in cost of e.c 3 an increase in the # of ppl involved in the choice of cand |
1&3 a weakining of party control over nominations, an increase in the number of ppl involved in the choice of candidates
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Which of the following are valid criticisms of presidential primaries?
1 the public and candidates get tired of lengthening election campaigns 2 primaries make elections more expensive |
public & candidates get tired of the lengthening election campaigns
primaries make elections more expensive |
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Public monies are used to help finace which of the following campaigns?
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presidential
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Which of the following is the most important influence on the choice made by voters in the presidential elections
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partisan identification
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Until the 19th century parties chose their presidential nominess by
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congressional caucuses
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Which of the following statements best summarizes the value of presidential cottails to congressional candidates of the same party?
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it is becoming much less significant today
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the elections that produces the largest voter turnout are the
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presidential elections
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a major difference between presidential campaigns and congressional campaigns is that
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presidential races are generally more competitive
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the first goal of an individual planning to run for office is to
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get mentioned as a possible candidate
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The constitution calls for redistricting every
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10 years
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which of the following statments is incorrect
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representatives must be 20 years of age
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the drawback to candidates of television visuals and debates is
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the risk of verbal slips
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one advantage that incumbents always have over challengers is
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their use of freemailings, or franks
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All of the following presidents were elected in the electoral college without winning a plurality of votes except
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ronald reagan
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a PAC must have _____ members
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50
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