21. Candidates for which of the following offices can qualify to receive federal

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21. Candidates for which of the following offices can qualify to receive federal financial support for their election campaigns?

Select one:

a. U.S. House

b. U.S. Senate

c. President

d. All of the above

22. Governor Sanchez was strongly considering running for the U.S. Senate but has decided against it, at least for now, because she doesn't think that her political party will do especially well in the next election. Sanchez's decision illustrates which of the following concepts?

Select one:

a. Strategic politician hypothesis

b. Retrospective voting

c. Coattail effect

d. Median voter theorem

23. Candidates A, B, and C are competing for their party's presidential nomination. In State X, Candidate A won 40 percent of the vote. The other two candidates split the rest of the vote. Nonetheless, Candidate A was awarded ALL of the state's delegates. Which of the following terms describes this election procedure?

Select one:

a. Coattail effect

b. Majority voting

c. Winner-take-all

d. Proportional allocation

24. In 2016, how many U.S.House members will have to stand for reelection?

Select one:

a. Half of them

b. All of them

c. A third of them

d. None of them

25. Which of the following statements illustrates a candidate focusing on a valence issue?

Select one:

a. "I believe in a strong national defense."

b. I support increasing taxes on wealthy individuals to raise money to pay for highway repair and construction.

c. "I favor the adoption of a constitutional amendment to outlaw same-sex marriage."

d. Elect me president and I will appoint pro-life justices to the Supreme Court.

26. Candidates A, B, and C compete against each other for their party's presidential nomination. In State X, the three candidates split the primary vote 40 percent, 30 percent, and 30 percent. Candidate A receives 40 percent of the delegates, B gets 30 percent, and C receives the other 30 percent. This delegate allocation procedure is known by which of the following terms?

Select one:

a. Majority election

b. Proportional allocation

c. Caucus

d. Winner-take-all

27. Which of the following models of participation sees risks in greater participation and, thus, favors a larger role for elites?

Select one:

a. Psychological

b. Institutional

c. Jeffersonian

d. Hamiltonian

28. What is the significance of the 24th Amendment?

Select one:

a. Lowered the voting age to 18

b. Prohibited poll taxes in federal elections

c. Granted African American men the right to vote

d. Granted women the right to vote

29. According to the Constitution, who or what is responsible for setting the time, place, and manner of elections for members of Congress?

Select one:

a. State legislatures

b. State governors

c. President

d. Congress

30. What is the significance of the 26th Amendment?

Select one:

a. Granted African American men the right to vote

b. Prohibited poll taxes in federal elections

c. Granted women the right to vote

d. Lowered the voting age to 18

Explanation / Answer

21. Candidates for which of the following offices can qualify to receive federal financial support for their election campaigns?

Select one:

a. U.S. House

b. U.S. Senate

c. President

d. All of the above

                                        Answer = d. All the above

22. Governor Sanchez was strongly considering running for the U.S. Senate but has decided against it, at least for now, because she doesn't think that her political party will do especially well in the next election. Sanchez's decision illustrates which of the following concepts?

Select one:

a. Strategic politician hypothesis

b. Retrospective voting

c. Coattail effect

d. Median voter theorem

                                        Answer = b. Retrospective voting

23. Candidates A, B, and C are competing for their party's presidential nomination. In State X, Candidate A won 40 percent of the vote. The other two candidates split the rest of the vote. Nonetheless, Candidate A was awarded ALL of the state's delegates. Which of the following terms describes this election procedure?

Select one:

a. Coattail effect

b. Majority voting

c. Winner-take-all

d. Proportional allocation

                                        Answer = b. Majority voting

24. In 2016, how many U.S. House members will have to stand for re-election?

Select one:

a. Half of them

b. All of them

c. A third of them

d. None of them

                                        Answer = b. All of them

25. Which of the following statements illustrates a candidate focusing on a valence issue?

Select one:

a. "I believe in a strong national defense."

b. I support increasing taxes on wealthy individuals to raise money to pay for highway repair and construction.

c. "I favor the adoption of a constitutional amendment to outlaw same-sex marriage."

d. Elect me president and I will appoint pro-life justices to the Supreme Court.

                              Answer = a. "I believe in a strong national defense."

26. Candidates A, B, and C compete against each other for their party's presidential nomination. In State X, the three candidates split the primary vote 40 percent, 30 percent, and 30 percent. Candidate A receives 40 percent of the delegates, B gets 30 percent, and C receives the other 30 percent. This delegate allocation procedure is known by which of the following terms?

Select one:

a. Majority election

b. Proportional allocation

c. Caucus

d. Winner-take-all

                                        Answer = a. Majority election

27. Which of the following models of participation sees risks in greater participation and, thus, favors a larger role for elites?

Select one:

a. Psychological

b. Institutional

c. Jeffersonian

d. Hamiltonian

                              Answer = a. Psychological

28. What is the significance of the 24th Amendment?

Select one:

a. Lowered the voting age to 18

b. Prohibited poll taxes in federal elections

c. Granted African American men the right to vote

d. Granted women the right to vote

Answer = c. Granted African American men the right to vote

29. According to the Constitution, who or what is responsible for setting the time, place, and manner of elections for members of Congress?

Select one:

a. State legislatures

b. State governors

c. President

d. Congress

                              Answer = d. Congress

30. What is the significance of the 26th Amendment?

Select one:

a. Granted African American men the right to vote

b. Prohibited poll taxes in federal elections

c. Granted women the right to vote

d. Lowered the voting age to 18

                                        Answer = d. Lowered the voting age to 18

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