GOV Ch 10 Preparation Quiz

Money used by interest groups that produce campaign ads not approved by the candidate they support is called

• Special interest money

• Tax deductable money

• 501c3 Money

• Soft Money

Which of the following is NOT true of the Electoral College system of electing the U.S. president?

• If no candidate wins 270 of the 538 Electoral votes, then the House of Representatives chooses the next president.

• If no candidate wins 270 of the 538 Electoral votes, then the election goes to the candidate with the greatest number of popular votes nationally.

• A candidate could win the election by only winning the 11 largest states, even if s/he loses the smallest 39 states.

• A candidate could win the election even if another candidate gets more popular votes nationally.

Each state gets a different number of Electoral votes based on

• How important the state is to the United States as a whole

• The two senators, or the number of representatives in the U.S. House from that state, whichever is greater

• The number of people who show up on election day to vote

• The two senators, and the number of representatives in the U.S. House from that state

Which of these does NOT run in a Mid-Term election?

• President and Vice President

• Every member of the U.S. House of Representatives

• One-third of every Senator in the U.S. Senate

• Most of the Governors of the 50 states

Voting in the United States today could be described as

• Difficult registration, and high turnout

• Easy registration, and high turnout

• Easy registration, and low turnout

• Difficult registration, and low turnout

What is the main criticism leveled against the Electoral College system for electing presidents?

• It discourages voting.

• It is undemocratic

• It takes too long.

• It is too complicated.

Which of these is the most likely reason for a donor to contribute to two opposing campaigns?

• to encourage others to donate as well

• to show support for the two-party system

• to reduce the risk of a third-party victory

• to gain access to whichever candidate wins

In which type of election is voter turnout likely to be the greatest?

• presidential election

• off-year election

• midterm election

• primary election

In which kind of primary election would a registered independent be unable to vote?

• open

• blanket

• nonpartisan

• closed

What was one purpose of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002, also known as the McCain-Feingold Act?

• to ban the participation of PACs in campaigns

• to limit the use of soft money in campaigns

• to promote the use of more accurate voting

• to make voter registration more convenient