Chapter #9 Campaigns and Elections

Which of the following elections is where the voters decide which candidate will go on to challenge a candidate of an opposing party for congressional office, the presidency, and state and local offices?

• primary election

• general election

• mid-term election

• nonpartisan election

An independent voter goes into a polling place, they are told that they cannot vote because this election is for registered democrats only, what kind of primary is this?

• open

• runoff

• closed

• blanket

A registered democrat chooses to vote in an open primary for the republican candidate of their choice, this is known as

• crossover voting.

• split-ticket voting.

• switch back voting.

• straight ticket voting.

Which of the following ballot measures is a process that allows voters to put a bill before the state legislature to be voted on by the people?

• initiative

• referendum

• recall

• impeachment

All of the following are ways that a presidential candidate can win delegates in the primary phase of elections except:

• winner-take-all

• proportional representation

• caucus

• national convention

Which amendment to the Constitution separates the votes for President and Vice President in the Electoral College?

• 10th

• 12th

• 14th

• 18th

In the event of a tie or when no candidate receives a majority of the electoral votes, where is the Presidential election decided?

• House of Representatives

• Senate

• State legislatures

• Supreme Court

_______________________ confirm the concept of popular sovereignty, the idea that legitimate political power derives from the consent of the governed.

• Primaries

• Electoral College

• Caucuses

• Elections

What is the number of electoral votes that are needed to win the presidency?

• 100

• 270

• 435

• 538

All but two states use the "winner-take-all" system to decide who gets the electoral votes. Which two states use the proportional system to award electoral votes?

• Maine and New Hampshire

• Nebraska and Vermont

• Massachusetts and Maine

• Maine and Nebraska