Government Chapter 7 & 8 Test

Presidential elections are held every four years.

• True

• False

When citizens vote for president, they are really voting for electors in their state.

• True

• False

The most common form of nominating candidates for office in the United States is

• the caucus

• the petition

• the convention

• the direct primary

An election in which only registered party members may participate is the

• open primary

• runoff primary

• closed primary

• blanket primary

Absentee balloting can be best described as

• voting by an individual ahead of an election where they are unable to vote at their polling place.

• a form of voting where you must make arrangements with your local election board to obtain a ballot before the election.

• voting that is becoming more common in many areas of the United States.

• all of the above.

Election Day for federal elections is set by the federal government as

• the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November

• the first Tuesday of November

• the first Monday after the first Tuesday of November

• the first Monday of November

The geographic area in which a community is divided for the purpose of voting is referrred to as a

• voting district

• precinct

• congressional district

• voting region

Hard money is a campaign contribution that is given directly to a candidate and is regulated by the federal government.

• True

• False

Soft money is money that is donated to political party for the purpose of directly financing a specific candidate's campaign and is essentially unregulated.

• True

• False

The media's effect on public opinion can best be described as

• influencing older citizens' opinions of incumbents
• affecting the public's views on domestic policy only
• influencing which issues the public sees as important
• influencing the public's views on controversial issues only