Unit 5 Political Behavior and Mass Media Review

Which statement below best describes an open primary?

• Voters can choose which party's primary election ballot they want to use to vote

• The voting booths are open and the secret ballot is not used

• Voters can cross party lines voting for candidates of different parties in the primary election

• The election is open to all candidates who want on the ballot, not just those approved by the party leadership

Which one of the following is an action that does not involve participation in the political process?

• creating a blog to write about politics

• reading about politics in the newspaper

• signing an internet petition supporting the repeal of a law

• giving money to a Political Action Committee

Which of the following is a potential consequence of the pattern shown in the chart?

• Local news sources have become more important than national news sources for

  registered voters..

• Registered voters are no longer using sources of news that are targeted to their specific

  political affiliation.

• Public radio has been overrun with political content.

• The rise of Internet news sources has led to the decline of traditional print media sources.

Which of the following best describes a trend shown in the chart above?

• Voter turnout among African Americans increased substantially between 1988 and 2012.

• Voter turnout among African Americans generally decreased between 1992 and 2004

• Voter turnout among Caucasians consistently increased between 1988 and 2000.

• Voter turnout among Caucasians generally decreased between 2004 and 2016.

Based on the information shown on the table, which candidate won the election?

• Democratic Party

• Libertarian Party

• Republican Party

• Green Party

Which of the following statements is reflected in the data in the chart?

• Among registered voters, there was a steep increase in social media usage to follow

  political figures in all age groups and party affiliations.

• Of those using social networking sites, those registered as Republicans were more likely

  to vote than those who were registered as Democrats.

• Registered voters in the 65+ age group did not increase their use of social media to follow

  political figures.

• Those who are younger are more likely to be registered to vote than those who are older.

• Voter turnout in midterm elections generally decreased between 1966 and 2014.

• Voter turnout in midterm elections increased substantially between 1982 and 2010.

• Voter turnout in presidential elections generally increased between 1940 and 1948

• Voter turnout in presidential elections consistently decreased between 1972 and 2008.

Which of the following statements is NOT supported by the data in the table on the previous

page?

• Third-party candidates for president have little chance of winning.

• Third parties and third party candidates seldom remain a long term force in American

  politics.

• Third-party candidates can never get enough electoral votes to play a role in selecting the

  president.

• Third-party candidates for president, even when they win nearly 20 percent of the popular

  vote, may not get any electoral votes.

Which statement best describes the chart?

• With one election, the winning candidate has received all the electoral votes.

• Winning candidates have never received more than 60 percent of the popular vote.

• In all elections, the winning candidate has gotten more than 50 percent of the popular

  vote.

• In some elections, the winner received less than 60 percent of the electoral vote.

Based on the chart, which of the following approaches would a group trying to increase voter

turnout be most likely to pursue?

• Lobby legislatures to allow for “vote at home” systems in rural areas.

• Host a voter education night for election campaign volunteers.

• Lobby Congress to increase pay for poll workers on election day.

• Use radio ads to publicize locations for neighborhood polling places.