Media and Elections Test Review

Which event would come last?

• Nomination

• General Election

• Caucus

• Convention

If a required majority is not met in a Direct Primary, the two people with the most votes participate in a:

• Closed Primary

• Open Primary

• Nonpartisan Primary

• Runoff Primary

All of the following have been used in this country to nominate candidates for federal office except:

• Caucus

• Convention

• Survey/Questionnaire 

• Self Appointment

In closed primary:

• Anyone who is a registered voter can participate 

• Only a small number of party officials have a say in who becomes a candidate. 

• Only registered members of the party holding the primary can vote

• The curtains in the voting booth are shut.

In an open primary: 

• Anyone who is a registered voter can participate 

• Only a small number of party officials have a say in who becomes a candidate. 

• Only registered members of the party holding the primary can vote

• The curtains in the voting booth are open.

How many electoral votes does a presidential candidate need to win?

• 150

• 200

• 270

• 350

A common criticism of the Electoral College is that it – 

• It gives too much power to states with the highest populations

• Gives too much power to smaller states

• Is not even a real college

• Allows a person to win the presidency without a majority of votes

People who don’t vote in elections tend to be – 

• Urban and upper-class

• Rural and male

• Married and middle class

• Educated and female

Mid-term elections are elections in which  – 

• The president is chosen but no state officers are.

• Governors of all states are chosen.

• Some members of Congress are elected but not the president

• Voters decide only local issues

The summation of all people in society’s views is also known as:

• Bias

• Public Opinion

• The Coattail Effect

• Tyranny of the Majority