Election Campaigns Quiz

Polls and focus groups help candidates to

• attract campaign donations.

• organize photo opportunities.

• target their messages.

• make opponents look bad.

Which of the following describes a candidate who depends heavily on a group of image managers and campaign advisers?

• packaged

• targeting the message

• going negative

• focused

What was the result of the first serious attempt, in 1907, to regulate the influence of “big money” on election campaigns?

• The first PACs were formed to help finance campaigns.

• Candidates for federal office had to identify their contributors.

• Public funding became available for presidential candidates.

• Corporations were barred from contributing to campaigns.

In presidential elections, a swing state is a state

• where either candidate has a chance to win.

• that has been “written off” by the campaign organization.

• in which one side has taken a large lead.

• where a third party has made a major push.

What is one result of reapportionment?

• Seats in the House are reassigned.

• A census is conducted.

• Seats in the Senate are reassigned.

• The number of senators increases.

If you were a candidate who wanted to make a major policy announcement in a campaign speech, which of the following would you consult first?

• media coordinator

• pollster

• scheduler

• issue adviser

According to the graph, approximately what percentage of eligible voters aged 18 to 24 voted in 2004?

• 75 percent

• 60 percent

• 45 percent

• 20 percent

Voting qualifications vary from state to state.

• True

• False

The federal government sets a yearly limit on the amount of money that an individual can contribute to a national political action committee, or PAC.

• True

• False

Federal election laws place limits on campaign contributions but not on campaign spending.

• True

• False