PLS 135 Midterm Fall 2024

Interest Groups tend to?

• Have many issues

• Run people for office

• Not have leaders

• Have one issue/focus

What is the last step to become president of the USA?

• Nomination

• Election

• Electoral College

• Campaign

All of the following are steps to Win the White House, EXCEPT?

• write your name on the ballot

• win the Party’s nomination

• campaign

• win the primary vote/election

When a politician gives the same three to eight second answer to all questions?

• Press conference

• Leak

• Trial balloon

• Sound bite

The first state to vote in the Nomination process?

• Virginia

• New Hampshire

• Iowa

• South Carolina

When district lines are drawn to favor politicians already in office?

• Credit claiming

• Gerrymandering

• Position taking

• Constituency service

Most voters in the U.S. do not like the Electoral College because?

• Members (Electors) can vote against the will of the people

• Most states are “winner take all,” candidates strategize to win the electoral votes of battleground states, not all of the people’s vote

• Big states have more Electoral votes & get more attention from candidates

• All the above

Why are there more regulations on presidential campaign fundraising compared to campaigns prior to 1972?

• Richard Nixon cheated to be re-elected

• to keep contributions from being directly given to the candidate

• because campaigns are expensive

• a & b

When an interest group offers you stuff to join (e.g., magazines, discounts, etc.), the incentive for joining is referred to as a/an?

• Material benefit

• Solidarity

• Expressive

• Free rider

In the U.S. the individual most likely to win an election is the:

• incumbent

• candidate who raised the most $

• candidate with most recognized name

• all of these