pretest 8

The winner-take-all system is also known as the________ system.

• plurality
• democratic

• majority

• minority

Prospective voting is characterized by choices based on what candidates promise to do if elected.

• True

• False

It is impossible to separate the history of democratic government and

• political parties.

• high voter turnout.

• protest movements.

• economic recessions.

Strong party loyalty can be seen by the number of voters who exercise

• split-ticket voting.

• a focus on candidate charisma and personal style.

• straight-ticket voting.

• the influence of short-term issues and candidates.

Some analysts predict that soon the most important medium of election politics will be

• artificial intelligence.

• newspapers.

• the Internet.

• television.

The majority of the money to finance political campaigns is the cost of

• paying pollsters.

• complying with Federal Election Commission rules.

• paying for television ads.

• actually raising campaign funds.

If a PAC spends money to support a particular candidacy

• the spending effort cannot be coordinated with the candidate.

• the money must be used to support a general party or issue, not the individual candidate.

• the money must go toward purchasing media ads only.

• the money has to be spent or donated in amounts equal to or less than $2,500.

Andrew Jackson's contribution to the development of political parties was the

• formation of the Federalist Party.

• formation of a new type of grassroots party organization.

• forging of a coalition of Democrats and Whigs.

• formation of the Republican Party.

According to the text, what is it that "linkage institutions" do?

• They link America's political past with its present.

• They link interest groups with government through monetary donations.

• They connect citizens with government.

• They create coalitions of like-minded voters.

The most important and influential media source for modern election campaigns is

• television.

• radio.

• newspaper ads.

• social media.