WorksheetsCampaign Process/Policy (This One Counts!)
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The campaign that includes the final two nominees (1 Democrat and 1 Republican).
a)
General Election
b)
Special Election
c)
Proportional Election
d)
Nomination Election
2.
Which of the following is a means-program? (hint: EVERYONE receives ...)
a)
all of the above
b)
Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)
c)
Women, Infant, Children (WIC)
d)
Aid to Families With Dependent Children (AFDC)
3.
Which of the following is a non-means-tested program?
a)
Social Security
b)
Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)
c)
Aid to Families With Dependent Children (AFDC)
d)
Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)
4.
What did the "surfer dude" use for buying food? (remember: two "t's" ...)
a)
WIC Card
b)
EBT Card
c)
ACA card
d)
EITC Card
5.
"Obamacare" coverage (for people living below the poverty line) is a ...?
a)
means-tested program
b)
non-means-tested program
6.
The extension of welfare benefits is a very _______________ idea/policy position.
a)
liberal
b)
conservative
c)
libertarian
7.
Fiscal economic policy involves ...?
a)
government either raising or lowering taxes and spending
b)
government either raising or lowering interest rates on loans
c)
government either raising or lowering the amount of money being printed
d)
government either raising or lowering the number of government regulations
8.
Monetary economic policy involves ...?
a)
government regulation of interest rates on loans (to help regulate the economy)
b)
government regulation of businesses (to help regulate economic growth)
c)
government regulation of corporations (to help regulate their capital gains taxes)
d)
government regulation of conservative interest groups (to help limit their "soft" money contributions)
9.
The 2 goals for both fiscal and monetary economic policies?
a)
keep the economy (GDP) growing / keep us "fully" employed
b)
keep foreign trade agreements increasing / limit cheap foreign imports
c)
keep inflation low / keep capital gains taxes high
d)
extend welfare more welfare benefits / make receiving of welfare benefits easier and easier
10.
A CORNERSTONE element of "Reaganomics"?
a)
supply-side (top-down) tax cut
b)
individual mandate (healthcare requirement)
c)
targeted middle class tax increases
d)
additional welfare offerings (ex. WIC)
11.
President Obama has not fully followed fiscal (Keynesian) economic policy. An example of where he HAS done so?
a)
increasing taxes on those living below the poverty line
b)
increasing government spending (to revitalize the economy)
c)
decreasing government regulations (in the healthcare industry)
d)
decreasing the number of people who qualify for TANF (& related programs)
12.
The War Powers Act ...?
a)
allows the president to send troops into battle - for up to 120 days (w/o congressional approval)
b)
gives the president an immediate and unlimited authority over military decisions (should we be attacked)
c)
requires the president to inform Congress of any military action (within 48 hours after an attack)
d)
authorizes the president to use nuclear weapons - any time, any where
13.
President G.W. Bush tilted the War Powers Act for military action in Afghanistan.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
Congress declared war on Afghanistan (following 9/11/01).
a)
True
b)
False
15.
Each of the following Cabinet departments has been involved/had connections to the "war on terror" - all EXCEPT ...?
a)
Dept. of Homeland Security
b)
Dept. of the Interior
c)
Dept. of Defense
d)
Dept. of State
16.
The campaign that includes primaries and caucuses ...?
a)
nomination
b)
general
c)
personal
d)
organizational
17.
Under which of the following did the U.S. economy experience a record number of new jobs (greatest peacetime job expansion in history)?
a)
"Reaganomics"
b)
Obamanomics"
c)
Nixonomics"
d)
"Bushomics"
18.
The policy reflected with our involvement in World War II?
a)
isolationism
b)
enlargement
c)
moralism
d)
multilateralism
19.
The policy reflected with our involvement in the war in Vietnam?
a)
containment
b)
multilateralism
c)
engagement
d)
preemption
20.
The policy reflected with our involvement in the Spanish-American War of 1898?
a)
pragmatism
b)
unilateralism
c)
moralism
d)
all of the above
21.
THIS is the lowest we've ever seen (with the final 2 nominees for their party).
a)
the amount of money raised thus far to run their campaigns
b)
the "soft" money contributions being given to those 527s
c)
the "likeability" on each nominee
d)
the "mudslinging" going on between the 2 nominees
22.
Going door-to-door in each political precinct is an essential part of getting someone elected. This effort is known as ...?
a)
AFDC
b)
EITC
c)
GOTV
d)
FDIC
23.
THIS person essentially organizes the day-by-day operations of a presidential campaign - known as the ...?
a)
campaign consultant
b)
campaign manager
c)
campaign canvasser
d)
campaign chairman
24.
The ___________ secretary in in the position of "clarifying" what the candidate really meant to say (when the candidate makes a "gaffe").
a)
communications
b)
press
c)
media
d)
oops, I'm sorry
25.
An example of "paid" media (used by presidential campaigns)?
a)
newspaper interview
b)
on-air radio interview
c)
TV commercial
d)
tabloid editorial
26.
The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA) ...?
a)
got rid of "hard" money contributions (seeing them as too corrupting)
b)
got rid of "soft" money contributions (believing that rich people were "buying" elections)
c)
got rid of corporate contributions (feeling that corporations would not be allowed to act as PACs)
d)
lowered the individual contribution level (down from $2,700 to $500)
27.
BCRA was upheld as constitutional in THIS Court case.
a)
McConnell v. FEC
b)
Gibbons v. FEC
c)
Citizens United v. FEC
d)
Brandenburg v. FEC
28.
BCRA was modified a bit by the Citizens United v. FEC ruling. HOW?
a)
this ruling allowed some "soft" money contributions back in to politics (for "issue" ads)
b)
this ruling allowed some "hard" money contributions back in to politics (for "advocacy" ads)
c)
this ruling allowed people to give up to $5,000 to PACs
d)
this ruling allowed people to give up to $25,000 to political parties
29.
Why do people like Donald Trump like the Buckley v. Valeo Court ruling?
a)
this allows him to run for office (with NO political experience)
b)
this allows him to use unlimited amounts of his own money (on his campaign)
c)
this allows him to openly criticize his political opponents
d)
this allows him to use taxpayer money for paying people to come to his rallies
30.
How does President Obama feel about Citizens United v. FEC???
a)
he supports the idea that campaign contributions can be used as our "free speech"
b)
he knows that additional "soft" money will help make campaigns more democratic
c)
he sees this as doing real harm to our democracy, and that people should lift up their voices in protest
d)
he likes the idea that people can give freely to political campaigns (with no contribution limits)
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