inquizitive chapter 10

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Winners of - elections go on to face each other in the - election.
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primary general
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One advantage digital media has over traditional media concerning campaigns is its low cost.
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true it does
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In 2016, - won the electoral college. In that same election, - won the popular vote.
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Donald Trump Hillary Clinton
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Match the frequency of the election cycle to the corresponding election type. presidential congressional
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presidential - 4 years congressional - 2 years
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Relative to campaigns in the nineteenth century, today's campaigns require - effort by campaign workers and - campaign money.
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less more
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Which of the following statements are correct regarding the stability of party identification?
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Looking at the electorate as a whole, party identification is stable. Individuals rarely change their party identification.
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One of the unexpected twists of the 2016 election was how strong of a challenge Hillary Clinton faced for the Democratic nomination. Her strongest challenge came from which liberal Senator from Vermont?
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bernie sanders
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Ballot initiatives influence political behavior. Which of the following characteristics are correct regarding citizens in states with ballot initiatives?
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higher levels of turnout more knowledge about politics
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Since America's Founding, candidates for president have been nominated using a variety of methods. Put the following nomination methods in order from earliest in American history to the most recent.
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congressional "King Caucus" delegates chosen by state party leaders delegates chosen by primaries and caucuses
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Match the type of campaign on the left with each campaign characteristic that describes it on the right. grassroots campaign mass media campaign
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local campaign-grassroots campaign organizationally driven-grassroots campaign statewide campaign-mass media campaign money-intensive-mass media campaign
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In the United States, which levels of government are most responsible for administering elections?
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city governments county governments state governments
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Maria is deciding whether to vote to re-elect a sitting president or to vote for the other party's challenger. She decides to engage in retrospective voting. As a retrospective voter, she might consider which of the following?
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how the economy did during the president's previous term in office
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Which of the following set groups such as 527s and 501(c)(4)s apart from more traditional campaign finance groups such as political action committees?
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These groups are not subject to the spending limits of the Bipartisan Campaign Finance Reform Act. These groups cannot coordinate directly with campaigns.
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McCutcheon et al. v. FEC (2014)
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removed limits on individuals' campaign contributions
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Citizens United v. FEC (2010)
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government could not restrict independent expenditures by corporations
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Buckley v. Valeo (1974)
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introduced idea that campaign contributions count as speech
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When is party identification most likely to influence a person's vote choice?
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when that person is voting on state legislative candidates when that person is unfamiliar with the issues when that person knows little about the candidates
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Direct democracy allows voters the opportunity to directly translate their preferences into government policy. Match the following characteristics of direct democracy to their respective form—ballot initiatives or referenda.
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Ballot Initiatives: Allow citizens to place proposed laws directly on ballot Referenda: State legislatures refers laws to voters for popular vote; present in 50 states
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Order the political candidates on their likelihood of attracting campaign donations from interest groups from most likely to least likely.
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1. Incumbent members of majority party 2. Incumbent member of minority party 3. Challenger candidate from majority party 4. Challenger candidate from minority party
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Which form of electoral system is most common in the United States?
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plurality system
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Which statement best characterizes the relationship between consumer confidence and presidential elections?
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the incumbent party tends to win when the confidence exceeds 100
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Negative campaign ads are more likely to address -, while positive campaign ads tend to focus on -.
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policy positions personal characteristics
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The trend in campaign finance law over time has been toward which the following?
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fewer restrictions on campaign donations
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By participating in as many newsworthy events as possible, such as visiting orphanages or disaster sites, candidates are often attempting to save money by generating so-called __________ media.
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free media