AP Review Quiz Chapter 8
- 1.Presidential nominees were chosen by caucuses of their party's members in Congress
- A.
Prior to 1800.
- B.
In the early 19th century.
- C.
Until shortly before the Civil War.
- D.
Until the Reform Era of the 20th century.
- E.
Until the Great Depression.
- 2.A major difference between presidential campaigns and congressional campaigns is that
- A.
Fewer people vote in presidential elections.
- B.
Presidential incumbents can better serve their constituents.
- C.
Presidential incumbents can more easily avoid responsibility.
- D.
Presidential races are generally more competitive.
- E.
Congressional incumbents are more likely to be defeated.
- 3.Which of the following groups are truly essential to a presidential campaign organization?
- A.
Fundraisers, accountants, and lawyers.
- B.
Advertising, direct mail, and polling specialists.
- C.
Volunteers and advisers
- D.
All of these
- E.
None of these
- 4.Parties tend to betray their platforms once they are in office.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 5.In 1911, Congress decided that the House should have become large enough and voted to fix its size at
- A.
100
- B.
435
- C.
535
- D.
537
- E.
600
- 6.The increase in voter support that a member of the House receives in his/her first bid for reelection is referred to as the
- A.
No-brainer march.
- B.
Post-office bounce.
- C.
Two time roundup.
- D.
Second wind surprise.
- E.
Sophomore surge.
- 7.Primary voters and voters in the general election are usually similar.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.Who said "all politics is local?"
- A.
Will Rodgers.
- B.
Groucho Marx.
- C.
Karl Marx.
- D.
Huey Long.
- E.
"Tip" O'Neill.
- 9.Legislators who think of themselves as delegates are most likely to
- A.
Follow their constituent's wishes closely.
- B.
Do what they perceive as best.
- C.
Influence committees to vote the delegate's positions.
- D.
Gather support from interest group representatives.
- E.
Follow the lead of the party caucuses.
- 10.Iowa holds the distinctive position in presidential races of having the first
- A.
Test of candidate's appeal.
- B.
Open primary.
- C.
Closed primary.
- D.
Regional primary.
- E.
Blanket primary.
- 11.Congressional elections are funded in part by public funds.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 12.A ____________________ issue is one in which a candidate fully supports the pubic's view on a matter about which nearly everybody is in agreement.
- A.
Valence
- B.
Primary
- C.
Secondary
- D.
Position
- E.
Residual
- 13.An advantage of direct-mail appeals is that they
- A.
Cost very little.
- B.
Can be directed at specific subgroups of the population.
- C.
Can blanket the entire electorate.
- D.
Reach only the literate.
- E.
Can convince strong partisans to change their perspectives.
- 14.The Bipartisan Campaign Finance Reform Act of 2002 raised the individual limit on contributions to ____________ per candidate per election.
- A.
$1,000
- B.
$2,000
- C.
$5,000
- D.
$10,000
- E.
$17,500
- 15.Debates are usually advantageous to the challenger only.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 16.One advantage that incumbents always have over challengers is
- A.
Their larger share of federal campaign monies.
- B.
The political advantage of riding the president's coattails.
- C.
Their use of free mailings, known as the franking privilege.
- D.
Their freedom from FEC regulations.
- E.
B & D
- 17.Prospective voting involves
- A.
Taking a chance on a new candidate.
- B.
Picking the incumbent over the challenger.
- C.
Picking the challenger over the incumbent.
- D.
Voting according to future expectations
- E.
Voting for incumbents regardless of party identification.
- 18.A voter has a strong interest in local politics and knows how each candidate stands on key issues. This voter is known as a(n)
- A.
Analytic voter.
- B.
Prospective voter.
- C.
Retrospective voter.
- D.
Activist voter.
- E.
Sociotropic voter
- 19.Contrary to what many people think, most of the money in congressional races comes from individual donors.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 20.Retrospective voting usually helps the challenger in an election.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 21.The Hispanic vote is concentrated in which three states?
- A.
Texas, New York, Connecticut
- B.
New York, Connecticut, California
- C.
Connecticut, California, Texas
- D.
Illinois, Florida, Arizona
- E.
New York, Texas, California
- 22.The Republican party was clearly the dominant party from
- A.
1896 to 1932
- B.
1916 to 1948
- C.
1932 to 1960
- D.
1948 to 1968
- E.
1972 to 1996
- 23.An election that brought about wide-scale adoption of social assistance programs was that in
- A.
1956
- B.
1964
- C.
1972
- D.
1980
- E.
1992
- 24.An election that brought about a significant reduction in taxes, spending, and regulatory practices was that in
- A.
1956
- B.
1964
- C.
1976
- D.
1980
- E.
1992
- 25.In most campaigns today, political consultants, not party leaders, assume responsibility for getting a candidate elected.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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