This quiz, titled 'Chapter 9 Rippee 1st', assesses knowledge of U. S. Political processes, focusing on Democratic and Republican presidential nominations, delegate selection, and the impact of reforms post-1968. It is designed for learners interested in American politics and electoral systems.
Bi-legislatures
Bi-legislatures
Winner-take-all election systems
Pyramids
The Electoral College
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Limit attendance at future conventions to the elected officers of the party's organizations nationwide
Limit attendance at future conventions to the party's nationwide elected government officeholders
Tighten up its convention delegate selection to keep it from being overrun by women, minorities, youth, and single-issue groups
Allow party officers and Democratic officeholders, many of whom had not been seated at recent conventions, to serve as "superdelegates.”
Open up its process of choosing delegates to the national convention in order to respond to demands for greater inclusion from women, minorities, youth, and other groups
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To make the Democratic Party conventions more representative
To create a fair system for scheduling primaries throughout the U.S
To create a fair system for scheduling primaries for the Democratic Party
To lower the influence of money in the election
To ensure equal access for all Democratic candidates to time on television
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Party bosses
Campaign counsels
Superdelegates
Caucus chairmen
Press secretaries
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A strategy employed by candidate press secretaries that seeks to bombard the media with positive news
The recent tendency of states to hold primaries early in the calendar year in order to capitalize on media attention
A fundraising technique that candidates employ to amass large amounts of money before a campaign actually begins
Bargaining among superdelegates over which candidate they will support at the national convention
Candidates’ refusal to campaign in early primary states
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New Hampshire has a very large number of delegates
New Hampshire is a particularly typical state
It is the primary held closest to the time of the convention
It is the first primary
It involves the first caucuses
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Achieving momentum in the nomination campaign
The path-breaking presidential campaign of Morris "Mo" Udall
The overwhelming need for money in a presidential campaign
The importance of the Missouri primary in the presidential nomination campaign
The moment in which a candidate receives enough delegates to receive the nomination
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Partisan position
Party platform
Ideology
World view
Candidate scorecard
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Provided public financing for Senate and House races
Required broadcasters to provide free airtime to each major candidate for federal office
Ended public financing for presidential campaigns
Required all candidates for federal office to disclose all contributions made to their campaigns
Removed spending limits from presidential campaigns
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Money donated by a person to his or her own campaign
Cash contributions that are not traceable and in some situations illegal
Small donations that, while important to a campaign, are not as important as larger contributions
Money loaned to a campaign, but expected to be paid back
Money donated to parties rather than candidates, thus not subject to contribution or spending limits
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MoveOn.org
JohnKerry.com
The Republican Party of Iowa
The Democratic Party of New Hampshire
EggPac
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