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| In a two-party system, presidential candidates must present |
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| broad, general, and moderate appeal in order to gain enough support to win |
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| According to the Federal Election Campaign Act, candidates must ___________ . |
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| disclose who contributed to their campaigns, and how the money was spent |
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| Individuals cast votes for an intermediary elector to the electoral college who votes on their behalf for a presidential candidate. In this system ___________ . |
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| smaller states receive disproportionately high representation |
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| Which of the following exemplifies an election propelled by a voter mandate on an issue? |
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| Franklin Roosevelt's plans to address the Great Depression |
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| ___________ are voters who do not align themselves with one of the two major parties, Democrats or Republicans. |
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| An important step all candidates must take early on in the campaign is ___________ . |
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| building a personal organization |
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| Which of these is an example of a strategy that a Republican presidential candidate is likely to consider when attempting to win the Republican nomination? |
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| appealing to conservative voters |
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| Which of the following statements is true about elections held in the United States? |
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| Elections are held at fixed intervals. |
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| The laws determining the way in which the primaries are organized and the delegates are allocated are determined by ___________ . |
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| state legislatures and state parties |
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| How do incumbents increase the chances that voters will reelect them? |
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| Incumbents often push for the passage of bills that benefit people living in their district. |
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| Voting based on what you think a candidate will do in office exemplifies ___________ . |
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| Citizen control of the government's agenda is facilitated primarily by which of the following? |
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| Two basic methods of voter canvass are ___________ . |
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| door-to-door solicitations and phone banks |
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| Presidential candidates often feel time is well spent campaigning in battleground states because ___________ . |
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| voters in those states often are the deciding factor in an election |
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| Which of these is one of the explanations for low voter turnout in the United States? |
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| The ___________ is a uniquely American institution for voting intermediaries between voters and candidates in the general election and was created by the Constitution. |
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| Which of the following statements about female voters is accurate? |
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(NOT women generally vote in patterns similar to those of men) |
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| An organization that pools its resources to donate or support campaigns is called a ___________ . |
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| PAC (political action committee) |
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| Some political scientists claim that campaigns have minimal effect on the election outcome. How can this be explained? |
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| the most predictive factors of the election outcome are in place well before campaigns begin. |
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| Which of the following assumptions of the responsible party model is the most difficult for a political party to actually attain? |
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| The winning party, when it takes office, must do exactly what it said it would do. |
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| Which of the following factors weaken political campaigns' effects on voters? |
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(NOT negative advertising, party identification, and incumbent name recognition) |
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| The plurality rule in American elections means that ___________ . |
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| a candidate must simply receive more votes than any other candidate to win |
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| During the nomination campaign, party leaders are primarily concerned with ___________ , while party activists are concerned with ___________ . |
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| Which of the following statements about the voting rights of felons is accurate? |
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(NOT even though the states have the prerogative to decide if felons are allowed to vote, no states have permitted them to do so) |
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| What is the benefit of a political action committee (PAC) receiving funds from a non-profit education and organizing group, called a 501(c) committee? |
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| The 501(c) committee does not need to disclose its donors right away |
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