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AP Government
Chapter 9 Quiz
Multiple Choice: Choose the best answer.
___C__1.)The Democratic and Republican candidates for president are formally nominated by the
A.) presidential caucuses.
B.) presidential primaries.
C.) national party conventions.
D.) Electoral College.
E.) national committees.
__E___2.) The McGovern-Fraser Commission
A.) chose presidential candidates for the Democratic Party.
B.) investigated violations of campaign finance law in 1968.
C.) established the dates of presidential primaries.
D.) strengthened the role of the party’s national committee.
E.) had a mandate to make the Democratic Party conventions more democratic.
__C___3.) Which of the following has resulted from the impact of the Internet on campaigns?
A.) Campaigns have a more difficult time raising money from donors.
B.) Campaigns can more easily collect and maintain addresses for mailing lists.
C.) Candidates can raise larger sums of money from small donors than has traditionally been the
case.
D.) Communicating with voters and potential donors has grown more costly.
E.) Campaigns have lost control over manipulating a candidate’s image.
___E__4.) The Presidential Election Campaign Fund
A.) consists of money collected from the $3 federal income tax check-off.
B.) is distributed by the FEC to qualified candidates to subsidize their presidential campaigns.
C.) garners only about 10 percent of American taxpayers’ participation.
D.) Both a and b are true.
E.) All of the above are true.
__D___5) Presidential campaigns in the United States differ most from most European campaigns in which
of the following ways?
A.) American campaigns cost candidates less in personal contributions.
B.) Candidates in other countries are not allowed to appear on television.
C.) Campaigns in the United States are geared toward a general election.
D.) American campaigns are much longer than other campaigns.
E.) Candidates in the United States are selected by party elites.
___A__6.) Which of these is NOT one of the provisions of the McCain-Feingold Act?
A.) The subjecting of 527 groups to contribution restrictions
B.) The banning of soft-money contributions
C.) The increase in the amount that individuals can give to candidates, to rise with inflation
D.) The barring of groups from running “issue ads” within 60 days of an election if they refer to a federal candidate and are not funded through a PAC
E.) The prohibition of corporations and unions use of general treasury funds to pay for electioneering communications in the last 60 days of an election.
___D__7.) Which of the following statements is true concerning the use of PACs in political campaigns?
A.) The Constitution requires businesses to finance campaigns.
B.) Businesses can channel an unlimited amount of money through a PAC to a given candidate.
C.) The President officially established PACs in a 1974 executive order.
D.) PACs must be registered with and monitored by the FEC.
E.) The Supreme Court has struck down all efforts to regulate campaign finance.
__C___8.) Throughout the history of American politics, election campaigns have become
A.) longer and increasingly open to public participation.
B.) shorter and increasingly open to public participation.
C.) longer and decreasingly open to public participation.
D.) shorter and decreasingly open to public participation.
E.) neither longer nor shorter, but increasingly open to public participation.
___C__9.) Media coverage of campaigns tend to focus on
A.) foreign and military policy.
B.) social and environmental policy.
C.) campaign strategies and the horse race.
D.) accusations of media bias and wrongdoing.
E.) candidate biographies and background.
__E___10.) Which of the following factors contributes most to the cost of a presidential campaign?
A.) Hiring a campaign coordinator
B.) Printing posters and campaign paraphernalia
C.) Direct-mail campaigns
D.) Soliciting donations via the internet
E.) Television advertising
__D___11.) Which state’s presidential primary traditionally receives the most media coverage?
A.)Florida
B.)Ohio
C.)Iowa
D.)New Hampshire
E.)Pennsylvania
___E__12.) Primaries and caucuses are unrepresentative of the electorate’s preferences because
A.) they occur only in a few states.
B.) voters in primary elections are usually less politically knowledgeable than the majority.
C.) only college graduates are allowed to vote in them.
D.) they take place early, before voters have a chance to learn about the candidates.
E.) voters in primary elections are usually older and more affluent than the majority.
__A___13.) All of the following are criticisms raised against the nomination system EXCEPT
A.) few citizens are permitted to participate in the nomination process.
B.) too much weight is placed on early primaries in unrepresentative states.
C.) the campaign process is too long.
D.) it discourages many qualified politicians from running.
E.) the media have too much power to shape the presidential campaigns.
___A__14.) In addition to officially nominating a party’s candidate for the presidency, national conventions
perform which of the following tasks?
A.) Determine the party’s platform
B.) Raise funds for the general election
C.) Elect delegates to the next convention
D.) Organize new party coalitions in Congress
E.) Select the new chairs of the party’s national committee
Review – Chapters 1 to 8
The following questions are for review purposes only. I will check your answers but will NOT average them into your grade.
__C___1.) A party machine is a kind of local party organization that
A.) threatens the efficiency of state and national party organizations.
B.) specializes in computerized mass mailings both to raise funds and influence voters on behalf of its candidates.
C.) uses specific and material inducements to win party loyalty and power.
D.) remains strong in most large American cities.
E.) has recently come to depend heavily on ethnic group support.
__B___2.)The Republican Party began as the
A.) party of big business interests.
B.) principal antislavery party.
C.) principal proslavery party.
D.) party of states’ rights and silver money.
E.) party of the New Deal.
___E__3.) The full faith and credit clause would require all the following EXCEPT
A.) that a marriage performed in Las Vegas be valid in other states.
B.) that a driver’s license be valid in other states.
C.) that a divorced parent pay child support even if his or her children reside in another state.
D.) that a birth certificate issued by any state be recognized by other states.
E.) that something against the law in one state be against the law in all other states.
___C__4.) The Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution to
A.) clarify the Supreme Court’s power of judicial review.
B.) ensure equal voting rights.
C.) protect individual liberties.
D.) define all powers reserved for the federal and state governments.
E.) prevent the supremacy of one faction of government over another.
__C___5.) Which amendment extended suffrage to African American men?
A.)Thirteenth
B.)Fourteenth
C.)Fifteenth
D.)Sixteenth
E.)Nineteenth
Free Response Question:Unless the directions indicate otherwise, respond to all parts of the questions. In your response, use substantive examples where appropriate. Make certain to number each of your answers as the question is numbered below. (5 points)
1.) The United States holds some of the longest and most expensive political campaigns in the world. To finance their campaigns, candidates rely heavily on contributions from many sources.
a.) Explain one way in which candidates gain advantages in winning elections from high levels of campaign spending.
b.) Explain two ways in which the demands of campaign financing challenge democratic elections.
c.) Identify two reforms that have attempted to keep campaign spending from undermining democracy.