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Central Texas College: GOVT 2305 Lesson 07 Quiz and Answers Question 1 Which of the following ran for president as a third party candidate, under the “Bull Moose” Party, and secured 27 percent of the vote in 1912? 2 out of 2 points Selected Answer: b. Theodore Roosevelt Answers: a. Henry Wallace b. Theodore Roosevelt c. Millard Fillmore d. Ralph Nader e. Eugene V. Debs • Question 2 When protesters are engaged in illegal but nonviolent activities, it is referred to as . 2 out of 2 points Selected Answer: e. nonviolent civil disobedience Answers: a. lobbying b. passive obedience c. revolution d. electioneering e. nonviolent civil disobedience • Question 3 Dealignment refers to . 2 out of 2 points Selected Answer: b. the decline in voter attachment to both parties Answers: a. issue attachment b. the decline in voter attachment to both parties c. party identification d. a shifting of party coalitions in the electorate that remain in place for several election cycles e. party unity • Question 4 Which of the following is not a factor in motivating people to vote? 0 out of 2 points Selected Answer: c. social group pressure Answers: a. the perception that an individual’s vote can have an impact on an election b. an individual’s interest in politics c. social group pressure d. a sense of civic duty e. mandatory requirement of registered citizens • Question 5 Which of the following would be considered a form of protest? 2 out of 2 points Selected Answer: e. all of the above Answers: a. marches b. sit-ins c. rallys d. boycotts e. all of the above • Question 6 2 out of 2 points The system in the United States whereby a candidate with a plurality of the votes wins the seat, is referred to as . Selected Answer: a. winner-take-all Answers: a. winner-take-all b. constitutional apportionment c. disenfranchisement d. proportional representation e. clean sweep theory • Question 7 Which constitutional amendment lowered the voting age to 18 in all local, state, and federal elections? 2 out of 2 points Selected Answer: d. Twenty-Sixth Amendment Answers: a. Nineteenth Amendment b. Twenty-Third Amendment c. Twenty-Fourth Amendment d. Twenty-Sixth Amendment e. Fifteenth Amendment • Question 8 Voter turnout can be defined as . 2 out of 2 points Selected Answer: a. the percentage of eligible voters that vote in an election Answers: a. the percentage of eligible voters that vote in an election b. the number of citizens interested in voting in an election c. the percentage of the total population that is registered to vote d. the number of people who vote e. the percentage of the total population that votes • Question 9 For the past three presidential elections, voter turnout has trended upward to approximately percent. 2 out of 2 points Selected a Answer: . 60 Answers: a . 60 b. 90 c. 40 d. 25 e. 75 • Question 10 2 out of 2 points Which party emerged in the 1850’s to absorb the smaller parties and replace the Whigs as the major opposition party to the Democrats? Selected Answer: e. Republicans Answers: a. Democratic-Republicans b. Know-Nothings c. Whigs d. Federalists e. Republicans • Question 11 All of the following occurred as a result of the election of 1800, except . 2 out of 2 points Selected Answer: e. the Federalist Party was created Answers: a. the election was decided by the House of Representatives b. there were an equal number of electoral votes cast for Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr c. the Twelfth Amendment was passed to separate the votes for president and vice president d. Thomas Jefferson was elected as president e. the Federalist Party was created • Question 12 The strongest third-party campaign for president took place during the 1912 election, which 2 out of 2 points resulted in the third-party candidate receiving the second place and gaining more votes than one of the major party candidates. Who was this third-party candidate and his party? Selected Answer: b. Theodore Roosevelt/Bull Moose Answers: a. George Wallace/Independent b. Theodore Roosevelt/Bull Moose c. Eugene V. Debs/Progressive d. Robert LaFollette/Socialist e. Strom Thurmond/States’ Rights • Question 13 Which of the following is considered a proper role of political parties? 2 out of 2 points Selected Answer: b. The major political parties play a central role in running government, including organizing and providing context to voters. Answers: a. The constitutional role of political parties is to balance control of the legislative and executive branches. b. The major political parties play a central role in running government, including organizing and providing context to voters. c. Political parties stir dissent so that citizens do not trust their government too much. d. Effective political parties successfully eliminate competition. e. Political parties control the government, thereby keeping government power in check. • Question 14 The first presidential election in which a state held a direct primary was . 2 out of 2 points Selected Answer: d. 1900 Answers: a. 1880 b. 1892 c. 1912 d. 1900 e. 1916 • Question 15 What is meant by the term, midterm congressional elections? 2 out of 2 points Selected Answer: d. elections held midway between presidential elections, for all House seats and one-third of the senate seats Answers: a. elections that are held in presidential election years b. elections that parties hold in order to nominate candidates to run for office c. elections held by Congress to nominate presidential appointees d. elections held midway between presidential elections, for all House seats and one-third of the senate seats e. elections held at the local level for municipal and special district elected offices • Question 16 2 out of 2 points The phase of the presidential election process in which the political parties select candidates to run against other party candidates is called the . Selected Answer: d. nomination phase Answers: a. indoctrination phase b. general election c. interview process d. nomination phase e. categorizing procedure • Question 17 Midterm congressional elections . 0 out of 2 points Selected Answer: a. are held when the president dissolves Congress, ending the congressional term Answers: a. are held when the president dissolves Congress, ending the congressional term b. see all House seats and all senate seats contested c. are held when the president loses a vote of confidence in the Congress d. options a, b, and c e. none of the above • Question 18 Which of the following is not a major source of campaign funding? 2 out of 2 points Selected Answer: e. foreign investors Answers: a. political parties b. individual citizens c. interest groups d. PACs e. foreign investors • Question 19 The Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA), and its subsequent amendments, did all of the following except . 0 out of 2 points Selected Answer: c. required that all federal candidates must document all campaign expenditures Answers: a. required that all federal candidates accurately disclose campaign contributions b. removed all campaign finance restrictions, allowing candidates to raise and spend unlimited amounts of money c. required that all federal candidates must document all campaign expenditures d. imposed an outright ban on certain campaign contributions by corporations, unions, national banks, and foreign nationals e. imposed legal limits on campaign contributions by individuals • Question 20 What is meant by the phrase, “open election”? 0 out of 2 points Selected Answer: e. Voters from either party can vote for any candidate. Answers: a. Non-registered citizens may still cast votes if they prove residency. b. Anyone can file as a candidate for the seat. c. Neither candidate is an incumbent. d. Neither candidate has declared a party affiliation. e. Voters from either party can vote for any candidate. • Question 21 A governor decides that he or she wants to explore a run for president. After six months, the 2 out of 2 points prospective candidate cannot seem to generate any widespread interest or raise funds so he or she drops out of consideration for the presidential election. This scenario is an example of which stage of the presidential processes? Selected Answer: e. prenomination Answers: a. nomination b. electoral college c. general election d. national convention e. prenomination • Question 22 What is meant by the term battleground state? 0 out of 2 points Selected Answer: e. The state has a large military presence that influences election results. Answers: a. Party politics are so strong in the state that nearly all efforts to move forward are met with huge battles. b. The state is not reliably Democrat or Republican; either party has a chance of winning in the presidential election. c. A state that splits its distribution of votes in the electoral college. d. Election results in such states are normally decided within the courts weeks after the election. e. The state has a large military presence that influences election results. • Question 23 Franking privilege allows incumbent members of Congress to . 2 out of 2 points Selected Answer: a. mail materials to constituents without paying for postage Answers: a. mail materials to constituents without paying for postage b. garner an extensive financial bonus yearly to go towards a charity of their choice c. never pay taxes d. travel to and from their home state for free e. enjoy free medical and dental benefits • Question 24 The period between the national party conventions in the summer of the presidential election year and the actual election in November is referred to as the . 2 out of 2 points Selected Answer: c. general election campaign Answers: a. nomination campaign b. electoral wrap-up c. general election campaign d. prenomination campaign e. presidential debates • Question 25 The number of electoral votes from each state is determined by . 2 out of 2 points Selected Answer: b. the number of seats each state has in Congress Answers: a. results of a conference between the two major political parties b. the number of seats each state has in Congress c. the state legislatures of each state d. each political party e. a vote in Congress prior to each election