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POLS 2311 PRETEST 4 CHAPTERS 7-
8 2026 ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS.
The majority of the money to finance political campaigns is the
cost of
-paying for television ads.
-paying pollsters.
-complying with Federal Election Commission rules.
-actually raising campaign funds. - correct answer--paying for
television ads.
Andrew Jackson's contribution to the development of political
parties was the
-formation of the Republican Party.
-formation of a new type of grassroots party organization.
-introduction of primary elections.
-formation of the Federalist Party.
-forging of a coalition of Democrats and Whigs. - correct
answer--formation of a new type of grassroots party
organization.
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The first political parties in the United States started with the
differences of political thoughts between
-Hamilton and Jefferson.
-Adams and Jackson.
-Lincoln and Douglas.
-Marshall and Adams. - correct answer--Hamilton and
Jefferson.
Some analysts predict that soon the most important medium of
election politics will be
-artificial inteligence.
-newspapers.
-television.
-the Internet. - correct answer--the Internet.
________ is based on judgment about the past performance of
an elected official or political party.
-Prospective voting
-Split-ticket voting
-Straight-ticket voting
-Retrospective voting - correct answer--Retrospective voting
POLS 2311 PRETEST 4 CHAPTERS 7-
8 2026 ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS.
The majority of the money to finance political campaigns is the
cost of
-paying for television ads.
-paying pollsters.
-complying with Federal Election Commission rules.
-actually raising campaign funds. - correct answer--paying for
television ads.
Andrew Jackson's contribution to the development of political
parties was the
-formation of the Republican Party.
-formation of a new type of grassroots party organization.
-introduction of primary elections.
-formation of the Federalist Party.
-forging of a coalition of Democrats and Whigs. - correct
answer--formation of a new type of grassroots party
organization.
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The first political parties in the United States started with the
differences of political thoughts between
-Hamilton and Jefferson.
-Adams and Jackson.
-Lincoln and Douglas.
-Marshall and Adams. - correct answer--Hamilton and
Jefferson.
Some analysts predict that soon the most important medium of
election politics will be
-artificial inteligence.
-newspapers.
-television.
-the Internet. - correct answer--the Internet.
________ is based on judgment about the past performance of
an elected official or political party.
-Prospective voting
-Split-ticket voting
-Straight-ticket voting
-Retrospective voting - correct answer--Retrospective voting
