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What is the Electoral College?How was it designed? Why does it work the way it does?

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What are the major components of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002?Is such a law anti-democratic?Explain why or why not.

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The length of the campaign season greatly influences who candidates meet on the campaign trail.

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B) False

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One of the reasons that congressional incumbents have an electoral advantage is


A) they are more intelligent than challengers.
B) their reelection bids are federally funded.
C) fundraising is often easier for challengers.
D) the media pays more attention to challengers.
E) constituency service.

F) C) and D)
G) D) and E)

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New media has changed the face of political campaigns by I.providing a lot more transparency of candidates' lives and ideas. II.allowing for more immediate results and responses to strategies. III.giving campaigns the ability to research more efficiently. IV.providing an outlet for free media to reach scores of potential voters.


A) I and II
B) II and III
C) I, II, and IV
D) II, III, and IV
E) I, II, III, and IV

F) C) and D)
G) C) and E)

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Some people believe that giving political parties more power could increase voter turnout.

A) True
B) False

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The Democratic Party uses the winner-take-all system in few of its presidential primaries.

A) True
B) False

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If you vote for a Republican for president because you are unsatisfied with President Barack Obama's agenda,you are voting retrospectively.

A) True
B) False

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Discuss the incumbency advantage in congressional elections.Why is the reelection rate so high for members of Congress?

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What is a likely problem associated with making Election Day a holiday?


A) People might choose not take the holiday.
B) The Constitution prohibits it.
C) People might leave town for the holiday.
D) Democrats would never support such a move.
E) Significant amounts of money would be lost as a result of closing businesses.

F) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

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How are income,education,and vote choice related? What causes these trends to occur?

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The primary function of presidential debates among candidates is to


A) catch candidates in "gotcha" moments.
B) increase voter knowledge about candidates' issue positions.
C) give free face time to the top three candidates.
D) create unscripted confrontations between the two opposing candidates.
E) start off the campaign season with a highly-publicized event.

F) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

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What are the consequences of front-loading?

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How does a vote-by-mail system help and hinder the democratic process?

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Among proposals to increase voter turnout are ones to


A) make it more difficult to get absentee ballots.
B) make Election Day a holiday.
C) weaken political parties.
D) pay citizens to vote.
E) expand the electorate.

F) B) and C)
G) C) and E)

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Women account for the majority of the U.S.electorate.

A) True
B) False

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Corporations can now take part in electioneering communications despite BCRA's prohibition on doing so.

A) True
B) False

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Who votes and why?What proposals exist to increase voter turnout,and how effective are they likely to be?Does voter turnout matter?

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College graduates are more likely to vote than those with only a high school diploma.

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B) False

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Campaign consultants first appeared in the 1960s.

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