1. What is the difference between a closed primary and an open primary?
· Any qualified voter can vote in a closed primary, whereas only registered party members may vote in an open primary.
· Only registered party members may vote in a closed primary, whereas any qualified voter can vote in an open primary.
· Republicans use closed primaries, and Democrats use open primaries.
· Open primaries exclude independent voters while closed primaries do not.
2. Which type of primary specifically covers local elections in which candidates do not identify their party on the ballot?
· blanket primary
· runoff primary
· nonpartisan primary
· caucus primary
3. __________ is NOT a method of casting one's ballot that is currently widely available in the United States
· Paper ballots counted by optical scanners
· Touch-screen voting terminals
· Mail-in ballots
· Online voting
4. The smallest geographic unit for the conduct of elections is called a
· precinct.
· ballot.
· polling place.
· political machine.
5. What is the process of narrowing the field of possible candidates for office called?
· nomination
· self-announcement
· general election
· caucus
6. Which method of nomination is most common in the United States
· self-announcement
· caucus
· direct primary
· petition
7. Among those banned from making contributions to the campaigns of candidates running for federal office are
· private individuals.
· political action committees.
· wealthy families and independent political groups.
· corporations and federal banks.
8. Soft money is money
· that is illegally contributed above the limits set for federal elections.
· granted by the FEC to campaigns to match private funds raised by candidates.
· raised and spent to elect candidates for Congress and the White House.
· given to a party organization for "party-building activities."
9. The agency that administers all federal law dealing with campaign finance is the
· Political Action Committee (PAC).
· Federal Election Commission (FEC).
· Congressional Committee on Campaign Contributions (CCCC).
· Bipartisan Campaign Reform Commission (BCRC).
10. The __________ effect happens when a popular candidate high on the ballot increases voter turnout and helps candidates of the same party lower on the ballot.
· ballot
· coattail
· bedsheet
· absentee
11. Why do bedsheet ballots often result in "ballot fatigue"?
· because they make voters think of sleeping in a comfortable bed
· because they include many offices and candidates that do not represent the voter's precinct
· because voters must come back every day for weeks to vote on a different office
· because they are so long that voters get tired before they reach the end of the ballot
12. Hard money is money
· that is illegally contributed above the limits set for federal elections.
· granted by the FEC to campaigns to match private funds raised by candidates.
· raised and spent to elect candidates for Congress and the White House.
· given to a party organization for "party-building activities."
13. The __________ banned soft-money contributions to political parties, but had a loophole that allowed independent political groups to raise and spend money on behalf of candidates.
· Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA) of 2002
· AFL-CIO's Committee on Political Education
· Federal Election Commission (FEC)
· Voting Rights Act of 1965
14. What is the function of a political action committee (PAC)?
· to raise money to influence elections and public policy on behalf of special-interest groups
· to monitor campaign contributions and report violations to the FEC
· to set limits on campaign contributions
· to match privately-raised funds with government subsidies that help all candidates to be competitive
15. A(n) __________ ballot is one on which candidates for an office are grouped together under the title of that office.
· office-group
· party-column
· sample
· bedsheet
16. What is the main argument in support of open primaries?
· They prevent one party from "raiding" the other's primary.
· They help make candidates more responsive to the party, its platform, and its members.
· They do not exclude independent voters.
· They keep people from voting more than once in a primary election.
17. Punch-card ballots have been eliminated because
· no one can understand how to use the complicated cards and punching devices.
· improperly punched cards produce "hanging chads" that are difficult for machines to read.
· the machines that read them are incredibly expensive and difficult to transport.
· Congress ordered all ballots to be cast online beginning in 2006.
18. A runoff primary is necessary when
· candidates do not identify their party affiliations on the ballot.
· there is only one candidate on the ballot.
· a party's convention fails to confirm the nominee who was selected by the direct primaries.
· no one wins a majority in a primary race.
19. What is the main argument in support of closed primaries?
· They prevent one party from "raiding" the other's primary.
· They allow voters to keep their party preferences secret.
· They do not exclude independent voters.
· They keep people from voting more than once in a primary election.
20. Absentee voting and early voting allow voters to
· cast their ballots before election day.
· change their votes, even after election day.
· cast their ballots months or even years in advance of elections.
· register to vote online or by mail.
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