14.1 Multiple-Choice Questions Pages 509-514

1) During the nomination campaign, party leaders are primarily concerned with ________, while
party activists are concerned with ________.
A) preventing election fraud; crossover voting
B) logrolling; casework
C) gerrymandering; the franking privilege
D) electability; ideology
E) preserving deniability; image

2) Which of the following mistakes are candidates most likely to make in their nominating
campaigns, making it difficult for them to win the general election?
A) They become one-trick ponies.
B) They insult their base.
C) They become too extreme.
D) They engage in credit taking.
E) They become insular and detached from their own party.

3) Which of the following campaign slogans is a candidate most likely to use?
A) ʺIʹm on your side.ʺ
B) ʺUpholding liberal Democratic values.ʺ
C) ʺUp with America! Down with immigrants!ʺ
D) ʺA Republican leader with conservative ideas.ʺ
E) ʺIʹll work hard to criminalize abortion.

4) Which of the following is a wedge issue?
A) fighting crime
B) improving education
C) improving the economy
D) same-sex marriage
E) creating jobs

5) What is a wedge issue?
A) an issue that is used to divide the public for strategic campaign purposes
B) an issue on which most Americans agree
C) a ʺbread and butterʺ issue
D) a campaign gaffe
E) an issue that a candidate supports even though he knows Congress will not pass it into
Law


6) Why did Senate Republicans have a roll-call vote on a constitutional amendment that would
ban same-sex marriage?
A) because they expected that it would pass
B) because they wanted to be able to use the vote against Democrats in the 2006 elections
C) because most Americans support same-sex marriage
D) because they wanted to punish Dick Cheneyʹs daughter for speaking out against the
Republican agenda
E) because few Americans are concerned about same-sex marriage

7) The 2006 elections saw a large number of
A) Republican African American candidates.
B) Republican Hispanic candidates.
C) openly gay and lesbian candidates.
D) Republican veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan.
E) Democratic veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan.

8) The two basic methods of voter canvass are
A) campaign stops and glad-handing.
B) door-to-door solicitations and phone banks.
C) public opinion polls and focus groups.
D) meet-and-greets and fundraisers.
E) shaking hands and kissing babies.


9) The head of a political campaign is usually called the
A) campaign consultant.
B) head honcho.
C) political manager.
D) campaign manager.
E) political strategist.

10) Who is responsible for a candidateʹs overall media strategy?
A) the press secretary
B) the general counsel
C) the outside counsel
D) the field director
E) the communications director