1) When compared to the U.S. population as a whole, which of the following groups is most
underrepresented at the indicated national convention?
A) those with advanced degrees at the Democratic convention
B) the wealthy at the Democratic convention
C) women at the Democratic convention
D) minorities at the Republican convention
E) minorities at the Democratic convention
2) The 1968 Democratic National Convention was thrown into turmoil over the Vietnam War. As
a result, the Democratic Party
A) took steps to increase the influence of party leaders.
B) took steps to make the convention more broadly representative.
C) toned down the hype associated with their convention.
D) no longer permits young Democrats to serve as delegates.
E) must receive advance clearance from the president to hold a convention during wartime.
3) How did the Twelfth Amendment change the Electoral College?
A) It mandates a direct popular election for president.
B) If there is no majority winner in the Electoral College, the Senate will select the president.
C) The Electoral College conducts separate elections for president and for vice president.
D) It mandates that electors vote for a president and a vice president from the same state.
E) It creates a separate College of Electors to select the president if there is no majority
winner.
4) How is the president selected if no candidate receives a majority of votes in the Electoral
College?
A) The Supreme Court selects the president.
B) A joint session of Congress selects the president.
C) The winner of the popular vote becomes president.
D) The House selects the president.
E) The Senate selects the president.
5) There have been several proposals for changing the Electoral College. How would the
proposed congressional district plan work?
A) States would award their electoral votes to the winner of the national popular vote.
B) It would abolish the incentives for faithless electors.
C) Candidates would receive electors according to how many congressional districts they
won. The statewide winner would receive two additional electors.
D) The Electoral College would be required to vote for the winner of the popular vote,
regardless of who received the most votes in their state.
E) Each member of Congress would appoint one elector, resulting is an Electoral College
that was broadly representative of the preferences of the country as a whole.
6) Which of the following contributes to the incumbency advantage?
A) constituency service
B) federally funded reelection bids
C) scandals
D) the ability to donate unlimited money to incumbentsʹ campaigns
E) Incumbents can use taxpayer money to pay for their campaign ads.
7) What is the ʺscare offʺ effect?
A) Incumbents sometimes decide not to seek reelection because the fundraising
requirements are daunting.
B) Incumbents sometimes decide not to seek reelection because they can make more money
in the private sector.
C) High-quality challengers are less likely to run against an incumbent.
D) Voters tend to avoid incumbents who are involved in a scandal.
E) Voters tend not to vote when they donʹt like either of the candidates.
8) What is gerrymandering?
A) redrawing district lines for partisan gain
B) supporting one candidate in the primary and another in the general election
C) voting for a candidate who is more likely to win in the general election, even though she
is not your preferred candidate
D) sending mail to your constituents at taxpayer expense in order to boost name recognition
E) when members of Congress vote for nonbinding resolutions in order to increase their
Popularity
9) The outcome of the 2006 midterm congressional elections can best be understood in terms of
A) the coattail effect.
B) the sixth-year itch.
C) the bandwagon effect.
D) the ʺscare-offʺ effect.
E) the Ted Kennedy effect.
10) All of the following contributed to Republican losses in the 2006 congressional elections
EXCEPT
A) scandals
B) accusations of corruption
C) George W. Bushʹs low approval ratings
D) the situation in Iraq
E) near-record lows in the stock market
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