ch 8 Flashcards

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1
Q

_____ is the constitutional clause that delegates control of elections to the state governments.

A

Time, place, and manner clause

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2
Q

Women won the vote in _____ in 1890; but in _____, they waited another thirty years

A

Wyoming; New York

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3
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House members are chosen every _____ years.

A

two

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4
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Senators are chosen every _____ years.

A

six

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5
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Presidential elections occur every _____ years.

A

four

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6
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On the first _____ after the first Monday in November of every even-numbered year, we elect all House members and a third of the Senate.

A

Tuesday

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_____ states elect judges (87 percent of all state judges).

A

39

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8
Q

The Institute for Justice and the American Civil Liberties Union argue that donating to campaigns is a form of _____.

A

free speech

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9
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A _____ is an organization of at least fifty people, affiliated with an interest group that is permitted to make contributions to candidates for federal office.

A

political action committee (PAC)

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10
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In _____, the Supreme Court struck down laws limiting independent political spending by corporations and unions.

A

Citizens United v. FEC

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Onetime candidate Morris “Mo” Udall, who ran in 1976 said afterward, “You have to be _____ to run for president.”

A

a little crazy

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12
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Since 1976, _____ have won the office of president most often.

A

governors

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13
Q

The last president to come directly out of the House of Representatives was _____

A

Andrew Jackson

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14
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_____ is the date on the primary calendar when the most states hold primaries and caucuses on the same day.

A

Super Tuesday

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15
Q

Conventional political wisdom holds that candidates must run more to the

_____ to capture the nomination and then move to the _____ for the general election

A

extreme; middle

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16
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_____ refers to the tendency for members of Congress to win reelection in overwhelming numbers.

A

Incumbency advantage

17
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_____ elections are those held between presidential elections, involving all seats in the House of Representatives, one-third of those in the Senate, thirty-six governorships, and other positions.

A

Midterm

18
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_____ refers to the reorganization of the boundaries of House districts, a process that follows the results of the U.S. census, taken every ten years.

A

Reapportionment

19
Q

_____ occurs when an election district is redrawn in a way that gives the advantage to the party in control of the state legislature.

A

Gerrymander

20
Q

_____ refers to attracting supporters or votes one by one, through door-to-door visits or small meetings.

A

Retail campaigning