Chapter 7 Flashcards
This is the cohesive list of issues and concerns that a party puts together to campaign upon
Party platform
When candidates run for office, they are most likely to choose _______ or _______ office first
Local; state
Candidates moving from one office to another very often have money available in their ________ because they are allowed to keep earlier donations according to FEC guidelines if they intend to run for office again
war chests
This Supreme Court ruling eliminated campaign spending limits on corporations, allowing them to place unlimited money into Independent Expenditure-Only Committees
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission
This act of Congress protected the rights of minority voters by prohibiting state laws that denied voting rights based on race
Voting Rights Act of 1965
This important Congressional act restricted the amount of money given to political parties, which had become a way for companies and PACs to exert influence
Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002
This important bill required states to allow citizens to register to vote when they sign up for their driver’s licenses and Social Security benefits. It’s commonly known as the “Motor Voter Act.”
National Voter Registration Act of 1993
Due to limits on campaign contributions, individuals may only contribute a maximum of ________ per candidate per election.
$2,700
Why do we see low national voter turnout for elections in America?
a. Some citizens are not allowed to vote
b. Participation is not mandated
c. Some don’t have voter IDs
d. All of the above
The belief that your vote is unlikely to make a difference or the election is not competitive, so you avoid voting at all is known as what?
Political apathy
These are organizations created to raise and spend money to influence politics and contribute to candidates’ campaigns
Political action committees
Under this sort of primary, only members of the political party selecting nominees may vote, while this primary allows all voters to vote
Closed primary; open primary
The first U.S. presidential candidate to truly inspire college-aged voters in modern politics was whom?
Barack Obama
The less time there is between elections, the lower the turnout. This is known as what?
Voter fatigue
The smallest subsection when it comes to calculating voter turnout is which of the following?
Registered voters
Generally speaking, to be eligible to register to vote in the United States, a person must be a citizen, resident, and ________ years old.
18
According to the text, this is a relatively consistent factor in predicting likelihood to vote.
a. Age
b. Race
c. Socioeconomic status
d. All of the above
States like Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Colorado and Iowa don’t use the classic primary structure for selecting nominees. Instead, they rely on this structure, in which nominees are selected informally
Caucus
With some citizens having difficulty juggling school, work, and childcare during voting hours, many states have tried to address this by instituting _________________
Early voting
This form of voter registration has been met with concerns about voter fraud and security
Online registration
What makes it easy for a citizen to register to vote?
National Voter Registration Act
What is a reason to make voter registration more difficult?
decrease election fraud
What unusual step did Oregon take to increase voter registration?
The state automatically registers all citizens over eighteen to vote
If you wanted to prove the United States is suffering from low voter turnout, a calculation based on which population would yield the lowest voter turnout rate?
voters who voted in the last election
