Module 10 Lesson 24 Flashcards
What must a candidate do to be successful in the primaries? Select the one correct answer.
A. A candidate must have the ability to organize and mobilize grassroots support.
B. A candidate must be sure to begin campaigning late in the campaign season to avoid media scrutiny.
C. A candidate must align and commit him- or herself to the ideology of the party.
D. A candidate must appeal for the support of independent voters.
C. A candidate must align and commit him- or herself to the ideology of the party.
The goal of a presidential candidate is to win the majority of the
A. Popular Votes
B. State
C. Electoral vote
D. Congressional districts
C. Electoral vote
Which statements are true regarding the process for nominating a presidential candidate in recent decades? Select the two correct answers.
A. The process for nominating a presidential candidate has shifted the power for nominating candidates to state party primary elections.
B. The process for nominating a presidential candidate has resulted in the nomination of more party insiders.
C. The process for nominating a presidential candidate has become increasingly controlled by party elites.
D. The process for nominating a presidential candidate has brought about a longer nomination process.
A. The process for nominating a presidential candidate has shifted the power for nominating candidates to state party primary elections.
D. The process for nominating a presidential candidate has brought about a longer nomination process.
Of the choices below, which arguments are often expressed by critics of the Electoral College? Select the three correct answers.
A. The Electoral College favors strong regional candidates over weaker national candidates.
B. The Electoral College undermines majority rule.
C. The Electoral College lessens political participation in “safe” states.
D. The Electoral College violates the one-person, one-vote expectation.
B. The Electoral College undermines majority rule.
C. The Electoral College lessens political participation in “safe” states.
D. The Electoral College violates the one-person, one-vote expectation.
Which statements regarding the “king caucus” are true? Select the two correct answers.
A. The king caucus is a reflection of the emergence and rise of political parties.
B. The king caucus is a constitutional requirement in the election of a president.
C. The king caucus is made up of party operatives from state legislatures.
D. The king caucus is superior to the congressional caucus.
A. The king caucus is a reflection of the emergence and rise of political parties.
C. The king caucus is made up of party operatives from state legislatures.
How was the political party caucus initially used?
A. To determine the policy positions–or platform–of a political party.
B. To allow a political party’s congressional legislators to decide on the party’s nominees for president.
C. To make the candidate nomination process of a political party more democratic.
D. To determine the strategy for electing a political party’s candidates to office.
B. To allow a political party’s congressional legislators to decide on the party’s nominees for president.
What was an outcome of the rise of primary systems during the Progressive Era?
A. Reversed a process of democratizing the nomination of political party candidates.
B. Allowed state legislatures greater ability to control the scope of voter choice in the general election.
C. Shifted control over candidate nomination from national party officials to state party officials.
D. Decreased the control of political parties over the candidate nomination process.
D. Decreased the control of political parties over the candidate nomination process.
