Unit 8: Campaigns & Elections

Question 1

often viewed as a referendum on how the president is doing

Answer 1

Midterm congressional elections

Question 2

(T/F) The electoral college results in small states being represented out of proportion to their populations.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

In recent years, the media campaign for presidential elections has __________.

Answer 3

been devoted to short television advertisements that focus on simple images and issues

Question 4

(T/F) Studies have shown that younger people are more likely to vote than older people.

Answer 4

False

Question 5

Women were given the right to vote by the ____________.

Answer 5

19th amendent

Question 6

“Soft money” refers to money that is ________.

Answer 6

raised by state and local parties for certain activities without any restrictions

Question 7

How many electoral college votes does a candidate need to win the presidency?

Answer 7

270

Question 8

(T/F) Candidates for the House and Senate receive only a small amount of public financing, too little to run a successful campaign.

Answer 8

False

Question 9

The two social characteristics that show the strongest relation to voting are ______.

Answer 9

Age & Education

Question 10

An incumbent is a candidate who

Answer 10

already holds the office he or she is running for

Question 11

Despite the ratification of the 15th Amendment, after Reconstruction a number of barriers to voting were erected that prevented African Americans from voting. Name one

Answer 11

white primary
poll tax
literacy test

Question 12

to manipulate political boundaries in order to get as much of a numeric advantage

Answer 12

gerrymandering

Question 13

the right to vote in political elections

Answer 13

suffrage

Question 14

when a voter in an election votes for candidates from different political parties when multiple offices are being decided by a single election

Answer 14

Split-ticket voting

Question 15

allows voters to choose a party’s entire slate of candidates with just a single ballot mark

Answer 15

Straight-ticket voting

Question 16

The right of citizens of the United States to vote in any primary or other election shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any state

Answer 16

24th amendment

Question 17

the holder of an office or post.

Answer 17

incumbent

Question 18

2 Types of elections

Answer 18

Primary election & General election

Question 19

The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of age.

Answer 19

26th Amendment