Deck 5: Campaigning for the Nomination

Question 1

Which Democratic candidate accepted public funds in the race for the party's 2016 nomination?

A)Martin O'Malley
B)Bernie Sanders
C)Hillary Clinton
D)Barack Obama

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Second-term incumbent presidents play major roles influencing their parties' choice of candidates in the nomination process.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Members of the Clinton family have run for the Democratic presidential election in 5 of the last 10 Democratic nominations.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton won their party's New Hampshire primary in 2016.

Question 5

Approximately what percentage of the news coverage of the Republican nomination process did Donald Trump receive?

A)One-quarter
B)One-third
C)One-half
D)Two-thirds

Question 6

Members of the Bush family have run for the Republican nomination in 5 of the last 10 Republican nominations.

Question 7

Which Republican presidential nominee raised and spent the most money (including campaign and Super PACs revenue and expenditures)?

A)Donald Trump
B)Ted Cruz
C)John Kasich
D)Jeb Bush

Question 8

Which candidate ran a successful non-front-runner campaign for the nomination of his party the first time he ran?

A)Jeb Bush
B)Barack Obama
C)Bernie Sanders
D)George H.W.Bush

Question 9

Front-runner status during the first year of the election cycle is determined primarily by the news media on the basis of standing in the national preelection polls and the amount of money that the candidates for the nomination have raised.

Question 10

Which Democratic received the most popular votes (and pledged delegates) in the 2016 Democratic nomination?

A)Martin O'Malley
B)Bernie Sanders
C)Hillary Clinton
D)Barack Obama

Question 11

Winning the Iowa caucus is critical to winning the Republican nomination.