Question 1

The history of negative and slanderous mud-slinging in presidential elections began with __________.&#10;A) Bush and Gore&#10;B) Obama and McCain&#10;C) Wilson and Roosevelt&#10;D) Jefferson and Adams

Accepted Answer

Mud-slinging in presidential elections dates back to the election of 1800 between Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, in which both candidates and their supporters attacked each other with insults and negative campaigning. This marked the beginning of a trend of negative campaigning in American politics.

Question 2

The Voting Rights Act has had the effect of __________.&#10;A) showing how limited the government's ability is to change things&#10;B) succeeding to such a degree that a few southern states now have black governors&#10;C) significantly increasing the number of minority elected officials&#10;D) changing the nature of political competition in major northern cities

Accepted Answer

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was intended to combat racial discrimination in voting and has led to a significant increase in the number of minority elected officials. The Act has helped to ensure that minority voters have equal access to the polls and that their votes are not diluted by discriminatory voting practices. While there have been challenges to the Act and efforts to weaken its provisions, it still remains an important tool in promoting equal representation in government.

Question 3

Creating minority-majority districts helps __________.&#10;A) sitting presidents&#10;B) welfare&#10;C) representation&#10;D) Congressional procedure

Accepted Answer

Creating minority-majority districts helps increase representation for minority communities by ensuring that their voices are heard and their interests are represented in government. This can lead to more diverse perspectives and policies that better reflect the needs and experiences of all members of society.

Question 4

Literacy tests __________.&#10;A) were used to bar illiterate southern whites from voting&#10;B) were used to keep blacks from voting&#10;C) became more prevalent after passage of the Voting Rights Act&#10;D) were applied equally to all voters

Accepted Answer

Literacy tests were often used as a way to prevent African Americans, who were often denied access to education, from voting in the South. Illiterate southern whites were not targeted by these tests. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 banned literacy tests as a voting requirement, making answer choice C incorrect.

Question 5

Congress attempted to bar Wyoming from the Union because it had granted the right to vote to __________.&#10;A) women&#10;B) property less white men&#10;C) white males&#10;D) men

Accepted Answer

Congress attempted to bar Wyoming from the Union because it had granted the right to vote to women. At the time, women did not have the right to vote in most other states, and Congress feared that Wyoming's decision would set a precedent for other states to follow. Ultimately, Wyoming was still admitted to the Union in 1890, becoming the first state to grant women the right to vote.

Question 6

The Reconstruction Amendments were ratified between __________.&#10;A) 1860-1865&#10;B) 1865-1870&#10;C) 1882-1885&#10;D) 1960-1964

Accepted Answer

The Reconstruction Amendments, which consist of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the United States Constitution, were ratified between 1865-1870. The 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery, was ratified in 1865. The 14th Amendment, which granted citizenship and equal protection under the law to all persons born or naturalized in the United States, was ratified in 1868. The 15th Amendment, which granted suffrage to African American men, was ratified in 1870.

Question 7

When property requirements were used to determine who could vote, __________.&#10;A) no women could vote because they could not own property&#10;B) women property owners could vote in some places&#10;C) only homeowners could vote in state or local elections&#10;D) there appeared to be less fraud at the polls

Accepted Answer

Women who owned property were able to vote in some places despite not having full suffrage rights.

Question 8

What did the Fifteenth Amendment do?&#10;A) guaranteed free black men the right to vote&#10;B) established a literacy test for voting&#10;C) guaranteed all persons the equal protection of the laws&#10;D) guaranteed women the right to vote

Accepted Answer

The Fifteenth Amendment, added to the US Constitution in 1870, guaranteed free black men the right to vote, including former slaves who were freed after the Civil War.

Question 9

Grandfather clauses directly discriminated against __________.&#10;A) white citizens&#10;B) farmers&#10;C) illiterate women&#10;D) black citizens

Accepted Answer

Grandfather clauses were implemented in Southern states after the Civil War to restrict the voting rights of black citizens. These clauses stated that only men whose grandfathers had been eligible to vote before the Civil War were themselves eligible to vote without meeting the new, restrictive voting requirements, such as literacy tests or poll taxes. This directly discriminated against black citizens, as their grandfathers would not have been eligible to vote before the Civil War due to slavery and other forms of discrimination.

Question 10

Reconstruction and the federal military occupation of the South ended in __________.&#10;A) 1868&#10;B) 1877&#10;C) 1900&#10;D) 1921

Accepted Answer

Reconstruction and the federal military occupation of the South ended with the Compromise of 1877, which led to the withdrawal of federal troops from the South and the end of Reconstruction.

Question 11

In regards to voting in the early nineteeth century, religion could __________.&#10;A) exclude you from voting if you were Jewish or Catholic&#10;B) exclude you from voting if you were a member of the clergy&#10;C) not affect whether you were allowed to vote&#10;D) substitute for a property-holding qualification

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The answer of In regards to voting in the early...

Question 12

What objective did white primaries achieve?&#10;A) taxed black voters if they wanted to vote in a primary election&#10;B) invariably favored Republican candidates&#10;C) barred blacks from voting in primary elections&#10;D) were an example of a Reconstruction period policy

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The answer of What objective did white primaries achieve?&#10;A) taxed...

Question 13

Lobbying Congress for the vote, famous female suffragists included __________.&#10;A) Mary Wollstonecraft&#10;B) Jane Addams&#10;C) Elizabeth Cady Stanton&#10;D) Sojourner Truth

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The answer of Lobbying Congress for the vote, famous female...

Question 14

Northern military presence in the South during Reconstruction __________.&#10;A) prevented blacks from voting&#10;B) enabled blacks to vote and hold office&#10;C) helped protect the rights of white citizens&#10;D) enabled property to be equitably distributed

Accepted Answer

The answer of Northern military presence in the South during...

Question 15

An &#34;understanding&#34; or &#34;good moral character&#34; test was often used in the South to do what?&#10;A) let whites avoid literacy tests&#10;B) ensure that voting citizens were honest&#10;C) ensure that candidates were not corrupt&#10;D) determine who could serve as registrar of elections

Accepted Answer

The answer of An &#34;understanding&#34; or &#34;good moral character&#34; test...

Question 16

Many states push for the purging of voter lists; many studies show voting fraud is __________.&#10;A) less than 1 percent&#10;B) around 5 percent&#10;C) around 15 percent&#10;D) greater than 20 percent

Accepted Answer

The answer of Many states push for the purging of...

Question 17

Due to property holdings and other restrictions, in the first presidential election __________.&#10;A) people without property were allowed to vote&#10;B) about 6 percent of all Americans could vote&#10;C) about 10 percent of all Americans could vote&#10;D) About 8 percent of all Americans could vote

Accepted Answer

The answer of Due to property holdings and other restrictions,...

Question 18

&#34;Stacking&#34; tries to diminish black voting strength by __________.&#10;A) dividing areas that are heavily populated by blacks into multiple districts&#10;B) diverting ballot boxes to distant rural polling places&#10;C) pairing one black voter with one white voter&#10;D) diluting a population of black voter with whites

Accepted Answer

The answer of &#34;Stacking&#34; tries to diminish black voting strength...

Question 19

In 2010, many states passed laws limiting suffrage to protect against __________.&#10;A) fraudulent manipulation of voting&#10;B) the awarding of contracts to build voting machines to foreign interests&#10;C) violence in the voting booths&#10;D) &#34;bait and switch&#34; alterations of a person's ballot

Accepted Answer

The answer of In 2010, many states passed laws limiting...

Question 20

The right to vote is termed __________.&#10;A) suffrage&#10;B) freedom&#10;C) civil rights&#10;D) natural rights

Accepted Answer

The answer of The right to vote is termed __________.&#10;A)...

Question 21

A breakdown of voters by education, income and occupation shows that those least likely to vote include __________.&#10;A) those with above-average incomes&#10;B) white males&#10;C) those with a college education&#10;D) those with less than a high school education

Accepted Answer

The answer of A breakdown of voters by education, income...

Question 22

In the eyes of the Progressive reformers, the lower class __________.&#10;A) should be assisted by private charity not government&#10;B) were seen as the cause of corruption in politics&#10;C) were those most likely to support political reforms&#10;D) were irrelevant to the reform movement because they probably would not vote anyway

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The answer of In the eyes of the Progressive reformers,...

Question 23

The costs and benefits theory to voter turnout is often challenged by the idea of __________.&#10;A) redistribution&#10;B) civic duty&#10;C) vigilant appraisal&#10;D) Keynesian economics

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The answer of The costs and benefits theory to voter...

Question 24

Which of the following is not a Progressive reform?&#10;A) partisan ballots&#10;B) primary elections&#10;C) voter registration laws&#10;D) denial of voting rights for aliens

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The answer of Which of the following is not a...

Question 25

Citizens attitude, lack of rootedness, and the failures of political parties to mobilize voters are reasons cited for __________.&#10;A) lower turnout&#10;B) higher turnout&#10;C) better informed voters&#10;D) more interest in elections

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The answer of Citizens attitude, lack of rootedness, and the...

Question 26

Third-party presidential candidates __________.&#10;A) get the same media coverage as major-party candidates do&#10;B) can affect elections in two-party systems&#10;C) are not taken seriously&#10;D) are placed automatically on the ballot

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The answer of Third-party presidential candidates __________.&#10;A) get the same...

Question 27

The __________ guarantees women the right to vote.&#10;A) Fifteenth Amendment&#10;B) Eighteenth Amendment&#10;C) Nineteenth Amendment&#10;D) Twenty-First Amendment

Accepted Answer

The answer of The __________ guarantees women the right to...

Question 28

Voting was extended to 18-year-olds __________.&#10;A) by an addition to the Voting Rights Act&#10;B) by constitutional amendment&#10;C) when they registered for the draft&#10;D) when studies showed young people could be responsible citizens

Accepted Answer

The answer of Voting was extended to 18-year-olds __________.&#10;A) by...

Question 29

To increase voter registration, the national motor voter law allows people to __________.&#10;A) register to vote when they buy a car&#10;B) register to vote only if they have a car&#10;C) register to vote at public offices&#10;D) register to vote at any time

Accepted Answer

The answer of To increase voter registration, the national motor...

Question 30

During the conventions, each party __________.&#10;A) selects leaders&#10;B) votes for Senators&#10;C) chooses patriotic language&#10;D) endorses a platform

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The answer of During the conventions, each party __________.&#10;A) selects...

Question 31

Noncompetitive districts lead to reduced voter turnout and are a result of what?&#10;A) gerrymandering&#10;B) social rootedness&#10;C) the governor&#10;D) the media

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The answer of Noncompetitive districts lead to reduced voter turnout...

Question 32

Since the reforms of 1972, convention delegates have become __________.&#10;A) a more diverse group&#10;B) more ideological&#10;C) less ideological&#10;D) less likely to vote

Accepted Answer

The answer of Since the reforms of 1972, convention delegates...

Question 33

In 2004 and 2008, voter turnout in presidential elections was around __________.&#10;A) 90 percent&#10;B) 75 percent&#10;C) 60 percent&#10;D) 30 percent

Accepted Answer

The answer of In 2004 and 2008, voter turnout in...

Question 34

Balancing the ticket involves the selection of __________.&#10;A) foreign policy stances&#10;B) members of Congress&#10;C) vice presidents&#10;D) governors

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The answer of Balancing the ticket involves the selection of...

Question 35

Women's contribution during __________ helped lead to the ratification of women's suffrage.&#10;A) World War I&#10;B) the Civil War&#10;C) World War II&#10;D) the Russo-Japanese War

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The answer of Women's contribution during __________ helped lead to...

Question 36

Redistricting to achieve political goals is called what?&#10;A) reapportionment&#10;B) gerrymandering&#10;C) pork barrel&#10;D) reallocation

Accepted Answer

The answer of Redistricting to achieve political goals is called...

Question 37

Conventions have become media events since the invention of __________.&#10;A) the radio&#10;B) newspapers&#10;C) cable television&#10;D) Facebook

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The answer of Conventions have become media events since the...

Question 38

Which of the following is a likely reason that voter turnout is low?&#10;A) social rootedness&#10;B) political parties mobilizing voters&#10;C) strong labor unions&#10;D) state barriers to voting

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The answer of Which of the following is a likely...

Question 39

As a fundraising practice, President __________ would invite donors to stay at the White House.&#10;A) Ronald Reagan&#10;B) Bill Clinton&#10;C) George W. Bush&#10;D) Barack Obama

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The answer of As a fundraising practice, President __________ would...

Question 40

Public funding for the general campaign is permissible by law, but both presidential candidates rejected this funding in __________.&#10;A) 2004&#10;B) 2008&#10;C) 2010&#10;D) 2012

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The answer of Public funding for the general campaign is...

Question 41

The Electoral College __________.&#10;A) is an example of direct democracy&#10;B) means that the U.S. directly elects its president&#10;C) gives small states more influence in electing the president&#10;D) gives large states with great populations little power to elect the president

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Electoral College __________.&#10;A) is an example...

Question 42

The sophisticated placing of ads and targeting demographic groups during a political campaign is called what?&#10;A) short length&#10;B) targeted content&#10;C) vague content&#10;D) narrowcasting

Accepted Answer

The answer of The sophisticated placing of ads and targeting...

Question 43

Who could vote under the original draft of the U.S. Constitution?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Who could vote under the original draft...

Question 44

Explain some theories as to why voting turnout is low in the United States.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Explain some theories as to why voting...

Question 45

The number of electors each state has equals the number of __________.&#10;A) people it elects to Congress&#10;B) seats it has in the House&#10;C) Senators it elects&#10;D) members in the state legislature

Accepted Answer

The answer of The number of electors each state has...

Question 46

&#34;Battleground states,&#34; where the election results are in doubt, are also referred to as what?&#10;A) swing states&#10;B) Bush states&#10;C) safe states&#10;D) elector states

Accepted Answer

The answer of &#34;Battleground states,&#34; where the election results are...

Question 47

Why do candidates focus few resources on &#34;safe&#34; states?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Why do candidates focus few resources on...

Question 48

Define suffrage.

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The answer of Define suffrage....

Question 49

In 2008, there were no clear differences between Obama and McCain's view on the U.S. conflict in __________.&#10;A) Iraq&#10;B) Afghanistan&#10;C) Iran&#10;D) Libya

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The answer of In 2008, there were no clear differences...

Question 50

How does the Electoral College help smaller states?

Accepted Answer

The answer of How does the Electoral College help smaller...

Question 51

How do third (or minor) parties affect elections in a two-party system?

Accepted Answer

The answer of How do third (or minor) parties affect...

Question 52

What is the &#34;faithless elector&#34;?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is the &#34;faithless elector&#34;?...

Question 53

What factors does a presidential candidate consider when choosing his/her vice presidential running mate?

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The answer of What factors does a presidential candidate consider...

Question 54

In 2008, a &#34;big sort&#34; of life-style differences in the electorate had Obama win 81 percent of counties with a __________.&#10;A) Wal-Mart&#10;B) GameStop&#10;C) Whole Foods&#10;D) Cracker Barrel

Accepted Answer

The answer of In 2008, a &#34;big sort&#34; of life-style...

Question 55

The most dominant issue during the 2012 presidential election was __________.&#10;A) war&#10;B) economics&#10;C) age&#10;D) gender

Accepted Answer

The answer of The most dominant issue during the 2012...

Question 56

Trace the expansion of suffrage over the past 200 years. Are there any current threats to voting rights?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Trace the expansion of suffrage over the...

Question 57

Explain the history of presidential nominations from party conventions to presidential primaries and caucuses.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Explain the history of presidential nominations from...

Question 58

What was the significance of the Voting Rights Act?

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The answer of What was the significance of the Voting...

Deck 8: Elections