Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Martin O'Malley accepted public funds for his campaign in the Democratic primary for the 2016 nomination. Public funding is a system where candidates can receive federal government funds to support their campaigns, but it comes with spending limits and other restrictions. Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton, and Barack Obama did not opt for public funding during the 2016 primary season.

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

False

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

Only Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton from the Clinton family have run for the Democratic presidential nomination in the last 10 cycles, with Bill Clinton running successfully in 1992 and 1996, and Hillary Clinton running in 2008 and 2016.

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

Donald Trump won the Republican party's New Hampshire primary and Hillary Clinton won the Democratic 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?

Accepted Answer

Donald Trump received approximately one-half of the news coverage of the Republican nomination process.

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

George H.W. Bush ran in 1988 and 1992, George W. Bush ran in 2000 and 2004, and Jeb Bush ran in 2016.

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

Jeb Bush raised and spent the most money during the 2016 Republican presidential primary, with a total of over $154 million. Donald Trump, who ultimately won the nomination, was famously outspent by many of his opponents but still managed to win the election.

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

Obama ran a successful non-front-runner campaign for the Democratic nomination in 2008, defeating the better-known and better-funded candidate Hillary Clinton.

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.

Accepted Answer

This is because the media often focus on these two factors as indicators of a candidate's viability and ability to win the nomination.

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

Hillary Clinton received the most popular votes (and pledged delegates) in the 2016 Democratic nomination, with 16,914,722 votes and 2,205 pledged delegates. Martin O'Malley and Barack Obama were not running in the 2016 Democratic nomination, and while Bernie Sanders received a significant amount of votes and delegates, he did not surpass Clinton's totals.

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

Winning the Iowa caucus is not a guarantee of securing the Republican nomination, as it is just the first of many contests in the primary election process, and candidates can recover in later states.

Quiz 5: Campaigning for the Nomination