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POLSC333 Final Exam -: Campaigns and Elections
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POLSC333 Final Exam -: Campaigns and Elections
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1. Complete the sentence. All of the following activities are part of the initial steps in running for office EXCEPT:
2. Complete the sentence.The 2010 Citizens United v. FEC court decision has:
3. Where is the Electoral College mentioned in the Constitution?
4. If both presidential candidates fail to get the majority votes needed for the Electoral College, the election is decided by______.
5. What proportion of members of the U.S. House of Representatives is up for reelection every two years?
6. Complete the sentence. One of the more notable trends in the 2010 congressional elections was:
7. Complete the sentence. Public financing of elections:
8. Which of the following statements is true about negative campaign advertisements?
9. What has been the trend concerning opposition research in recent campaigns?
10. Complete the sentence. All of the following are correct regarding 24-hour cable news EXCEPT:
11. Complete the sentence.The 'permanent campaign' theory refers to:
12. What was the significance of the 1994 midterm elections?
13. Complete the sentence.The first general election presidential debate was held between:
14. Complete the sentence. All of the following have contributed to low voter turnout in recent years EXCEPT:
15. Complete the sentence.Exit polls by news outlets:
16. Complete the sentence.The last realigning election occurred in:
17. Fill in the blank. The _____ and the _____ were the first political parties to emerge in the United States.
18. Which of the following would have been granted the right to vote in colonial America?
19. Complete the sentence.The American press in the late 18th and early 19th centuries could be characterized as:
20. Complete the sentence.The reelection of President George Washington in 1792 is considered one of the most important in history because:
21. Fill in the blank. The total number of Electoral College votes that a presidential candidate needs in order to win the general election is____.
22. Complete the sentence.Among the criticisms of Internet voting is that it:
23. Complete the sentence.Based on Abraham Maslow's 'hierarchy of needs' theory, many people who seek political office are motivated by the need for:
24. Complete the sentence.A 'mandate' election is usually the result of:
25. Complete the sentence. All of the following are characteristics of realigning elections EXCEPT: