1) Today, the national government is not necessarily more favorable to the claims of minorities than state or local governments are.
a. True
b. False
2) Independent expenditures, money spent on behalf of a political party or a candidate that is truly independent of the party or candidate, by an unrelated group are
a. limited by the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act.
b. unlimited only during election years.
c. limited by PAC rules.
d. unlimited in any way and must be disclosed to the Federal Elections Commission.
e. donated by political parties.
3) Republicans for Clean Air consisted entirely of
a. elements of the AFL-CIO PAC.
b. two Texas businessmen.
c. 500 disaffected Republicans planning to vote for McCain.
d. grassroots environmental Republicans.
e. coal industry leaders.
4) The restriction of soft money led to a surge of what kind of contributions?
a. illegal
b. individual
c. federal
d. union
e. corporate
5) While party activists are often highly ideological, party platforms tend to be moderate.
a. True
b. False
6) Which of the following is true about proportional representation systems?
a. they have been ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court
b. they tend to be associated with the existence of only two major parties competing in elections
c. they encourage participation of third and minor parties in elections
d. they are not currently used by any countries in the world
e. they are used by twenty states to choose members for their state legislatures take-all
7) More voters turn out in the primary elections than they do in the general elections.
a. True
b. False
8) Winner-takes-all elections are a characteristic of the U.S. electoral system.
a. True
b. False
9) Critics of the primary system have recommended that rather than having state presidential primaries there should be a single nationwide election, or a "national presidential primary"
a. True
b. False
10) According to Table 10-1 in your book, journalists tend to identify with which party?
a. Democrats
b. Republicans
c. Independents
d. They are bipartisan
e. They are nonpartisan
11) The government has ________ the broadcast media in some form since its inception.
a. funded
b. ignored
c. advocated for partisan interests of
d. regulated
e. none of the above
12) The Executive Office of the President (EOP) was created in 1939 to
a. act as a "watchdog" over presidential powers.
b. oversee the communications between the media and the president.
c. provide the liaison relationship needed between the president and Congress.
d. give the president more help running the federal departments and agencies.
e. none of the above.