During a convention, the delegates of the two parties
tend to push their nominees and positions away from each other to emphasize their differences as in the
responsible party model
Citizen control of the agenda is facilitated primarily by which of the following?
elections
Which of these must occur for the prospective voting model to work?
-Each of the two parties must be cohesive and unified.
all of the above are correct
The electoral competition model is also known as the
median voter model
Sparse and ambiguous treatment of policy issues and
the emphasis on past performance and personal competence fits better
with which of the following models?
electoral reward and punishment
Which of the following is an assumption of the electoral reward and punishment voting model?
Politicians who want to stay in office have strong incentives to bring about peace and prosperity.
Which of the following problems besets not only the
responsible party model and the electoral competition model, but also the electoral reward and punishment model?
The campaign strategies of the candidates involved
in the election are considered to be less important than their party affiliation.
When Franklin D. Roosevelt won the 1932 election and interpreted it as a mandate for immediate and far-reaching change by the
government to meet the crisis of the Great Depression, this would fall under the _______ level of the analytical framework.
governmental
T/F If electoral competition drives parties together
towards the median of public opinion, then, in theory, it should not matter which party wins because the winner will enact the policies that most voters want.
TRUE
Which of the following is NOT a factor that distinguishes U.S. elections from those of other countries?
In the United States, Election Day is a national holiday.
What does the saying refer to when the United States is known as "election happy"?
The United States has more elections than any other democratic country in the world.
T/F One of the first barriers to voting to come down in
the early years of the United States was that of denying the vote to people of certain religious beliefs.
TRUE
Which of these is an example of conventional participation?
writing a letter to the editor of a newspaper on political issues
Which of these was the first barrier to fall in the United States' journey towards universal suffrage?
Property, tax-paying, and religious requirements were dropped in most states.
What does VAP stand for?
voting age population
Compared to other modern industrialized countries, voting turnout in the United States is
much lower
Which amendment gave people the ability to elect senators directly?
17th amendment
Which of the following factors best explains why the United States has such a low voter turnout?
cumbersome registration laws reduce turnout
What is the system for selecting delegates to the
national party conventions characterized by neighborhood and area-wide
meetings of party supporters and activists known as?
caucus nominating system
T/F In the United States, citizens are required to vote.
FALSE
What has caused the recent decrease in the proportion of the voting age population's eligibility?
recent influx of immigrants
All of these expenditures must be recorded and reported to the Federal Election Commission EXCEPT
-money spent by a candidate on pre-convention electioneering.
money spent by private associations on activities that closely parallel presidential campaigns.
What is the "Great Mentioner"?
a method used by presidential candidates to see if people will support them before they decide to run
When does a candidate win a plurality?
when he/she wins more votes than any other candidate but less than a majority of all votes cast