Posted: February 6th, 2015

Politics

Politics

1.    The Fifteenth Amendment expanded suffrage to:

A. women
B. black men
C. black women
D. black women and men.
2.    The fee some Southern states required to be paid before a person could vote was known as:

A. a poll tax
B. a registration fee
C. a license to vote
D. “proof of property” tax.
3.    Political scientists generally agree that the most important factor affecting a person’s vote over the years has

been:

A. the issue position of the candidate
B. personal style and appearance of the candidate
C. a candidate’s visibility on t.v.
D. a candidate’s party identification.
E. A, B, and C
F. A, C, and D
G. A, B, and D
4.    To be considered an issue voter, you must:

A. vote on the single most important issue to you
B. vote for candidates whose issue positions are consistent with your own
C. vote for the issue, not the candidate
D. vote for the party label closest to your party affiliation.
5.    The proportion of the total electorate that issue votes is:

A. less than 40%
B. less than 20%
C. about half
D. almost two-thirds.
6.    The importance of candidates’ personality and style to election outcomes:

A. was greater when nominations were made in smoke-filled rooms
B. increased with the decline in party influence
C. increased with the use of television in campaigns
D. decreased with the increasing importance of the primary system.
E. A, B, and C
F. A, C, and D
G. B, C and D
7.    If a vice-presidential candidate does not receive a majority of votes in the Electoral College, the election is

decided by:

A. a new election
B. a run-off
C. the House of Representatives
D. the Senate
E. the flip of a coin.
8.    The winner-take-all feature of the Electoral College gives an advantage to:

A. the most populous states
B. the least populous states
C. medium sized states
D. no state
9.    When the founders created the Electoral College, they intended that it would:

A. have less power than it does
B. be a formal validation of elections
C. have a lot more power than it does now
D. give representation to both major parties.
10.    If no presidential candidate wins a majority of votes in the Electoral College, then the election is decided by:

A. state legislatures
B. the Supreme Court
C. the House of Representatives
D. the U.S. Senate
E. the flip of a coin.

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