The National Voter Registration Act encouraged voting by

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The National Voter Registration Act encouraged
voting by

1. Requiring states to allow election day
   registration
2. Declaring election day a federal holiday
3. Allowing voter registration at Department of
   Motor Vehicles offices
4. Eliminating residency requirements for voting
5. Imposing fines on eligible voters who do not
   register

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CAllowing voter registration at Department of
Motor Vehicles offices
3
Which of the following statements about voter
turnout is valid?

• Income and education levels have no effect on
  minority voting.
• The gender gap refers to the fact that women are
  more likely to vote than men.
• The lowest voter turnout is among college-age
  Americans.
• The most common reason given by Americans for not
  voting is that they were too busy.
• I only
• I and II only
• I, II, III only
• I and III only
• III and IV only

4
E III and IV only
5
One of the effects of winner-take-all primaries
is that

1. Candidates can get a majority of the delegates
   quickly
2. The cost of the campaign is higher
3. The media focuses on who is ahead
4. Candidates stay in the race longer
5. More candidates decide to enter the primaries

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A.Candidates can get a majority of the
delegates quickly
7
Today, the most important function of a partys
national convention is to

1. Select the electors for the electoral college
2. Develop the strategy for the general election
3. Formally nominate the president and vice
   president
4. Choose the partys leaders for the House and the
   Senate
5. Name a new chair for the national committee

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CFormally nominate the president and vice
president
9
An amendment to the Constitution that did NOT
extend the right to vote to a particular group
was the

1. Fifteenth Amendment
2. Nineteenth Amendment
3. Twenty-six Amendment
4. Twenty-fourth Amendment
5. Twenty-third Amendment

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DTwenty-fourth Amendment
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A primary election in which a registered Democrat
can ask for a Republican ballot is a

1. Presidential primary
2. Open primary
3. Closed primary
4. Blanket primary
5. Proportional representation primary

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BOpen Primary
13
The Supreme Court in Buckley v. Valeo (1976)
ruled that

1. Limits on a candidates use of personal money was
   unconstitutional
2. Limits on individual contributions violated the
   First Amendment
3. Labor union contributions were protected under
   the right association
4. Federal matching funds had to be made available
   for state races
5. Contributions to political parties for voter
   registration drives were valid

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Limits on a candidates use of personal money
was unconstitutional
15
Lower voter turnout in the United States can be
explained by all of the following EXCEPT

1. Weak political parties
2. An aging electorate
3. Difficulty in registering
4. Difficulty in voting
5. Frequency of voting

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BAn aging electorate
17
In recent years, the efforts at campaign finance
reform have focused on

1. Reducing the influence of political action
   committees
2. Curbing spending on negative advertising
3. Decreasing the cost of presidential elections
4. Prohibiting the use of union dues for political
   campaigns
5. Eliminating soft money available to political
   parties

18
EEliminating soft money available to political
parties
19
Over the last 30 years, most successful
candidates for the presidency have served

1. In the Cabinet
2. As senators
3. As business executive
4. As governors
5. In the House of Representatives

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DAs governors
21
During the general election, a candidate is
likely to do which of the following?

• Moderate positions taken during the primaries to
  appeal to the electorate as a whole.
• Campaign vigorously in all 50 states.
• Participate in a series of televised debates with
  the other major party candidate.
• Continue to actively raise money.
• I only
• I and II only
• I and III only
• II and IV only
• I, III, IV only

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CI and III
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Above all else, the results of the 2000
presidential election showed that

1. The solid South remains a fact of American
   politics
2. The winner of the popular vote always wins the
   electoral vote
3. The vote of every person is important
4. A balanced ticket is the key to victory
5. The party that spends the most will win the
   presidency

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CThe vote of every person is important
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A candidate who qualifies for federal matching
funds

1. Loses the money if contributions over 250 are
   accepted
2. Must accept spending limits during the primaries
3. Needs to finish in the top four in each primary
   entered
4. Does not have to report contributions less than
   250 to the FEC
5. Receives a check from the Treasury for the total
   amount raised during the campaign

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BMust accept spending limits during the
primaries
27
The campaign staff a presidential candidate puts
together includes all of the following EXCEPT

1. A pollster
2. A media specialist
3. A foreign policy consultant
4. A domestic policy advisor
5. A political action committee chair

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EA political action committee chair
29
In comparing congressional and presidential
elections, which of the following statements are
NOT valid?

• The power of the incumbency is stronger in
  congressional races.
• Congressional candidates get not federal matching
  funds.
• Presidential campaigns are considerably longer.
• The money spent on congressional and presidential
  campaigns remained stable.
• I only
• I and II only
• I, II, III only
• IV only
• II and IV only

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DIV onlyThe money spent on
congressional and presidential campaigns remained
stable.