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Unit 5: Exam
Due Apr 19 at 11:59pm Points 200 Questions 41
Time Limit None
Instructions
Introduction:
Please complete this exam after you’ve studied and reviewed all course materials,
focusing on Units 1-5. Unit Learning Outcome(s) Reflected in assignment: All ULOs for Units 1-
Directions:
Select the best answer for each multiple choice question (4 pts. each) and write a
few sentences to a paragraph answering four short answer questions (10 pts. each). Attempt History Attempt Time Score
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Question 1
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With regard to voting, what was the purpose of a
“grandfather clause”?
To allow for a tax-free transfer of wealth
To make access to polling places easier for senior
citizens
To prevent African-Americans from voting while
allowing poor whites the right to vote
To allow incumbents to remain on the ballot after
losing a primary
Which amendment gave women the right to vote?
22nd
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Question 2
The 2002 Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act is commonly
nicknamed after which 2 senators?
Obama and McCain
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Feingold and McCain
Johnson and Davis
Kerry and McConnell
Which of the following was the 2010 Supreme Court
decision that helped lead to a vast increase in campaign
spending by outside groups and Super PACs?
McConnell v. Federal Election Commission
Federal Election Commission v. Wisconsin Right to
Life, Inc.
Buckley V. Valeo
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Question 5
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Quick polls
Exit polls
Voter polls
Street polls
Polls based on interviews conducted on election day
with randomly selected voters are known as what?
4 / 4 pts
Question 6
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Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission
When it comes to gender and public opinion, which
statement is accurate?
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Men tilt, Republican, Women tilt Democratic
Men tilt Democratic, Women tilt Republican
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Question 7
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Political elites
Political entrepreneurs
Political leaders
Political players
People with a disproportionate amount of political power
as well as knowledge are known as:
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Question 10
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Lyndon Johnson
Ronald Reagan
John Kennedy
Generally speaking, do political elites have influence
over external shocks, such as economic issues, or
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Question 11
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Political parties
British royalty
Independent journalists
For-profit entrepreneurs
During the earliest era of US journalism, who controlled
the media?
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Question 12
problems the public can subjectively experience?
Yes
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No
The style of sensationalist journalism used by moguls
such as Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst
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Question 13
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House incumbents generally have a reelection rate of
what percent?
4 / 4 pts
Question 16
According to class PowerPoint slides, which of the
following is not a role of the national press:
Watchdog
Scorekeeper
Gatekeeper
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Cheerleader
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Restricted primary
Closed primary
Blanket primary
Open primary
A primary in which only registered party members may
vote is known as a(n):
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Question 17
What are the age requirements for serving in the House
and Senate?
30 for House, 35 for Senate
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25 for House, 30 for Senate
3180 for House, 30 for Senate
21 for House, 25 for Senate
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Question 18
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Soft money
Franking funds
Independent expenditures
Walking money
What is the term for funds obtained by political parties
that are spent on party activities but not on behalf of a
specific candidate?
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Question 21
Question 22
4 / 4 pts
Organizations that raise and spend money to advance
political causes but cannot coordinate with a candidate
or lobby directly for that person (think Media Fund,
Progress for America) are known as what, due to their
tax code number?
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527 groups
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None of the above, all are loyal
Business interests
Jewish people
African-Americans
Which of the following is NOT a coalition of voters
generally loyal to the Democratic Party?
4 / 4 pts
Question 23
427 groups
911 groups
17 groups
A belief that one has an obligation to participate in civic
and political affairs is known as:
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Question 24
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Political norms
Political elites
Political typology
Political ideology
A more or less consistent set of beliefs about policies
the government ought to pursue is known as:
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Question 27
Latino voters are a homogeneous group
TRUE
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FALSE
There are members of the US House of
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Question 28
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Neither
Both
Retrospective voting
Prospective voting
Voting for a candidate because you like his or her past
actions in office is known as:
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Question 29
Representatives.
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Question 30
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The military
The Vice Presidency
A Governorship
Congress
President Obama is rare in that he came to the White
House directly from:
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Question 32
The “franking privilege,” an important part of the
incumbency advantage, allows members of Congress to
do what?
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Send postage-free mail
Send Congressional emails for free
Use free Congressional car service
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Question 33
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FALSE
TRUE
In presidential campaigns, the largest single campaign
expenditure is typically advertising.
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Question 34
Ride public transportation for free within their districts
Where can we find political parties in the United States?
As a label in the mind of voters
As an organization that recruits and campaigns for
candidates
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Question 35
