A.   $1,000

B.   $2,700

C.   $25,000

D.   $100

A.   soft money

B.   support funds

C.   matching funds

D.   hard money

A.   Supreme Court

B.   House of Representatives

C.   Senate

D.   Elections and Campaigns Committee

A.   low income people

B.   young age group

C.   a college degree holders

D.   ethnic minorities

A.   more people are becoming highly and accurately informed about the candidates

B.   more people are making small political donations

C.   Most people are receiving direct mail from candidates

D.   Most people are using the Internet as their only source of campaign information

A.   26

B.   48

C.   all 50

D.   five

A.   all states get the same number of electoral votes

B.   each state has as many electoral votes as it has representatives

C.   more populous states are overrepresented

D.   less populated states are overrepresented

A.   someone who thinks that both candidates are very conservative

B.   someone who sees few differences between the candidates

C.   someone who thinks that both candidates are moderate

D.   someone with a high sense of political efficacy

A.   voter ID laws

B.   Election Day voter registration laws

C.   vote-by-mail laws

D.   the Motor Voter Act

A.   the Supreme Court

B.   ordinary Americans

C.   Congress

D.   elites

A.   an international relations specialist to solicit campaign contributions from foreign nations and multinational corporations

B.   staff to handle high-tech and computer technologies

C.   newspaper ads aimed at the 55-65 age group

D.   television ads aimed at the 18-29 age group

A.   make appeals based on party affiliation

B.   make unrealistic promises

C.   use "wedge" issues on which the other party is divided

D.   buy radio and Internet advertisements

A.   large states

B.   states with a higher percentage of registered voters

C.   states with strong economies

D.   battleground states

A.   a person who might be an excellent president could be discouraged from running because the process is so onerous

B.   party leaders select a candidate in the smoke-filled room decision

C.   the candidate who wins the popular vote is not always the candidate who received the most votes

D.   winning candidates are legally required to keep their campaign promises or face a fine levied by the Federal Elections Commission according to the veracity of the violation

A.   a single mom

B.   a party activist

C.   someone who works two jobs

D.   someone who is an independent

A.   electing more officeholders

B.   minimizing the differences between the parties

C.   holding more elections

D.   making registration automatic for all citizens rather than compelling them to register

A.   "Voting in the United States is so easy that there is no excuse for not voting."

B.   "Democracy is only democratic if citizens participate in the process."

C.   "People like me can influence what the government does."

D.   "I should vote to honor those who sacrificed their lives to make America free."

A.   Texas would receive less attention from candidates because it would no longer be a battleground state.

B.   Texas would become a safe state for the other party.

C.   Texas would receive very little attention from candidates because it is currently a safe state.

D.   Texas would receive more attention from candidates trying to win votes in major population centers like Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio.

A.   Education enables voters to calculate the probability that their vote will decide the election.

B.   Education depresses political efficacy, which then encourages turnout.

C.   Education helps voters recognize differences between the candidates.

D.   Education increases intolerance, which then encourages turnout.

A.   Electoral College

B.   national party committees

C.   presidential primaries and caucuses

D.   national party conventions