A.   $2,700

B.   $1,000

C.   $25,000

D.   $100

A.   soft money

B.   support funds

C.   matching funds

D.   hard money

A.   Senate

B.   Elections and Campaigns Committee

C.   House of Representatives

D.   Supreme Court

A.   ethnic minorities

B.   low income people

C.   young age group

D.   a college degree holders

A.   Most people are receiving direct mail from candidates

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

C.   more people are making small political donations

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

A.   five

B.   48

C.   all 50

D.   26

A.   less populated states are overrepresented

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

C.   all states get the same number of electoral votes

D.   more populous states are overrepresented

A.   someone who thinks that both candidates are moderate

B.   someone who sees few differences between the candidates

C.   someone with a high sense of political efficacy

D.   someone who thinks that both candidates are very conservative

A.   Election Day voter registration laws

B.   voter ID laws

C.   the Motor Voter Act

D.   vote-by-mail laws

A.   ordinary Americans

B.   elites

C.   the Supreme Court

D.   Congress

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

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

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

D.   staff to handle high-tech and computer technologies

A.   buy radio and Internet advertisements

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

C.   make unrealistic promises

D.   make appeals based on party affiliation

A.   states with a higher percentage of registered voters

B.   battleground states

C.   large states

D.   states with strong economies

A.   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

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

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

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

A.   someone who works two jobs

B.   a single mom

C.   someone who is an independent

D.   a party activist

A.   electing more officeholders

B.   holding more elections

C.   minimizing the differences between the parties

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 increases intolerance, which then encourages turnout.

D.   Education helps voters recognize differences between the candidates.

A.   presidential primaries and caucuses

B.   Electoral College

C.   national party conventions

D.   national party committees