A.   $25,000

B.   $1,000

C.   $2,700

D.   $100

A.   soft money

B.   hard money

C.   support funds

D.   matching funds

A.   Senate

B.   Elections and Campaigns Committee

C.   House of Representatives

D.   Supreme Court

A.   a college degree holders

B.   ethnic minorities

C.   young age group

D.   low income people

A.   Most people are receiving direct mail from candidates

B.   more people are making small political donations

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

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

A.   five

B.   all 50

C.   48

D.   26

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

B.   less populated states are overrepresented

C.   more populous states are overrepresented

D.   all states get the same number of electoral votes

A.   someone who thinks that both candidates are very conservative

B.   someone who thinks that both candidates are moderate

C.   someone with a high sense of political efficacy

D.   someone who sees few differences between the candidates

A.   the Motor Voter Act

B.   voter ID laws

C.   vote-by-mail laws

D.   Election Day voter registration laws

A.   the Supreme Court

B.   Congress

C.   elites

D.   ordinary Americans

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

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

C.   staff to handle high-tech and computer technologies

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

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.   large states

B.   battleground states

C.   states with a higher percentage of registered voters

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

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

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

A.   someone who works two jobs

B.   a party activist

C.   someone who is an independent

D.   a single mom

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

B.   minimizing the differences between the parties

C.   electing more officeholders

D.   holding more elections

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 helps voters recognize differences between the candidates.

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

C.   Education increases intolerance, which then encourages turnout.

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

A.   Electoral College

B.   national party conventions

C.   national party committees

D.   presidential primaries and caucuses