A.   $1,000

B.   $2,700

C.   $100

D.   $25,000

A.   soft money

B.   support funds

C.   hard money

D.   matching funds

A.   Senate

B.   Supreme Court

C.   Elections and Campaigns Committee

D.   House of Representatives

A.   young age group

B.   low income people

C.   ethnic minorities

D.   a college degree holders

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

B.   Most people are receiving direct mail from candidates

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

D.   more people are making small political donations

A.   48

B.   all 50

C.   five

D.   26

A.   less populated states are overrepresented

B.   all states get the same number of electoral votes

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

D.   more populous states are overrepresented

A.   someone who sees few differences between the candidates

B.   someone who thinks that both candidates are moderate

C.   someone who thinks that both candidates are very conservative

D.   someone with a high sense of political efficacy

A.   Election Day voter registration laws

B.   the Motor Voter Act

C.   vote-by-mail laws

D.   voter ID laws

A.   ordinary Americans

B.   Congress

C.   the Supreme Court

D.   elites

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.   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.   battleground states

B.   states with a higher percentage of registered voters

C.   large states

D.   states with strong economies

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

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

C.   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

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

A.   someone who is an independent

B.   someone who works two jobs

C.   a single mom

D.   a party activist

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

B.   holding more elections

C.   minimizing the differences between the parties

D.   electing more officeholders

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

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

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

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

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

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

A.   Education helps voters recognize differences between the candidates.

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

C.   Education increases intolerance, which then encourages turnout.

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

A.   Electoral College

B.   national party committees

C.   presidential primaries and caucuses

D.   national party conventions