A.   Roman Catholics.

B.   younger than the candidates elected in the 1800s.

C.   evenly divided between men and women.

D.   representative of the general public.

E.   white and male.

A.   candidates spend more money running for the House of Representatives than the Senate.

B.   the total spending in the 2012 Presidential election cycle was less than $100 million.

C.   there is a connection between money and elections.

D.   all of the above.

A.   were less important in the 2012 elections than in previous election years.

B.   must be coordinated with a candidate’s campaign.

C.   were banned in 2002.

D.   are unregulated funds that may be spent on advertising or other campaign activities so long as those expenditures are not coordinated with any candidate’s campaign operations. 

E.   can only be employed by political parties.

A.   The Supreme Court ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission led to strict spending limits on corporations.

B.   The amount of PAC money spent on elections has lessened in recent years.

C.   Corporations make contributions directly to candidates for political office.

D.   Interest groups funnel PAC money to candidates they think can do the most good for them.

A.   people can vote in the primary even if they are independents.

B.   party leaders meet to choose the candidates.

C.   only members of the political party selecting nominees may vote.

D.   all people can vote for either party’s candidates.

E.   candidates from both parties are on the same ballot.

A.   most delegates arrive undecided as to who they would like to see as the party’s candidate.

B.   the presidential candidate is chosen by the party delegates.

C.   elites within the political parties are entrusted with making the determination of an appropriate candidate based upon electability.

D.   it usually take three ballots for the party to choose the presidential candidate.

E.   the delegates from those states that had early primaries and caucuses are seated closest to the front of the convention center.

A.   is the same so as to ensure that each state plays an equal role in selecting the president of the United States.

B.   cannot be changed without a Constitutional amendment.

C.   cannot exceed fifty members.

D.   is determined by adding the number of representatives and the number of senators a state has in Congress.

E.   changes every four years.

A.   Hispanics

B.   People under the age of sixty-five

C.   Wealthier people

D.   The poor and homeless

E.   Very young voters aged eighteen to twenty-four

A.   has been given to aliens as long as they are registered to vote.

B.   can never be taken away.

C.   has not been extended to those without property.

D.   is taken away if one doesn’t vote in five elections.

E.   has been expanded since the writing of the Constitution.

A.   An elevated sense of personal confidence

B.   Episodic framing

C.   A higher sense of political efficacy

D.   Thematic framing

A.   trustees.

B.   members.

C.   representatives.

D.   constituents.

E.   delegates.

A.   investigating other branches of government through oversight.

B.   judging whether laws are constitutional.

C.   using the impeachment power.

D.   enforcing laws.

E.   lawmaking.

A.   representing other members of Congress.

B.   representing the broad interests of the entire society.

C.   supporting the president on all of his legislative programs.

D.   primarily representing the wishes of his or her constituents.

E.   supporting his or her political party.

A.   passes legislation.

B.   reviews the actions of subcommittees.

C.   supervises the activity of the judicial branch.

D.   chooses its leadership.

E.   reviews and monitors other bodies such as the executive branch.

A.   part of the elastic clause in the Constitution.

B.   decisions of the Supreme Court concerning the powers of Congress.

C.   broad grants of power given to the executive branch.

D.   powers that allow the president to take quick action.

E.   powers that are specifically given to Congress in the Constitution.

A.   a technique that is unique to the House.

B.   used in the House to force a standing committee to release a bill.

C.   an attempt to prevent the passage of a bill through the use of unlimited debate.

D.   a method used by the Speaker of the House to promote the majority party’s legislation.

E.   an attempt to persuade others to vote for a particular bill in return for a favor at a later date.

A.   changing one’s political party.

B.   presenting oneself as being informed and experienced.

C.   personal appearances with constituents.

D.   pointing to things the candidate has done while in office.

E.   using the mass media.

A.   the redrawing of district boundaries within each state to ensure equal district populations.

B.   the process by which seats in the House are distributed among the fifty states based on population data from the U.S. Census Bureau.

C.   normally a bipartisan exercise.

D.   altering a legislative formula that apportions spending among the states.

E.   a court order to hold new elections because of voting irregularities.

A.   Speaker of the House.

B.   president pro tempore.

C.   president of the House.

D.   chief whip.

E.   majority leader.

A.   president pro tempore of the Senate.

B.   president of the Senate.

C.   senator designate selected by the president.

D.   Senate majority leader.

E.   speaker of the Senate.

A.   twenty-five years.

B.   thirty-five years.

C.   thirty years.

D.   forty years.

E.   forty-five years.

A.   Older and from western states

B.   White, male Protestants

C.   Military commanders from the South

D.   Primarily Catholics and Jews

E.   California natives

A.   electors cast a second ballot to determine who will be elected.

B.   election is decided in the House of Representatives via state delegations.

C.   candidate who receives a plurality of the popular vote is elected.

D.   current president serves two more years and another general election is held.

E.   none of the above

A.   inform Congress prior to any military action.

B.   submit a balanced budget to Congress.

C.   oversee actions of state governments.

D.   enforce laws, treaties, and court orders.

E.   honor pronouncements of the United Nations.

A.   allowed to make military decisions, but only with the approval of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

B.   only a symbolic leader of the military.

C.   obligated to sit on the Board of Regents for the military, naval, and air force academies.

D.   the ultimate decision maker in military matters.

E.   not responsible for military decisions.