A.   white and male.

B.   evenly divided between men and women.

C.   Roman Catholics.

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

E.   representative of the general public.

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

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

C.   there is a connection between money and elections.

D.   all of the above.

A.   can only be employed by political parties.

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

C.   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. 

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

E.   were banned in 2002.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

D.   party leaders meet to choose the candidates.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

B.   cannot exceed fifty members.

C.   changes every four years.

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

E.   cannot be changed without a Constitutional amendment.

A.   Very young voters aged eighteen to twenty-four

B.   Hispanics

C.   The poor and homeless

D.   People under the age of sixty-five

E.   Wealthier people

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

B.   has not been extended to those without property.

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

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

E.   can never be taken away.

A.   Thematic framing

B.   An elevated sense of personal confidence

C.   Episodic framing

D.   A higher sense of political efficacy

A.   members.

B.   delegates.

C.   trustees.

D.   constituents.

E.   representatives.

A.   enforcing laws.

B.   judging whether laws are constitutional.

C.   lawmaking.

D.   investigating other branches of government through oversight.

E.   using the impeachment power.

A.   representing the broad interests of the entire society.

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

C.   supporting his or her political party.

D.   representing other members of Congress.

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

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

B.   supervises the activity of the judicial branch.

C.   chooses its leadership.

D.   passes legislation.

E.   reviews the actions of subcommittees.

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

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

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

D.   part of the elastic clause in the Constitution.

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

A.   a technique that is unique to the House.

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

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

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

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

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

B.   personal appearances with constituents.

C.   changing one’s political party.

D.   using the mass media.

E.   presenting oneself as being informed and experienced.

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

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

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

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

E.   normally a bipartisan exercise.

A.   president pro tempore.

B.   president of the House.

C.   chief whip.

D.   majority leader.

E.   Speaker of the House.

A.   senator designate selected by the president.

B.   president pro tempore of the Senate.

C.   speaker of the Senate.

D.   Senate majority leader.

E.   president of the Senate.

A.   thirty-five years.

B.   twenty-five years.

C.   forty years.

D.   forty-five years.

E.   thirty years.

A.   White, male Protestants

B.   Older and from western states

C.   Military commanders from the South

D.   Primarily Catholics and Jews

E.   California natives

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

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

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

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

E.   none of the above

A.   oversee actions of state governments.

B.   honor pronouncements of the United Nations.

C.   submit a balanced budget to Congress.

D.   inform Congress prior to any military action.

E.   enforce laws, treaties, and court orders.

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.   not responsible for military decisions.

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

E.   the ultimate decision maker in military matters.