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

B.   Roman Catholics.

C.   white and male.

D.   representative of the general public.

E.   evenly divided between men and women.

A.   there is a connection between money and elections.

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

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

D.   all of the above.

A.   were banned in 2002.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

D.   party leaders meet to choose the candidates.

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

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

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

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

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.   cannot be changed without a Constitutional amendment.

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

C.   cannot exceed fifty members.

D.   changes every four years.

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

A.   Very young voters aged eighteen to twenty-four

B.   People under the age of sixty-five

C.   Hispanics

D.   Wealthier people

E.   The poor and homeless

A.   has not been extended to those without property.

B.   can never be taken away.

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

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

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

A.   A higher sense of political efficacy

B.   An elevated sense of personal confidence

C.   Episodic framing

D.   Thematic framing

A.   delegates.

B.   constituents.

C.   trustees.

D.   representatives.

E.   members.

A.   lawmaking.

B.   judging whether laws are constitutional.

C.   investigating other branches of government through oversight.

D.   enforcing laws.

E.   using the impeachment power.

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

B.   supporting his or her political party.

C.   representing the broad interests of the entire society.

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

E.   representing other members of Congress.

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

B.   reviews the actions of subcommittees.

C.   chooses its leadership.

D.   supervises the activity of the judicial branch.

E.   passes legislation.

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

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

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

D.   part of the elastic clause in the Constitution.

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

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

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

C.   a technique that is unique to the House.

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

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

A.   using the mass media.

B.   changing one’s political party.

C.   presenting oneself as being informed and experienced.

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

E.   personal appearances with constituents.

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

B.   normally a bipartisan exercise.

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

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

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

A.   president of the House.

B.   chief whip.

C.   Speaker of the House.

D.   majority leader.

E.   president pro tempore.

A.   president of the Senate.

B.   speaker of the Senate.

C.   senator designate selected by the president.

D.   Senate majority leader.

E.   president pro tempore of the Senate.

A.   twenty-five years.

B.   thirty-five years.

C.   thirty years.

D.   forty-five years.

E.   forty years.

A.   Military commanders from the South

B.   California natives

C.   Primarily Catholics and Jews

D.   White, male Protestants

E.   Older and from western states

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.   submit a balanced budget to Congress.

B.   enforce laws, treaties, and court orders.

C.   inform Congress prior to any military action.

D.   oversee actions of state governments.

E.   honor pronouncements of the United Nations.

A.   only a symbolic leader of the military.

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

C.   the ultimate decision maker in military matters.

D.   not responsible for military decisions.

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