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

B.   white and male.

C.   representative of the general public.

D.   evenly divided between men and women.

E.   Roman Catholics.

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

B.   there is a connection between money and elections.

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

D.   all of the above.

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

B.   were banned in 2002.

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.   can only be employed by political parties.

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

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

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

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

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

D.   party leaders meet to choose the candidates.

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

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

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

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

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.   cannot exceed fifty members.

B.   cannot be changed without a Constitutional amendment.

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

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.   People under the age of sixty-five

B.   Hispanics

C.   Very young voters aged eighteen to twenty-four

D.   The poor and homeless

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.   An elevated sense of personal confidence

B.   A higher sense of political efficacy

C.   Thematic framing

D.   Episodic framing

A.   delegates.

B.   representatives.

C.   constituents.

D.   trustees.

E.   members.

A.   enforcing laws.

B.   using the impeachment power.

C.   investigating other branches of government through oversight.

D.   lawmaking.

E.   judging whether laws are constitutional.

A.   supporting his or her political party.

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

C.   representing other members of Congress.

D.   representing the broad interests of the entire society.

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

A.   reviews the actions of subcommittees.

B.   chooses its leadership.

C.   supervises the activity of the judicial branch.

D.   passes legislation.

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

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

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

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

D.   part of the elastic clause in the Constitution.

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

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

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

C.   a technique that is unique to the House.

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

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

A.   changing one’s political party.

B.   using the mass media.

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

D.   personal appearances with constituents.

E.   presenting oneself as being informed and experienced.

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

D.   normally a bipartisan exercise.

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

A.   president pro tempore.

B.   majority leader.

C.   chief whip.

D.   Speaker of the House.

E.   president of the House.

A.   Senate majority leader.

B.   president pro tempore of the Senate.

C.   president of the Senate.

D.   senator designate selected by the president.

E.   speaker of the Senate.

A.   twenty-five years.

B.   forty years.

C.   thirty-five years.

D.   forty-five years.

E.   thirty years.

A.   Military commanders from the South

B.   White, male Protestants

C.   California natives

D.   Primarily Catholics and Jews

E.   Older and from western states

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

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

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

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

E.   none of the above

A.   honor pronouncements of the United Nations.

B.   inform Congress prior to any military action.

C.   oversee actions of state governments.

D.   submit a balanced budget to Congress.

E.   enforce laws, treaties, and court orders.

A.   the ultimate decision maker in military matters.

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

C.   only a symbolic leader of the military.

D.   not responsible for military decisions.

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