pols 2311 ch 7 pre test.docx

 Question 1 5 out of 5 points A type of party formation in which political conflict prompts officials and competing factions within government to mobilize popular support is called Selected Answer: a. internal mobilization Answers: a. internal mobilization b. external mobilization c. expressed mobilization d. inherent mobilization  Question 2 5 out of 5 points Funding from politically active nonprofits whose donors and amounts contributed do not have to be made public is called Selected Answer: d. dark money. Answers: a. dark horse funding. b. secretive funding. c. undisclosed contributions. d. dark money.  Question 3 0 out of 5 points In 2010 the U.S. Supreme Court, in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, Selected Answer: c. ruled that the government must restrict independent expenditures by corporations or unions to political

campaigns. Answers: a. ruled that the government cannot restrict independent expenditures by corporations or unions to political campaigns. b. ruled that the government can in certain cases restrict independent expenditures by corporations or unions to political campaigns. c. ruled that the government must restrict independent expenditures by corporations or unions to political campaigns. d. made no decision and remanded the case back to lower courts for review.  Question 4 5 out of 5 points In order to win the presidency, a candidate must receive ____ of electoral college votes. Selected Answer: b. a majority (270) Answers: a. a plurality b. a majority (270) c. a super-majority (300) d. at least 1 plus a plurality  Question 5 5 out of 5 points In the eighteen states that have legal provisions for recall elections, the recall process generally begins with Selected Answer: c. a petition campaign. Answers: a. a motion in the state legislature.

b. an initiative on the ballot. c. a petition campaign. d. a request by Congress.  Question 6 5 out of 5 points One of the most common reasons given for why U.S. citizens don't participate in elections is Selected Answer: b. the registration process. Answers: a. that most elections are on a weekday. b. the registration process. c. that they don't believe one vote matters. d. that there are no good candidates.  Question 7 5 out of 5 points Political action committees (PACs) are organizations established Selected Answer: a. by corporations, labor unions, or interest groups to channel the contributions of their members into political campaigns. Answers: a. by corporations, labor unions, or interest groups to channel the contributions of their members into political campaigns. b. to register voters into political parties. c. to select nominees for the general election. d. to assist political parties in developing their policy platform.  Question 8 5 out of 5 points States hold ____ to select their delegates to the Democratic and Republican national conventions.

Selected Answer: d. primaries Answers: a. runoff elections b. initiatives c. referendums d. primaries  Question 9 5 out of 5 points Suffrage refers to the Selected Answer: d. right to vote. Answers: a. right to donate money to candidates running for elected office. b. historical challenges minority groups in America have faced when demanding their right to participate in politics. c. right to run for an elected office. d. right to vote.  Question 10 5 out of 5 points The Republican Party was originally formed Selected Answer: a. as a coalition of antislavery forces. Answers: a. as a coalition of antislavery forces. b. in response to Thomas Jefferson's call for states' rights. c. as a coalition of proslavery forces. d. after suffering political losses under the Alien and Sedition Acts.

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