LESSON 5

1. 1A panel recommended to the Democratic National Committee that the 2008 presidential nomination process be changed to:

   1. Amove one or two caucuses in between the Iowa caucus and the New Hampshire primary.
   2. Beliminate early contests.
   3. Cmove one or two caucuses to a period just before the national nominating convention but after all the other primaries.
   4. Dmove one or two primaries before the Iowa caucus.
2. 2Raiding refers to:

   1. Athe tendency of elected officials from one party to vote with elected officials from the opposition party during an election year.
   2. Bthe tendency of voters from one party to vote for the least electable candidates in the other party's primary in order to weaken that party's electoral chances.
   3. Cthe tendency of voters in a closed primary to vote in both primaries at the same time.
3. 3The type of primary party leaders like most is:

   1. Aclosed.
   2. Bblanket.
   3. Copen.
4. 4The one state using the blanket primary is:

   1. AWyoming.
   2. BCalifornia.
   3. CWashington.
   4. DLouisiana.
5. 5The _____ primary has been deemed racist by some African-American candidates because such candidates can often win a plurality but not a majority of the vote in a primary.

   1. Ablanket
   2. Bopen
   3. Crun-off
   4. Dclosed
6. 6In which state was the constitutionality of the blanket primary process was raised, which resulted in a U.S. Supreme Court decision in 2000 invalidating it?

   1. ACalifornia
   2. BWashington
   3. CMaine
   4. DAlaska
7. 7The impetus for the direct primary was:

   1. Athe nuclear age
   2. Bthe Framers of the Constitution
   3. Cthe Progressive Movement in the early 1900s.
   4. Dthe Civil War.
8. 8The type of primary where only registered voters or party supporters can participate is called the:

   1. Aopen.
   2. Bmixed.
   3. Cclosed.
   4. Dblanket.
9. 9A neighborhood meeting where party rank-and-file meet to elect to the next level of the process, usually a county or legislative district convention, is called a:

   1. Aconvention.
   2. Bcaucus
   3. Cblanket primaries
   4. Dfilibuster
10. 10During the pre-primary period candidates usually do the following EXCEPT:

    1. Adevelop strategy.
    2. Borganize staff.
    3. Cplan who will be in their Cabinet.
    4. Draise funds.

11. 11Due to primaries, candidates today are most likely to be:

    1. Areluctant candidates.
    2. Bself-starters.
    3. Corganization loyalists.
12. 12The party's platform is:

    1. Athe listing of the party's candidates on the general election ballot.
    2. Bthe podium area where speakers address the party's presidential nominating convention.
    3. Ca statement of the party's issue positions.
    4. Dthe location of the party's presidential nominating convention.
13. 13Proposals for reforming the presidential nomination process include all of the following EXCEPT:

    1. Aa single national primary.
    2. Bregional primaries.
    3. Cselection by party leaders.
    4. Dcaucuses.
14. 14When the party endorses a candidate for the nomination before a primary:

    1. Athe endorsed candidate rarely wins.
    2. Bthe endorsed candidate wins most of the time.
    3. Cthe endorsed candidate always wins.
15. 15Primaries attract fewer voters than general elections for several reasons because:

    1. Aprimaries usually occur immediately after a general election when voters are no longer interested, voters conclude that the primary is not the final vote, and the party organization does not mobilize voters to participate.
    2. Bvoters conclude that the primary is not the final vote, the party organization does not mobilize voters to participate, and voters are less confused because there is no party identification to distinguish candidates.
    3. Cvoters conclude that the primary is not the final vote, the party organization does not mobilize voters to participate, and voters are more confused because they cannot use the cue of party identification to distinguish candidates.
    4. Dvoters conclude that the primary is not the final vote, the party organization does not mobilize voters to participate, and primaries rarely determine which candidate gets the party nomination.
16. 16The most powerful influence in most direct primaries comes from:

    1. Aparty activists.
    2. Bparty leaders.
    3. Cthe opposition party.
    4. Dthe rank and file party voters.
17. 17The national nominating conventions serve functions for the parties including:

    1. Areward for the party faithful, free publicity, and deliberative body to decide who becomes the party's presidential nominee.
    2. Bcampaign rally, free publicity, and deliberative body to decide who becomes the party's presidential nominee.
    3. Creward for the party faithful, campaign rally, and free publicity for the party.
    4. Dreward for the party faithful, campaign rally, and deliberative body to decide who becomes the party's vice-presidential nominee.
18. 18In those states where it is used, a run-off primary occurs when:

    1. Ano candidate wins a majority of the vote in the primary.
    2. Bmore than two candidates drop out of the race before the primary election.
    3. Cno candidate wins at least sixty percent of the vote in the primary.
    4. Dneither candidate is endorsed by the party leadership.
19. 19The Constitution provided that nominations for office would occur through:

    1. ACongressional caucus.
    2. Bdirect primary.
    3. Cparty conventions.
    4. DNo such provisions were made.
20. 20The four stages of the presidential nomination process in chronological order are:

    1. Athe pre-primary period, the later caucuses, super Tuesdays, and delegate acquisition.
    2. Bsuper Tuesdays, early primaries, delegate acquisition, the caucuses.
    3. Cthe pre-primary period, early primaries, super Tuesdays, and delegate acquisition.
    4. Ddelegate acquisition, the pre-primary period, early primaries, super Tuesdays.
21. 21Super Tuesday is a term referring to:

    1. Athe opening day of the national nominating conventions.
    2. Bthe first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.
    3. Cseveral states in a region joining together to hold their presidential primaries on the same day.
    4. Dseveral states in a region joining together to hold their caucuses on the same day.
22. 22several states in a region joining together to hold their caucuses on the same day.

    1. Adivisiveness within the party, the possibility of unattractive candidates winning the nomination, and the inability to field credible candidates.
    2. Bdivisiveness within the party, the infusion of new recruits to the party, and the inability to field credible candidates.
    3. Cdivisiveness within the party, the possibility of unattractive candidates winning the nomination, and the increase in power given to party leaders.
    4. Dthe possibility of unattractive candidates winning the nomination, the inability to field credible candidates, and the increase in power given to party leaders.
23. 23Which of the following is a criticism of the current presidential nomination process?

    1. APresidential candidates spend too little time traveling around the nation.
    2. BIowa and New Hampshire are unrepresentative of the rest of the nation.
    3. CIowa and New Hampshire have too many minority and labor groups.
    4. DPolitical parties have too much control over the nomination process.
24. 24The most common type of primary is:

    1. Ablanket
    2. Bclosed
    3. Crun-off
    4. Dopen
25. 25Front-loading is a term referring to:

    1. Athe practice of states moving their primary dates earlier and earlier in the election year so they can have a role in the presidential nomination process.
    2. Bthe last stage of the presidential nomination process.
    3. Cthe process of determining which presidential candidates qualify for the primary ballot in a state.
    4. Dthe process presidential nominees use to decide who they will pick as their vice-presidential running mate.
26. 26The demographic groups overrepresented as delegates to the parties' national nominating convention are:

    1. Awhites, males, the well-educated, and the affluent.
    2. BHispanics, males, and the poor.
    3. Cwhites, males, the well-educated, and the poor.
    4. DAfrican-Americans, the well educated, females, and the affluent.
27. 27The only sitting vice-president to be elected president since 1838 was:

    1. ARichard Nixon.
    2. BJimmy Carter.
    3. CGeorge Bush.
    4. DHarry Truman.
28. 28According to the Constitution, the role the vice-president played in policymaking was

    1. Athe same as today.
    2. Bminor compared to today.
    3. Cmajor compared to today.
29. 29Primary competition is infrequent because:

    1. Aparty leaders try to encourage competition, where one party dominates, the minority party nomination is not worth fighting for, and incumbents usually deter party competition.
    2. Bparty leaders try to discourage competition, where one party dominates, the minority party nomination is not worth fighting for, and incumbents usually deter party competition.
    3. Cparty leaders try to discourage competition, where one party dominates, the minority party nomination is not worth fighting for, and incumbents usually attract party competition.
    4. Dacross the states, caucuses are more common than primaries in party nominations.

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