5 Written Questions

1. group of officeholders, candidates, activists, and voters that pursue common interests by gaining power in elections and exercising power through the legislative process
2. local party meeting
3. an election in which there is a long term change in party alignment, e.g., 1932
4. A Tuesday in early March in which many presidential primaries, particularly in the South, are held
5. non-profit, unregulated interest groups that focus on specific causes or policy positions and attempt to influence voters

5 Matching Questions

1. National Voter Registration Bill (Motor Voter Act) 1993
2. Nonpartisan elections
3. Incumbent
4. Voting Rights Act of 1965
5. Blanket primary

1. a Suspended literacy tests; Empowered federal officials to register voters; Empowered federal officials to ensure that citizens could vote; Empowered federal officials to count ballots; Prohibited states from changing voting procedures without federal permission.
2. b elections to choose candidates that is open to independents, and that allows voters to choose candidates from all the parties
3. c Requires states to allow people to register to vote when applying for a driver's license or completing license renewal forms
4. d an officeholder who is seeking reelection
5. e elections in which candidates are not identified by party membership on the ballot

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. redrawing of congressional district boundaries by the party in power of the state legislature
   1. Redistricting
   2. Litigation
   3. Iron triangle
   4. Gerrymandering
2. "friend of the court" brief filed by an interest group to influence a Supreme Court decision
   1. Australian ballot
   2. Incumbent
   3. Iron triangle
   4. Amicus curiae brief
3. attempting to influence policy makers
   1. Factions
   2. Lobbying
   3. Plurality
   4. Pluralism
4. an interest group that raises funds and donates to election campaigns
   1. Political Party
   2. 527 political committees
   3. Split Ticket voting
   4. Political Action Committee (PAC)
5. the act or process of carrying out a lawsuit
   1. Pluralism
   2. Lobbying
   3. Litigation
   4. Factions

5 True/False Questions

1. Iron triangle → election to choose candidates that is open to independents, and in which voters may choose candidates from any one party

   True        False

2. Patronage → the right to vote

   True        False

3. Reapportionment → reallocation of House seats to the states on the basis of changes in state populations, as determined by the census

   True        False

4. Interest Group → one is not registered with a political party. Independent leaners tend to vote for candidates of one particular party, whereas pure independents have no consistent pattern of party voting

   True        False

5. McCain- Feingold Bill (Campaign Finance Reform Act of 2002) → Raised hard money limits to $2000; Banned soft money contributions to national political parties

   True        False