5 Written Questions

1. A voter describing herself or himself as neither a Democrat nor a Republican
2. An issue on which voters distinguish rival parties by the degree to which they associate each party with conditions or goals that the electorate universally supports or opposes
3. A filmed episode showing a candidate doing something newsworthy
4. The tendency of lesser-known or weaker candidates to profit from the presence on the ticket of stronger candidate
5. A primary in which, to be successful, the candidate must receive a majority of all votes cast in that race

5 Matching Questions

1. independent expenditures
2. closed primary
3. retrospective voting
4. talking heads
5. prospective voting

1. a Televised pictures showing nothing more than individuals speaking
2. b Voting for the candidate or party in office because one likes or dislikes how things have gone in the recent past
3. c Voting for a candidate because one favors his or her ideas for addressing issues after the election
4. d Ordinary advertising for or against candidates but not coordinated with or made at their direction
5. e A primary election in which voters must first declare to which party they belong

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. A primary in which voters can vote for the candidates of either the Democratic or the Republican party
   1. closed primary
   2. runoff primary
   3. blanket primary
   4. open primary
2. The result of having districts of very unequal size
   1. open primary
   2. malapportionment
   3. Independent
   4. valence issue
3. The person currently in office
   1. incumbent
   2. soft money
   3. Independent
   4. visual
4. Can be given to the parties in limitless amounts so long as it is not used to back candidates by name
   1. coattails
   2. spots
   3. direct mail
   4. soft money
5. Short television advertisements used to promote a candidate for government office
   1. coattails
   2. visual
   3. spots
   4. soft money

5 True/False Questions

1. gerrymandering → A voter describing herself or himself as neither a Democrat nor a Republican

   True        False

2. position issue → An issue on which voters distinguish rival parties by the degree to which they associate each party with conditions or goals that the electorate universally supports or opposes

   True        False

3. blanket primary → A primary in which voters can vote for the Democratic candidates, the Republican candidates, or some from each party

   True        False

4. general election → An election used to fill an elective office

   True        False

5. direct mail → A means of soliciting funds from millions of people

   True        False