5 Written Questions

1. A member of the electoral college, which selects the president and vice president. Each state's electors are chosen in each presidential election year according to state laws.
2. A series of acts passed by Congress in an attempt to limit and regulate the size and sources of contributions and expenditures in political campaigns
3. A type of primary in which the voter is limited to choosing candidates of the party of which he or she is a member
4. An election, normally held on the first Tuesday in November, that determines who will fill various elected positions
5. A primary election in which voters decide party nominations by voting directly for candidates

5 Matching Questions

1. office-block, Massachusetts, ballot
2. primary election
3. registration
4. presidential primary
5. spin

1. a Election where a political party chooses its candidates for a general election
2. b A form of general election ballot in which candidates for elective office are grouped together under the title of each office. It emphasizes voting for the office and the individual candidate, rather than for the party.
3. c A statewide primary election of delegates to a political party's national convention, held to determine a party's presidential nominee
4. d The entry of a person's name onto the list of registered voters for elections. To register, a person must meet certain legal requirements of age, citizenship, and residency.
5. e An interpretation of campaign events or election results that is favorable to the candidate's campaign strategy

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. The presidential candidate who appears to be ahead at a given time in the primary season
   1. soft money
   2. front-loading
   3. sound bite
   4. front-runner
2. A party leader or elected official who is given the right to vote at the party's national convention. Superdelegates are not elected at the state level.
   1. superdelegate
   2. sound bite
   3. open primary
   4. elector
3. A method of distributing multimedia files, such as audio or video files, for downloading onto mobile devices or personal computers.
   1. elector
   2. bias
   3. spin
   4. podcasting
4. The percentage of citizens taking part in the election process; the number of eligible voters that actually "turn out" on election day to cast their ballots
   1. podcasting
   2. focus group
   3. open primary
   4. voter turnout
5. An effect produced when people purposely and rationally decide not to become informed on an issue because they believe that their vote on the issue is not likely to be a deciding one; a lack of incentive to seek the necessary information to cast an intelligent vote
   1. Australian ballot
   2. rational ignorance effect
   3. Hatch Act
   4. coattail effect

5 True/False Questions

1. issue advocacy → Advertising paid for by the interest groups that support or oppose a candidate or a candidate's position on an issue without mentioning voting or elections

   True        False

2. credentials committee → A committee used by political parties at their national conventions to determine which delegates may participate. The committee inspects the claim of each prospective delegate to be seated as a legitimate representative of his or her state.

   True        False

3. vote-eligible population → The number of people who, at a given time, enjoy the right to vote in national elections

   True        False

4. Hatch Act → A meeting of party members designed to select candidates and propose policies

   True        False

5. Caucus → An inclination or preference that interferes with impartial judgement.

   True        False