4 Written Questions

1. Political contributions given to a party, candidate, or interest group that are limited in amount and fully disclosed.
2. a ballot cast by a voter who votes for candidates from more than one party
3. National party leaders who automatically get a delegate slot at the democratic national party convention.
4. The assigning by Congress of congressional seats after each census.

3 Multiple Choice Questions

1. Contributions of up to $250 are matched from the Presidential Election Campaign Fund to candidates for the presidential nomination
   1. hard money
   2. dealignment
   3. split ticket
   4. matching funds
2. Politics that focuses directly on the candidates rather than party affiliation
   1. candidate-centered politics
   2. issue-oriented politics
   3. hard money
   4. open primary
3. Politics that focuses on specific issues rather than on other loyalties
   1. issue-oriented politics
   2. superdelegate
   3. candidate-centered politics
   4. open primary

3 True/False Questions

1. open primary → A process whereby voters are moved toward nonpartisanship thus weakening the structure of political parties

   True        False

2. proportional representation → An election system in which each party running receives the proportion of legislative seats corresponding to its proportion of the vote.

   True        False

3. dealignment → The assigning by Congress of congressional seats after each census.

   True        False