Chapter 10 | POLS 1101 - American Government, Quizzes of Local Government Studies

Download Chapter 10 | POLS 1101 - American Government and more Quizzes Local Government Studies in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 What is the main difference between elections in a democracy and elections under an authoritarian regime DEFINITION 1 authoritarian regimes never have elections TERM 2 What is the function of an election in a democracy DEFINITION 2 it helps to political protect different groups in society TERM 3 When congressional election is held that does not coincide with a presidential election, it is called a DEFINITION 3 midterm election TERM 4 The primary responsibility for conducting public elections rests with DEFINITION 4 state and local governments TERM 5 During midterm elections voters are electing DEFINITION 5 members of congress TERM 6 In order for a political party to select a candidate to run in the general election it holds a DEFINITION 6 Primary election TERM 7 what is a referendum DEFINITION 7 it is the practice of voting directly for proposed laws TERM 8 which of the following is the best example of direct democracy in practice in the US DEFINITION 8 referendum TERM 9 recall elections are an electoral device first used by the DEFINITION 9 populists TERM 10 If the winner of an election is whoever receives the most votes, regardless of the percentage of votes received, the candidates are running under a ___ system DEFINITION 10 plurality TERM 21 Before the 1890s who was responsible for printing election ballots DEFINITION 21 political parties TERM 22 what unusual act did the Texas legislature perform in 2002 DEFINITION 22 it redistricted without waiting for new census TERM 23 if you voted for a republican for president and a democratic senator, you engaged in DEFINITION 23 split-ticket voting TERM 24 when american voters support only one party's candidates they are said to be voting a DEFINITION 24 straight ticket TERM 25 the result that is produced when voters cast a ballot for the president and then automatically vote for the remainder of that party candidates is called the DEFINITION 25 coattail effect TERM 26 split ticket voting DEFINITION 26 increases partisan divings in government TERM 27 which event helped lead to a change in the way that the electoral college chose the president and vice president DEFINITION 27 the duel between alexander hamilton and aaron burr in 1803 TERM 28 a major factor in john kennedy 1960 presidential victory over Richard Nixon was DEFINITION 28 that kennedy had a much stronger performance than nixon during televised debates TERM 29 who is the incumbent DEFINITION 29 the current office holder, running for re-election TERM 30 approximately how much money does it take for a candidate to have a reasonable chance of winning a seat in the House of Reps DEFINITION 30 500,000 TERM 31 Campaign consultants do all of the following DEFINITION 31 conduct opinion polesorganize direct mailingsdevelop the issues on which the candidate will focus TERM 32 When does public opinion polling take place during a campaign DEFINITION 32 throughout the entire campaign TERM 33 which of the following primary battles is the best example of an ideological clash, rather than a personality clash? DEFINITION 33 mike huckabee and john mccain in 2008 TERM 34 For their primaries, most but not all state parties use what type of election DEFINITION 34 proportional representation TERM 35 during the earliest years of the US who nominated the candidates for president? DEFINITION 35 nominations were controlled by each party's congressional caucus