Subunit 2.5.4 – Quickfire Quiz
1. The 2002 Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act banned which of the following?
A. Hard money
B. Soft money
C. Corporate campaign donations
D. Publicly funded campaigns
2. Advantages of incumbency for members of Congress during re-election include all of
the following EXCEPT
A. name recognition.
B. franking privileges.
C. credit claiming.
D. the absence of a primary election challenger.
3. If a congressional district is predictably won by one party, it is called a(n)
A. sure bet.
B. safe seat.
C. easy win.
D. candidate’s dream.
4. The Founding Fathers designed the Electoral College as the method of electing the
president and vice president because
A. they did not trust the common man to cast an educated and informed vote.
B. they wanted to create a barrier to women and free blacks from participating in the
electoral process.
C. they would be able to nominate their friends and colleagues as electors.
D. they felt a popular vote would give the president too much power.
Answers: 1. B, 2. D, 3. B, 4. A
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