Name: ________________________ Class: ___________________ Date: __________
Chapter 7 Workpacket
Multiple Choice Chapter 7
MAIN IDEAS
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1. In a closed primary
a. voters must vote a split ticket.
b. all qualified voters may vote.
c. only declared party members may vote.
d. voters must complete separate ballots for both parties.
2. The smallest geographic unit for conducting an election is a
a. polling place.
c. ballot.
b. precinct.
d. county.
3. The nominating stage is important in the electoral process mostly because
a. in a democracy the general election is little more than a formality.
b. only Republicans and Democrats can take part in nominations.
c. major party candidates exert more effort to win nominations than elections.
d. nominations set real limits to the choices voters can make in general elections.
4. A primary in which candidates are not labeled by party is known as a
a. runoff primary.
c. direct primary.
b. nonpartisan primary.
d. blanket primary.
5. The oldest form of the nominating process in the United States is
a. the direct primary.
c. self-announcement.
b. the convention.
d. a congressional caucus.
6. The Federal Election Commission enforces laws in each of the following areas EXCEPT
a. disclosing of campaign financial information.
b. limiting campaign contributions to PACs.
c. providing public funding for parts of the election process.
d. setting the maximum amount a candidate may contribute to his or her own campaign.
7. The Constitution gives the power to set the date for holding congressional elections to
a. the President.
c. Congress.
b. the States.
d. local precincts.
8. The most costly items in a typical campaign budget today are
a. television advertisements.
b. travel and entertainment.
c. pamphlets and posters.
d. newspaper and magazine advertisements.
9. Which of the following statements about the FEC is FALSE?
a. It places limits on campaign expenditures and contributions.
b. It administers federal laws dealing with campaign finance.
c. It regulates the use of money in State and local elections only.
d. It is an independent agency in the executive branch.
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____ 10. Petitions to nominate candidates
a. are generally required by State law for nominating minor party candidates.
b. generally require fewer signatures for higher offices than lower ones.
c. are a standardized practice of federal law.
d. can no longer be used at State and national levels.
____ 11. Which of the following ballots tends to encourage straight-ticket voting?
a. nonpartisan ballot
c. office-group ballot
b. party-column ballot
d. "bed-sheet" ballot
____ 12. All of the following are loopholes in the current federal election laws EXCEPT
a. the prominent use of issue ads.
b. unlimited contributions by PACs to any one federal candidate.
c. money spent by an independent person or group on behalf of a candidate.
d. the use of soft money for "party building" activities.
____ 13. Which of the following statements about voting machines is TRUE?
a. They increase the risk of counting errors.
b. They slow down the voting process.
c. They increase the number of people needed to administer elections.
d. They do away with the need for manual vote counting.
____ 14. The purpose of poll watchers is to
a. make sure that only qualified people vote.
b. allow only their party's supporters to vote.
c. allow everyone to vote.
d. kept supporters of opposing candidates from voting.
____ 15. Why are voting machines used?
a. to encourage manual vote counting
b. to eliminate the election process
c. to increase the number of persons needed to administer elections
d. to minimize vote-counting errors
____ 16. Which of the following is NOT legal under the current federal presidential campaign financing laws?
a. A person or group can spend unlimited funds to oppose a candidate.
b. A person or group can contribute unlimited funds to a political campaign.
c. A person or group can contribute unlimited funds to a "voter education" campaign.
d. A person or group can spend unlimited funds on an ad for a particular issue without
mentioning a candidate.
____ 17. Which of the following statements about PACs is FALSE?
a. They distribute money to those candidates who are sympathetic to their policy goals.
b. They can give no more than $5,000 to any one federal candidate in an election.
c. They can give no more than $15,000 a year to a political party.
d. They can raise funds only for presidential and congressional campaigns.
____ 18. The biggest drawback of the need for large amounts of money to campaign is that
a. getting money from PACs and temporary organizations is a very difficult process.
b. political action committees have a hard time raising needed funds.
c. candidates must use much of their own money to finance their campaigns.
d. people who cannot raise the money are denied a chance to be elected.
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Name: ________________________
ID: A
____ 19. Which of the following is NOT a federal law governing political campaign financing?
a. No PAC can give more than $5,000 to any one federal candidate in an election.
b. A person can give no more than $25,000 a year to a federal candidate.
c. A PAC can give up to $15,000 to a political party in an election.
d. A person can spend no more than $1,000 in an election on behalf of a candidate without
that candidate's permission.
____ 20. On which ballot are candidates listed together under the title of the position they seek?
a. "bed-sheet" ballot
c. sample ballot
b. office-group ballot
d. party-column ballot
____ 21. The most expensive item in a typical campaign budget is
a. television advertisements.
c. professional campaign managers.
b. print advertisements.
d. travel.
____ 22. Money is an indispensable campaign resource because
a. candidates might otherwise try to buy their way into office.
b. it allows candidates to make themselves known to the public.
c. wealthy contributors win all elections.
d. special interest groups have more money than political parties.
____ 23. Campaign contributions to a presidential candidate can
a. come from any foreign country.
c. all be made anonymously.
b. be made by any American.
d. be for any amount of money.
____ 24. Voters are asked to complete election ballots in all of the following ways EXCEPT
a. raising hands at a public meeting.
c. moving levers on a voting machine.
b. marking a punch card.
d. returning a mail-in ballot.
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Name: ________________________
ID: A
INTERPRETING POLITICAL CARTOONS
Use the cartoon to answer the following questions.
____ 25. The use of pigs suggests that presidential candidates are
a. using illegal (unclean) methods.
c. sociable.
b. greedy.
d. using dirty politics.
____ 26. What practice is the subject of the cartoon?
a. federal regulation of campaign spending
b. public funding of federal campaigns
c. PAC campaign activities
d. individual campaign contributions
____ 27. The man outside the truck is
a. making a deal with the Treasury official.
b. stealing money from the United States Treasury.
c. handing money back to the United States Treasury official.
d. gathering legal public funds for presidential candidates.
____ 28. The pigs depicted in the cartoon represent
a. the Treasury of the United States.
b. presidential candidates.
c. the matching funds provided by the government.
d. the need for tighter qualifications for a public subsidy.
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ID: A
____ 29. In general, the cartoon
a. suggests it is ironic that candidates take public funds while supporting lower federal
spending.
b. supports federal funding of a large number of candidates.
c. criticizes the reluctance of the Treasury to allow funding of proper presidential
candidates.
d. supports federal funding for presidential candidates.
Matching Chapter 7
IDENTIFYING KEY TERMS
Match each item with the correct statement below. You will not use all the terms.
a. nomination
b. coattail effect
c. runoff primary
d. polling place
e. blanket primary
f. closed primary
____ 30. A ____ is a party nominating election in which only declared party members are allowed to vote.
____ 31. In the ____, the two top vote getters in a direct primary face one another, with the winner receiving the
nomination.
____ 32. A ____ is where voters who live in a particular precinct actually go to vote.
____ 33. The ____ occurs when a strong candidate running for an office at the top of a ballot helps attract voters to
other candidates on the party's ticket.
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