Chapter Nine Nominations, Elections, and Campaigns

Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 9-2 The style and tactics of contemporary presidential campaigns are controlled primarily by a. a candidate’s personal campaign organization. b. independent political action groups. c. the party hierarchy. d. political bosses. e. national campaign organizations.

Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 9-3 The style and tactics of contemporary presidential campaigns are controlled primarily by a. a candidate’s personal campaign organization. (correct) b. independent political action groups. c. the party hierarchy. d. political bosses. e. national campaign organizations.

Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 9-4 If no presidential candidate receives a majority of the electoral college votes, the election is decided by a. the U.S. Congress. b. the House of Representatives. c. the Senate. d. votes in the fifty state legislatures. e. the U.S. Supreme Court.

Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 9-5 If no presidential candidate receives a majority of the electoral college votes, the election is decided by a. the U.S. Congress. b. the House of Representatives. (correct) c. the Senate. d. votes in the fifty state legislatures. e. the U.S. Supreme Court.

Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 9-6 How does incumbency affect a candidate’s chance for re-election? a. Incumbents have a record to criticize and are therefore at a disadvantage in elections. b. Incumbency is an advantage in running for Congress but a disadvantage in running for other offices. c. Incumbency has no effect on the outcome of elections. d. The incumbent candidate almost always has an advantage. e. The amount of fundraising by an incumbent declines once a voting record is established.

Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 9-7 How does incumbency affect a candidate’s chance for re-election? a. Incumbents have a record to criticize and are therefore at a disadvantage in elections. b. Incumbency is an advantage in running for Congress but a disadvantage in running for other offices. c. Incumbency has no effect on the outcome of elections. d. The incumbent candidate almost always has an advantage. (correct) e. The amount of fundraising by an incumbent declines once a voting record is established.

Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 9-8 So-called soft money is a. money collected from strong supporters with very little effort. b. promised contributions that are never delivered. c. money that does not fall under the normal spending limits because it is spent on party mailings, voter registration, and get-out-the-vote campaigns. d. illegal and unreported campaign contributions. e. money collected via the Internet with little solicitation by the campaign.

Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 9-9 So-called soft money is a. money collected from strong supporters with very little effort. b. promised contributions that are never delivered. c. money that does not fall under the normal spending limits because it is spent on party mailings, voter registration, and get-out-the-vote campaigns. (correct) d. illegal and unreported campaign contributions. e. money collected via the Internet with little solicitation by the campaign.

Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved The first objective of campaign advertising is to a. raise the social consciousness of voters. b. give voters a detailed biography of a candidate. c. ensure that a candidate has a high level of name recognition among voters. d. get across to voters some basic issue stands. e. define the challenger.

Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved The first objective of campaign advertising is to a. raise the social consciousness of voters. b. give voters a detailed biography of a candidate. c. ensure that a candidate has a high level of name recognition among voters. (correct) d. get across to voters some basic issue stands. e. define the challenger.