Multiple Choice Questions(Enter your answers on the enclosed answer sheet) 1. Wh

Multiple Choice Questions(Enter your answers on the enclosed answer sheet) 1. What was the name of the ballot that was designed to decrease voter fraud? a. Indiana ballot b. Australian ballot c. Party ballot d. Massachusetts ballot e. Universal ballot 2. What recent election resulted in a variety of proposals to change the voting system? a. 2004 b. 2012 c. 2008 d. 1996 e. 2000 3. Who provides services such as web site design, online advertising and fundraising, and voter-targeting? a. a media consultant b. a direct-mail firm c. a polling firm d. a political technology firm e. a campaign manager 4. By the time the 2012 presidential election was completed, the Obama campaign and the Romney campaign, together with a dozen other contenders for the presidency, had raised and spent approximately: a. $600 million b. $4 billion c. $1.3 billion d. $800 million e. $500 million 5. Most of the money that individual candidates spend during the course of a campaign is directed toward . a. media-related activities b. campaign staff and advisors c. travel-related expenses d. campaign literature e. the national convention   6. A comprehensive study on political advertisements found that the largest number emphasized . a. stirring positive emotions b. voters’ fears c. civic duty d. nonpartisan cooperation e. candidates’ personal qualities 7. Ads that appeal to a voter’s emotions heavily influence . a. those who know little about government b. Democrats c. Republicans d. moderates e. those with the most information about government. 8. people vote in a presidential election compared to a congressional election. a. The same number of b. Slightly more c. Slightly less d. Many more e. Many less 9. A major difference between presidential campaigns and congressional campaigns is that . a. fewer people vote in presidential elections b. presidential incumbents can better serve their constituents c. presidential incumbents can more easily avoid responsibility d. presidential races are generally more competitive e. congressional incumbents are more likely to be defeated 10. How many members are there in the U.S. House of Representatives? a. 400 b. 435 c. 535 d. 100 e. 200   11. By the end of the nineteenth century, the Senate was known as the Club. a. Recalcitrant b. Winner’s c. Hunt d. Millionaires’ e. Vice President’s 12. The purpose of a filibuster is to . a. ensure that all sides of an issue are heard b. delay action in a legislative body c. protect majority rule d. shift legislative power to Senate committees e. magnify the impact of specific special interests 13. Today, it takes of the Senate to cut off debate. a. 50 members b. 60 members c. 51 members d. 75 members e. 99 members 14. The typical member of Congress is a(n) . a. young, white, Protestant businessman b. older, white, Protestant businessman c. older, white, Catholic lawyer d. middle-aged, white, Protestant lawyer e. young, white communications major 15. The “Blue Dog” Caucus consists of Democrats who happen to be . a. extremely liberal b. moderately conservative c. from the Southeastern United States d. from districts that feature coastal waterways e. senior to most of the members in their region   16. In the nineteenth century, a large fraction—often a majority—of congressmen served . a. two terms b. for decades c. only one term d. for life e. three terms 17. The Supreme Court struck down an effort by a state to impose term limits on . a. all incumbents b. its own governor and legislators c. all members of Congress d. its own state legislators e. its own members of Congress 18. The 113th Congress (2013-2014) had first-term members. a. less than 30 b. 45 c. 89 d. 120 e. more than 150 19. Andrew Jackson established the precedent that a president’s veto can be used . a. only on constitutional grounds b. without first having a law declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court c. even when Congress is still in session d. on policy grounds even when a bill may appear to be constitutional e. without the advice and consent of the Senate 20. Which of the following did Abraham Lincoln expressly engage in without congressional approval? a. serve as Commander-in-Chief b. criticize Andrew Jackson c. join the Republican Party d. issued the Emancipation Proclamation e. engaged in the Mexican war   21. During a period of assertive Congresses, this president cast 414 vetoes. a. Chester Arthur b. Grover Cleveland c. Rutherford B. Hayes d. James Polk e. James Buchanan 22. Which president was one of the first to argue for a presidential legislative program? a. Harry Truman b. Richard Nixon c. Herbert Hoover d. Franklin Roosevelt e. Woodrow Wilson 23. An important power of presidents is the power of persuasion because of their . a. limited staffs b. opponents within the party c. limited term of office and opponents within the party d. vague constitutional powers and lack of ensured legislative majorities e. lack of veto powers 24. In the first Congress, it was decided that appointed federal officials would be removeable by . a. either the president or Congress b. the president and Congress acting together c. the president alone d. Congress alone e. the Supreme Court 25. During the early years of the federal government, this department held most of the power. a. Department of the Interior b. War Department c. Post Office Department d. State Department e. Treasury Department     Answer any one (attempted Question 3) 1. Examine some of the laws created to restrict certain people from voting and the changes that have been made to repeal those restrictions. 2. Analyze the important positions in the Senate and explain where the real leadership is found. 3. Examine what is meant by the term government-by-proxy, how it was used during Hurricane Katrina, and some of the pros and cons of this system.

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