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Chapter 10: Elections and Voting Behavior

Multiple Choice

Multiple Choice

This activity contains 21 questions.

	A study by Rosenberg and McCafferty concluded that   a candidate's appearance and image has no real effect on voters. policy voting has become the single most important determinant of how to vote. it is possible to manipulate a candidate's appearance in a way that affects voters' choices. party identification has all but disappeared as a determinant of how to vote.

	All other things being equal, who of the following individuals is most likely to vote?   a single person a married union member a high school drop out a southern African American

	As the right to vote has been extended,   voter turnout has increased proportionately. proportionately fewer of those eligible have chosen to vote. the number of candidates running for office has increased. voter turnout has actually remained about the same.

	Elections serve the purpose of   socializing and institutionalizing political activity. providing regular access to political power. providing a legitimate means to replace leaders. all of the above

	If a presidential candidate does not receive a majority of electoral college votes, then the president is chosen   by popular vote. by the Justices of the Supreme Court. by the House with one vote for each state. by the Senate with two votes for each state.

	In the 1950s, the single best predictor of a voter's decision of how to vote was   political efficacy. policy voting. party identification. candidate evaluation.

	In the election of 1800   candidates were nominated at national conventions. the focus of the campaign was on the voters. the candidate with the second highest number of electoral votes became vice president. media coverage was extensive.

	In the election of 1896 the Republicans supported   low tariffs. the gold standard. rural farmers in debt. unlimited coinage of silver.

	Many voters have come to feel that they no longer need the parties to guide their choices because   the parties have become so much alike that it makes little difference. modern technology makes it possible for them to evaluate and make their own decisions about the candidates. the parties tend to rely on groups that lean heavily in their favor. once in office, candidates rarely follow the party line anyway.

	Parties and candidates   are skilled in the art of ambiguity. prefer to tackle the controversial issues. use the media for comprehensive issue coverage. always provide voters with sharp choices.

	Policy voting has increased in recent years primarily because   the media is paying closer attention to the issues rather than to the horse race. candidates are regularly forced to take some clear stands in order to appeal to their own party's primary voters. voters in general have become more sophisticated and educated about the issues. policy issues are of greater consequence than they were in the past.

	Retrospective voting refers to voting   by absentee ballot. for an incumbent because the perception that his or her policies have made you better off. according to party identification. the same way year after year.

	Studies have shown that the most important dimension of candidate image is   integrity. reliability. competence. all of the above

	The 2000 election was the first presidential election in which   recounts were required. the winner of the popular vote lost the electoral college vote. the courts played a pivotal role. the U.S. Congress was directly involved.

	The belief that ordinary people can influence the government is known as   political efficacy. rational behavior. civic duty. class-based voting.

	The electoral college system can introduce bias in the electoral process that favors   rural states. small states. big states. states without big cities.

	The voter registration system is   implemented by federal authorities. more restrictive in northern states. an important factor in low voter turnout. the same in every state.

	Voters in some states can put a proposed law on the ballot with   an initiative petition. an opinion poll. a referendum. a three-fifths vote.

	Which of the following conditions is NOT central to policy voting?   a voter's clear view of his or her policy preferences a voter's knowledge of where the candidates stand a voter's party identification a vote for the candidate whose positions match those of the voter

	Which of the following factors is NOT central to the decision of whether or not to vote?   perceived policy differences between the parties the knowledge that most elections are extremely close a sense of political efficacy a sense of civic duty

	Which of the following factors is NOT central to the decision of how to vote?   simplified registration procedures party identification candidate evaluation policy voting

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