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True/False Quiz

1 .       American presidential campaigns are limited by law to five weeks. [Hint]

 
 


2 .       Party rules mandate that party caucuses be open and adhere to complex rules of representation. [Hint]

 
 


3 .       Party primaries serve mostly to eliminate potential candidates. [Hint]

 
 


4 .       Participation in presidential primaries and caucuses is extremely high, as voters express particular interest in the results. [Hint]

 
 


5 .       Critics of the primary and caucus system contend tht the media have replaced the party bosses as the new king makers. [Hint]

 
 


6 .       Political party conventions offer high drama, as the outcome is often uncertain. [Hint]

 
 


7 .       Political campaign advertising does a better job of providing information about issues than does television news. [Hint]

 
 


8 .       Newspapers and newsmagazines pay little attention to the campaign itself in favor of comprehensive coverage of the issues. [Hint]

 
 


9 .       The political candidate can handle most of the tasks of a campaign without assistance. [Hint]

 
 


10 .       Campaign financing reforms have created a new, more open, way for interest groups like business and labor to contribute to campaigns. [Hint]

 
 


11 .       The Supreme Court has declared that individuals can contribute as much as they want to their own political campaigns. [Hint]

 
 


12 .       Political action committees give most of their money to candidates who disagree with them in hopes of changing their position. [Hint]

 
 


13 .       American elections cost, per person, about as much as a DVD. [Hint]

 
 


14 .       Studies have shown that well-run political campaigns can convert a significant number of voters. [Hint]

 
 


15 .       Campaigns today tend to promote individualism in American politics. [Hint]

 
 






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