1 .		In comparison to British campaigns, elections in the United States [Hint]   A. are much less costly.   B. focus much less on the candidate personality and more on the national party platforms.   C. have control of the candidate selection placed with the local party organization, as opposed to the primary system found in Britain.   D. are strikingly similar.   E. are much longer in duration.
2 .		The part of the campaign where candidates show up at the workplace, subway stations, coffees, luncheons, and forums to meet and greet the voters is known as the [Hint]   A. organizational campaign.   B. personal campaign.   C. nomination campaign.   D. spin campaign.   E. caucus campaign.
3 .		Which of the following is NOT associated with a candidate's campaign organization? [Hint]   A. media consultant   B. direct mailer   C. campaign manager   D. pollster   E. none of the above (all of the above are associated with a candidate's campaign organization)
4 .		If a candidate attempts to counteract an anticipated attack from her opposition, the type of advertising she would use is termed [Hint]   A. contrast ads.   B. personality ads.   C. free media.   D. positive ads.   E. inoculation advertising.
5 .		Brief, clever quotes that candidates include in their media events are best known as [Hint]   A. soft ads.   B. inoculation advertising.   C. hard ads.   D. sound bites.   E. voter canvass.
6 .		The first televised presidential debates were between [Hint]   A. Eisenhower and Stevenson, 1956.   B. Nixon and Humphrey, 1968.   C. Ford and Carter, 1976.   D. Johnson and Goldwater, 1964.   E. Nixon and Kennedy, 1960.
7 .		Prior to the Campaign Finance Act of 2002, individual citizens could give up to what amount directly to a single congressional candidate in a single election (such as a primary)? [Hint]   A. no limit   B. $5,000   C. $1,000   D. $10,000   E. $25,000
8 .		Political action committees (PACs) [Hint]   A. usually give most of their contributions to challengers.   B. are mandated under federal law for any interest group to raise funds in order to participate in federal elections.   C. cannot give funds directly to congressional candidate campaign organizations.   D. accounted for less than 10 percent of candidates' total contributions coming in.   E. are limited to giving no more than $25,000 total to all candidates.
9 .		A single interest group's political action committee (PAC) may give up to what amount directly to a single congressional candidate in a single election (such as a primary)? [Hint]   A. $25,000   B. $5,000   C. no limit   D. $1,000   E. $10,000
10 .		For the typical major party presidential candidates, their primary and general elections campaigns are [Hint]   A. funded by private (nongovernmental sources) only.   B. funded by party funding only.   C. funded by interest groups only.   D. funded by both private and public sources.   E. funded by public (governmental sources) only.
11 .		Which of the following statements is true regarding federal matching funds in presidential campaigns? [Hint]   A. Matching funds are only awarded during the general election campaign.   B. By law, only the minor party candidates can receive federal matching funds.   C. By law, only the major party candidates can receive federal matching funds.   D. All candidates for office receive federal matching funds.   E. None of the statements above are true.
12 .		If the Sierra Club, an interest group, wanted to be able to spend or donate as much money as possible without a dollar limit, and was not concerned whether or not the money went directly to the candidate, their political action committee would most likely turn to which type of spending or contribution? [Hint]   A. individual contributions   B. direct political action committee contribution   C. independent expenditures   D. matching funds   E. collective contributions
13 .		For the general election, the two major-party presidential nominees are A) given a lump-sum payment from the federal government, the only source to fund their general election campaigns. [Hint]   A. left with spending political action committee contributions only.   B. given a lump-sum payment from the federal government, the only source to fund their general election campaigns.   C. given matching funds to supplement the money they have raised.   D. given the same amount as all third party candidates receive.   E. left with spending political party contributions only.
14 .		The authors relate statistics regarding a typical United States Senate campaign candidate in 2002. With that data in mind, what was the largest contribution source coming into the campaign? [Hint]   A. political party committees   B. individual donations   C. political action committees (PACs)   D. federal matching funds   E. the candidate's own money
15 .		The authors relate statistics regarding a typical U.S. Senate campaign candidate in 2002. With that data in mind, what was the single largest outlay (expense) in the campaign? [Hint]   A. travel expenses   B. bumper stickers and buttons   C. staff and consultant salaries   D. polls   E. television advertising
16 .		Which of the following statements is true regarding the Republican nomination contest for the presidency in 2000? [Hint]   A. George Bush had opposition for the nomination, but those candidates quickly dropped out after Bush's win in the Iowa caucus.   B. George Bush had opposition for the nomination, and McCain did win some primaries.   C. Al Gore first considered running as a Republican.   D. George Bush ran unopposed.   E. The fight for the nomination continued right up to the party national convention, as none of the Republican candidates had won enough primaries and caucuses to "lock up" the nomination before the convention.
17 .		With reference to the two presidential candidate debates held in 2000, [Hint]   A. the debates appeared to change opinions about the candidates.   B. no debates were held in 2000.   C. Ralph Nader and Pat Buchanan participated in the debates.   D. these were the first debates where the third-party candidates were not invited.   E. the debates primarily reinforced rather than changed opinion about the candidates.
18 .		In the general election results of 2000, a majority of women voters cast their vote for [Hint]   A. Al Gore.   B. Nancy Reagan.   C. Ralph Nader.   D. None of the above; no candidate received a majority of the women's vote.   E. George Bush.
19 .		In the general election of 2000, Al Gore [Hint]   A. became the first presidential candidate to win the nationwide popular vote and lose the electoral college.   B. won the popular vote, but failed to win the electoral college.   C. came in second in popular votes, but had a majority of the electoral college votes.   D. won a solid majority of the popular vote.   E. won the plurality of the electoral college votes.