Title: Elections
Course: Joni's Quizzes

Q: Money given to the political parties for get-out-the-vote drives, party-building activities, and issue advertising that is not subject to contribution limits.
- Hard money
- Independent spending
- Soft money
A: Soft money

Q: The 2010 Supreme Court case that set the stage for larger and larger sums of money to pour into the electoral system, where a majority of justices made clear that they viewed outside spending on election ads as free speech that didn't present any serious danger of corruption.
- Buckley v. Valeo
- Plessy v. Ferguson
- Citizens United v. FEC
A: Citizens United v. FEC

Q: In the McCutcheon opinion, Supreme Court Chief Justice Roberts wrote that limitations on campaign spending must:
- "eliminate the influence of money on politics by publicly funding elections."
- "stop thinking of spending money on campaigns as speech."
- "target what we have called 'quid pro quo' corruption or its appearance … a direct exchange of an official act for money."
A: "target what we have called 'quid pro quo' corruption or its appearance … a direct exchange of an official act for money."

Q: An old story meant to demonstrate the changes television brought to political campaigns:
- Lloyd Bentsen telling Dan Quayle he was "no Jack Kennedy" during the 1988 Vice Presidential debate.
- FDR speaking to the nation in his fireside chats, explaining his New Deal efforts and then later preparing the country for war with Germany.
- Kennedy winning a 1960 debate versus Nixon according to television viewers, but Nixon winning it according to those who listened on the radio. Style and appearances clearly influenced the tv audience.
A: Kennedy winning a 1960 debate versus Nixon according to television viewers, but Nixon winning it according to those who listened on the radio. Style and appearances clearly influenced the tv audience.

Q: This attack ad was designed for the 1964 election campaign of Democratic president Lyndon Johnson. It exploited the fear that Johnson’s Republican opponent, Senator Barry M. Goldwater of Arizona, was willing to use nuclear weapons.
- The "there's a bear in the woods" ad.
- The "Morning in America" ad.
- The Daisy Ad.
A: The Daisy Ad.

Q: One criticism of media coverage of campaigns is that too much attention is focused on:
- Substantive issues.
- Questions of character.
- The horse race.
A: The horse race.

Q: Presidential nominees are selected by both major parties through:
- Back room deals and secret ballots.
- The Electoral College.
- Caucuses and primaries.
A: Caucuses and primaries.

Q: Which of the following states has a law stating that its primary will always be at least a week ahead of every other state?
- Iowa
- South Carolina
- New Hampshire
A: New Hampshire

Q: The minimum number of electoral votes a presidential candidate needs to be elected:
- 538
- more than any other candidate
- 270
A: 270

Q: Redistricting is often a highly partisan and contentious activity because it can change the number of House seats each party wins in a state. The party in control of the state legislature can design districts so as to protect its incumbents and increase its House seats. The party in power can obtain more seats by having small but usually safe majorities in several districts and cramming large numbers of the other party’s voters into just a few districts. This is achieved through a process known as:
- Steamrolling
- Electioneering
- Gerrymandering
A: Gerrymandering

Q: Democratic candidates tend to do very well in ________ districts while Republican candidates do better in ________ ones.
- Rural/Urban
- Southern/Northern
- Urban/rural
A: Urban/rural

Q: Every two years ________ House seats are up for election, and ________ in the Senate.
- 435/all 100
- 538/a third.
- 435/a third.
A: 435/a third.