American Government Politics, Elections & Polling
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- Q 1/20Score 0The number of electoral votes a state has is determined solely by29the number of U.S. Senators and half the total number of U.S. Representativesthe population of the state according to the last U.S. Censusthe number of U.S. Senators plus the Number of U.S. Representative added togetherthe number U.S. Senators added to the number of U.S. Representatives divided by 2
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- Q1The number of electoral votes a state has is determined solely bythe number of U.S. Senators and half the total number of U.S. Representativesthe population of the state according to the last U.S. Censusthe number of U.S. Senators plus the Number of U.S. Representative added togetherthe number U.S. Senators added to the number of U.S. Representatives divided by 230sEditDelete
- Q2A person’s belief that he or she can have an impact on government and policy refers to theirpolitical efficacyrate of voter turn-outpolitical peer grouppolitical party allegiance30sEditDelete
- Q3Arizona's political parties, such as Republicans, Democrats and Libertarians, are organizedby an independent commission to keep the parties fairalong the same boundary lines as the Congressional districtsby the rules governing each of those partiesalong the same boundary lines as the 30 state legislature districts30sEditDelete
- Q4Which law passed by Congress created a civil rights division in the U.S. Attorney General's office?1965 Voting Rights Actthe 15th Amendment1964 Civil Rights ActFederal Civil Rights Act of 195730sEditDelete
- Q5Women voter who regularly vote and care about their health care arehave been widely ignored in politicsfrequently opponents of Republicansare usually members or supporter of Planned Parenthoodconsidered a political efficacy group30sEditDelete
- Q6What do political parties and special interest groups have in common?they both try to influence governmentthe both try to attract a wide range of people with varying ideasthe both form SuperPACs to sway votesthey both nominate candidates for office30sEditDelete
- Q7The 26th Amendment greatly increased the number of Americans eligible to vote byforcing Southern states to stop literacy tests and ending Jim Crow Lawsallowing residents of Washington, D.C., to vote for Presidentallowing Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands to votelowering the voting age to 1830sEditDelete
- Q8Which of the following characteristics is NOT true about "straw polls?"these polls use stratified random samplesthese polls are not scientificthese polls are highly inaccuratelythis type of polling is cheap to do30sEditDelete
- Q9Which is the sign of a more accurate opinion poll?large representative samplemoderate sampling errorface-to-face or live person administrationelectronic administration30sEditDelete
- Q10Which of the following statements about voting laws in Arizona is a false:you can either be a U.S. Citizen or a "green card" legal permanent alien residentyou must be be a resident of Arizona and the county listed on your registrationless than 50% of all Arizona voters vote by mailyou must be age 18 or older on or before the day of the next regular general election.30sEditDelete
- Q11Which of these actions can be undone by an act/passing a new law by the Arizona Legislatureover-ride a pardon granted by the Governora referendum passed by the votersan initiative passed by the votersa law previously passed by the Arizona Legislature30sEditDelete
- Q12This system provides a funding program for statewide and legislative candidates who agree to forgo special interest and high dollar contributionsDark MoneyPolitical Party EndorsementSuperPacClean Elections30sEditDelete
- Q13Which one of the following characteristics DO NOT pertain the to majority of Americans who vote regularlyThey are senior citizens, generally age 60 and olderThey are white non-hispanicThey served in the militaryThey have some high school education30sEditDelete
- Q14What do the Federal and Arizona State election cycles have in common?legislative bodies (Congress and the Legislature) are both up for election every two years in even yearscity, county and state offices are up for election at the same time every four yearsall of the U.S. Senate and all of the Arizona State Senate are up for election every four yearsthe executive branch (President or Governor) is up for elections every four years at the same time30sEditDelete
- Q15The voter registration in that district is almost evenly divided between Republican and Democratic voters. This describes what voting factor?This is a independent dominated districtThis district will produce more tie votes.This is a purple districtThis is a split district30sEditDelete
- Q16A political action committee that does not coordinate withe any election campaign and can receive unlimited donations is:super PACspecialist interestpurple voter grouppolitical party PAC30sEditDelete
- Q17What is a principle difference between elections in Great Britain's parliament and the United States House of Representatives?They rarely have more than the two largest political parties winning electionsThey both have single district electionsGreat Britain has proportional elections, us has single districtThey are both democratically held public elections30sEditDelete
- Q18The period for American politics during which half of the presidential term of office has occurred and another Congressional election occurs is calledmidterm electionssemi-annual Congressional electionsan expected "turn-over" of Congressthe lame duck period30sEditDelete
- Q19You parents and grandparents have a tradition of voting for only candidates in their political party. This is calledsingle district votingstraight jacked party votingstraight ticket party votingpartisanship voting30sEditDelete
- Q20A leading reason the founding fathers of America created the electoral college wasthey wanted to keep a level playing field between the statesthey had doubts about the ability of American's to select a qualified presidential candidate.they wanted Congress to have a great say in the selection of a presidentto force Americans to better research the candidates30sEditDelete
