AP Campaigns Voting and Elections

House members

Senators

voting districts

House members plus the number of Senators

regulate the financial information that the media report on candidates

ensure that business interests were protected in campaign finance laws

regulate campaign financing

encourage political groups to circumvent any regulations

the amount a candidate spends on a campaign

making unlimited contributions to a congressional campaign

contributions to members of the Federal Election Commission

accepting campaign contributions from a corporation or union

create the Federal Election Commission, consisting of three Republican Senators and three Democrat Senators to enforce compliance with requirements of the act

limit campaign expenditures in presidential elections to a maximum of $2 million, regardless of the source of the contributions

allow any candidate running for president who is able to obtain contributions in at least 20 states to receive public money to help pay for primary campaigns

allow citizens to contribute up to $2,000 to each candidate in each federal election or primary, with a maximum of $6,000 for total contributions to all candidates per year

President of the United States.

U.S. senator

chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court

U.S. representative

voting rights for all citizens

voter turnout above 50 percent

free and fair elections

the right to vote on issues

increases; decreases

stabilizes; decreases

decreases; increases

decreases; decreases

Candidates have been reluctant to appear on television shows watched by younger voters.

In the 2008 general election, over 50 percent of voters between the ages of 18 and 24 turned out to vote.

Younger voters, like their aging counterparts, are becoming more informed about campaigns and candidates because they have more free time than other groups of voters.

In 2008, the number of young voters who turned out to vote in the primaries greatly increased but no significant difference in turnout among young voters in the general election was seen in comparison with 2004.

When voting for the president and vice president, a person is voting directly for the candidate on the ballot.

Federal law governs the selection of the electors to the electoral college.

The framers of the Constitution wanted a few reasonable men to select the president and vice president.

The electoral college meets the first Monday in December to cast ballots.

to reject the major-party candidates

that the Madisonian model is fundamentally flawed

of the importance of foreign policy issues

that voting is a largely irrational action

Richard Nixon captured the highest percentage of the total popular vote

the winner has never been elected by more than 38 percent of the total voting-age population

the midterm election that follows a presidential election always has a higher voter turnout

the percentage of the total popular vote has always been higher than 50 percent

Negative campaigning is thought to have no impact on voter turnout.

Negative campaigns adequately inform citizens, increasing their likelihood of voting.

News media reports on the candidates’ positions give voters incentives to avoid voting.

The news media’s focus on polls rather than on the actual policy positions of candidates discourages voter turnout.

A communications director is responsible for dealing directly with the press covering the campaign.

A political consultant is responsible for organizing the Get Out the Vote drive prior to election day.

A pollster devises the campaign strategy and continually monitors the campaign’s progress.

A finance chairperson directs fundraising and spending for a campaign.

declaring election day a national holiday

making voting mandatory for all citizens

making registration mandatory for all citizens

registering voters when they obtain drivers’ licenses

Voter fraud was a major issue.

Results were not conclusive.

Voter turnout actually fell.

Voter turnout increased by 9 percent.