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1. | A campaign manager is responsible for __________
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| a) overall planning and strategy within the organization.
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| b) contacting voters and holding local rallies.
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| c) ringing doorbells and canvassing voters on the telephone.
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| d) making sure voters turn out to vote on Election Day.
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2. | Under the new election campaign laws, a candidate may not take contributions over $5,000 from a(n) __________
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| a) individual.
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| b) business organization.
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| c) political action committee (PAC).
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| d) labor union.
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3. | Before the American Revolution, eligible voters in the colonies included __________
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| a) free African American men.
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| b) few white and African American women.
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| c) all white males.
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| d) 5 or 6 percent of the adult population.
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4. | The Voting Rights Act of 1965 empowered the federal government to register voters in any district where __________
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| a) Spanish-speaking people made up a majority of the population.
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| b) Aleuts, Native Americans, and Asian Americans lived side by side.
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| c) local officials appeared to discriminate against African Americans.
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| d) African American candidates were running for office.
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5. | A voter who is caught between conflicting elements in his or her life, such as religion, income level, and peer group, is known as __________
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| a) a strong party voter.
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| b) a cross-pressured voter.
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| c) a weak party voter.
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| d) an independent voter.
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6. | A candidate who promises to increase Social Security would most probably win the vote of __________
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| a) a 19-year-old working mother.
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| b) a chronically unemployed person.
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| c) a small business owner.
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| d) a 68-year-old senior citizen.
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7. | When a party's convention is all decked out in patriotic symbols, it is trying to influence voters with the propaganda technique called __________
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| a) transfer.
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| b) plain folks.
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| c) jump on the bandwagon.
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| d) testimonial.
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8. | The highest voting turnout is among __________
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| a) wealthy middle-aged citizens.
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| b) retired blue-collar workers.
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| c) current college students.
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| e) recent high school graduates.
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9. | To be elected president, a candidate must win __________
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| a) a plurality of electoral votes.
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| b) a majority of electoral votes.
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| c) a plurality of the popular vote.
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| d) both the electoral and popular vote.
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10. | Soft money refers to the unlimited amounts of money that __________
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| a) political action committees contribute to various candidates.
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| b) business organizations contribute to Republicans illegally.
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| c) parties raise for general purposes, not particular candidates.
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| d) labor unions contribute to Democrats illegally.
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