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1. Examine the following graph.
What can you conclude from the data?
,A. Over the past decade or so, political campaigns have been increasingly focused on the
party, not the candidate.
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B. Fewer voters identify with political parties now than in the years following World War II.
C. The coattail efect of a presidential campaign benefts congressional candidates
more strongly today than in the past.
D. Modern campaigns spend less efort on advertising candidates' positions than in the
past because party labels communicate that information to voters.
E. A strong party organization at the local level can furnish most of the services and
expertise that candidates need.
2. Which statement BEST summarizes why many Americans believe lobbyists have too much infuence
on the government?
A. Large numbers of lobbyists are former members of Congress, who resigned from the
legislature to work for interest groups.
B. Many lobbyists are employed as congressional stafers, giving them too much access
to power.
C. There is no limit to the amount of money that PACs can give elected ofcials, which
makes the ofcials beholden to the lobbyists.
D. Most lobbyists represent public interest and civil rights groups, and their liberal
biases have undue infuence on policymaking.
E. Because interest groups are not required to disclose any information about their
lobbying eforts to the public, they can behave with virtual impunity.
3. The following passage is from Article II, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution:
, [The President] shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make
Treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur; and he shall nominate, and by and
with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint Ambassadors, other public Ministers
and Consuls, Judges of the Supreme Court, and all other Ofcers of the United States…
This passage illustrates which principle of American government?
A. Incorporation theory
B. Popular sovereignty
C. A unitary form of government
D. Checks and balances
E. A strong judiciary
4. Which of the following is NOT a common criticism of the primary election process?
A. Participation in primaries is low and not refective of the general elective.
B. Voters must declare party afliation before being allowed to cast a primary ballot.
C. By their nature, primary elections do not invite much media coverage.
D. Too much media attention is paid to the later primaries.
E. Primary elections tend to cause candidates to take middle-of-the-road positions.
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