POLITICAL SCIENCE: CHAPTER 8 QUIZ.
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What is one condition that has to be met for elections to serve as policy mandates? -
Answer: Elected officials have to be bound by their campaign promises.
Retrospective voting is when individuals vote for or against an incumbent candidate to
reward or punish that candidate's behavior in office. How does this serve democracy? -
Answer: Voters can hold officials accountable for policy decisions they make in the
previous term.
In 1965, President Johnson said, "The vote is the most powerful instrument ever
devised by man for breaking down injustice." This was said after ________. - Answer:
Signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965
What type of employment tends to be prevalent in politics? - Answer: Lawyers
Because of the increasing time demands and expertise required of political office, which
of the following has emerged? - Answer: An increase in the number of professional
politicians rather than part-time citizen leaders.
Current officeholders are more likely to win than challengers because they have the
advantage of ________. - Answer: Name recognition and an established public image
Which of these is an example of the franking privilege? - Answer: An incumbent senator
using the U.S. mail to distribute his or her re-election pamphlets without paying postage.
There's a good chance your hometown has the same House representative as it did
when you were growing up. This is because a sitting representative has a much greater
chance of being re-elected than a challenger, a phenomenon referred to as the _____
advantage. - Answer: Incumbency
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What is one condition that has to be met for elections to serve as policy mandates? -
Answer: Elected officials have to be bound by their campaign promises.
Retrospective voting is when individuals vote for or against an incumbent candidate to
reward or punish that candidate's behavior in office. How does this serve democracy? -
Answer: Voters can hold officials accountable for policy decisions they make in the
previous term.
In 1965, President Johnson said, "The vote is the most powerful instrument ever
devised by man for breaking down injustice." This was said after ________. - Answer:
Signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965
What type of employment tends to be prevalent in politics? - Answer: Lawyers
Because of the increasing time demands and expertise required of political office, which
of the following has emerged? - Answer: An increase in the number of professional
politicians rather than part-time citizen leaders.
Current officeholders are more likely to win than challengers because they have the
advantage of ________. - Answer: Name recognition and an established public image
Which of these is an example of the franking privilege? - Answer: An incumbent senator
using the U.S. mail to distribute his or her re-election pamphlets without paying postage.
There's a good chance your hometown has the same House representative as it did
when you were growing up. This is because a sitting representative has a much greater
chance of being re-elected than a challenger, a phenomenon referred to as the _____
advantage. - Answer: Incumbency
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