POL 105 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
What is a major STRATEGIC PROBLEM that PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES face? -
Answers - Appealing to centrists in the primary and die-hard supporters in the general
election
The "pocket book vote" refers to how - Answers - Voter's income is related to voting
behavior
An electoral realignment occurs when - Answers - Voters ally with the parties in new
ways so that there are large and enduring shifts throughout the population
There seem to have been __________ realignments in American politics so far -
Answers - five
The 1932 election was most greatly influenced by the issue of - Answers - Economics
An obvious and important difference between a President and a Prime Minister is that
the PRIME MINISTER ALWAYS HAS - Answers - Majority support in parliament
The powers that the president shares with the SENATE include - Answers - Making
treaties
To win presidential election, a candidate must receive at least ________ electoral votes.
- Answers - 270
Each state determines how to cast its Electoral College votes. Today, the system
adopted by most of the states is - Answers - The use of national party conventions
When a PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION is thrown to the HOUSE, each ________ casts
one vote - Answers - State delegation
A president's popularity tends to be highest - Answers - Right after an election
What president enjoyed a "legendary" honeymoon with Congress? - Answers - FDR
The likelihood of Congress overriding a president's veto - Answers - Extremley low
The president apoints federal judges, subject to the consent of the - Answers - Senate
General Ford was the first - Answers - Person to become president without being
elected as president or vice president
ANSWERS
What is a major STRATEGIC PROBLEM that PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES face? -
Answers - Appealing to centrists in the primary and die-hard supporters in the general
election
The "pocket book vote" refers to how - Answers - Voter's income is related to voting
behavior
An electoral realignment occurs when - Answers - Voters ally with the parties in new
ways so that there are large and enduring shifts throughout the population
There seem to have been __________ realignments in American politics so far -
Answers - five
The 1932 election was most greatly influenced by the issue of - Answers - Economics
An obvious and important difference between a President and a Prime Minister is that
the PRIME MINISTER ALWAYS HAS - Answers - Majority support in parliament
The powers that the president shares with the SENATE include - Answers - Making
treaties
To win presidential election, a candidate must receive at least ________ electoral votes.
- Answers - 270
Each state determines how to cast its Electoral College votes. Today, the system
adopted by most of the states is - Answers - The use of national party conventions
When a PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION is thrown to the HOUSE, each ________ casts
one vote - Answers - State delegation
A president's popularity tends to be highest - Answers - Right after an election
What president enjoyed a "legendary" honeymoon with Congress? - Answers - FDR
The likelihood of Congress overriding a president's veto - Answers - Extremley low
The president apoints federal judges, subject to the consent of the - Answers - Senate
General Ford was the first - Answers - Person to become president without being
elected as president or vice president
