Exampromax - Stuvia US 2025/2026
1
PSCI Chapter 7 Questions and Answers and
Graded
What purposes do elections serve?
Correct Answer
1) Socialize political activity (regime stability)
2) Institutionalize access to power(peoples voice)
3) Bolster state's power and authority
© 2025 Assignment Expert
T or F: Voting is the only way to partake in political participation
Exampromax - Stuvia US
Correct Answer
False
Ballot Fatigue
Correct Answer
The result when a voter stops voting for offices and initiatives at
the bottom of a long ballot.
Caucus
Correct Answer
A form of candidate nomination that occurs in a town -hall style
format rather than a day-long election; usually reserved for
presidential elections.
Chronic Minority
, Exampromax - Stuvia US 2025/2026
2
Correct Answer
Voters who belong to political parties that tend not to be
competitive in national elections because they are too small to
become a majority or because of the Electoral College system
distribution in their state.
Closed Primary
Correct Answer
An election in which only voters registered with a party may
© 2025 Assignment Expert
vote for that party's candidates.
Exampromax - Stuvia US
Coattail Effect
Correct Answer
The result when a popular presidential candidate helps
candidates from his or her party win their own elections.
Delegates
Correct Answer
Party members who are chosen to represent a particular
candidate at the party's state- or national-level nominating
convention.
District System
Correct Answer
, Exampromax - Stuvia US 2025/2026
3
The means by which electoral votes are divided between
candidates based on who wins districts and/or the state.
Early Voting
Correct Answer
An accommodation that allows voting up to two weeks before
Election Day.
Electoral College
© 2025 Assignment Expert
Correct Answer
Exampromax - Stuvia US
The constitutionally created group of individuals, chosen by the
states, with the responsibility of formally selecting the next U.S.
president.
Incumbency Advantage
Correct Answer
The advantage held by officeholders that allows them to often
win reelection.
Incumbent
Correct Answer
The current holder of a political office.
Initiative
Correct Answer
1
PSCI Chapter 7 Questions and Answers and
Graded
What purposes do elections serve?
Correct Answer
1) Socialize political activity (regime stability)
2) Institutionalize access to power(peoples voice)
3) Bolster state's power and authority
© 2025 Assignment Expert
T or F: Voting is the only way to partake in political participation
Exampromax - Stuvia US
Correct Answer
False
Ballot Fatigue
Correct Answer
The result when a voter stops voting for offices and initiatives at
the bottom of a long ballot.
Caucus
Correct Answer
A form of candidate nomination that occurs in a town -hall style
format rather than a day-long election; usually reserved for
presidential elections.
Chronic Minority
, Exampromax - Stuvia US 2025/2026
2
Correct Answer
Voters who belong to political parties that tend not to be
competitive in national elections because they are too small to
become a majority or because of the Electoral College system
distribution in their state.
Closed Primary
Correct Answer
An election in which only voters registered with a party may
© 2025 Assignment Expert
vote for that party's candidates.
Exampromax - Stuvia US
Coattail Effect
Correct Answer
The result when a popular presidential candidate helps
candidates from his or her party win their own elections.
Delegates
Correct Answer
Party members who are chosen to represent a particular
candidate at the party's state- or national-level nominating
convention.
District System
Correct Answer
, Exampromax - Stuvia US 2025/2026
3
The means by which electoral votes are divided between
candidates based on who wins districts and/or the state.
Early Voting
Correct Answer
An accommodation that allows voting up to two weeks before
Election Day.
Electoral College
© 2025 Assignment Expert
Correct Answer
Exampromax - Stuvia US
The constitutionally created group of individuals, chosen by the
states, with the responsibility of formally selecting the next U.S.
president.
Incumbency Advantage
Correct Answer
The advantage held by officeholders that allows them to often
win reelection.
Incumbent
Correct Answer
The current holder of a political office.
Initiative
Correct Answer
