POLS 1101 EVALUATION TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔Duvenger's Law explains which phenomenon in American politics? - ✔✔The
dominance of the two-party system
✔✔A vote to select a party's nominee is known as a: - ✔✔primary election
✔✔In modern American politics, most candidates are nominated to elected office
through: - ✔✔primary elections
✔✔When one party controls both the legislature and the presidency, it is called: -
✔✔unified government
✔✔When parties decide on their legislative priorities for the year they are engaged in: -
✔✔agenda setting
✔✔What does it mean to be a "representative" democracy? - ✔✔citizens have an
indirect say on policy by voting in elections
✔✔When Bob goes to vote, he often thinks about questions like "Has my current
member of Congress done a good job?" and "Does my current member of Congress
handle issues I care about properly?" This is an example of what kind of evaluation? -
✔✔retrospective
✔✔A voting system in which the candidate with the most votes wins is called: -
✔✔plurality voting
✔✔In Georgia, we use a system of elections where if no one gets more than 50% of the
votes, we eliminate everyone but the top two contenders and vote again. This is an
example of what kind of election system? - ✔✔majority with run-off
, ✔✔A multiple-member district system that allows each political party representation in
proportion to its percentage of the total vote is a: - ✔✔proportional representation
system
✔✔How are presidential primaries different from presidential caucuses? - ✔✔Primaries
involve voting by ballot, whereas caucuses take place in a local meeting
✔✔What factor contributed to the transition to our current party system? -
✔✔Democratic candidates and party leaders, particularly outside the South, came out
against the "separate but equal" system of racial discrimination
✔✔Individuals donating money directly to federal campaigns is known as ______,
whereas money given to an outside group, which cannot be spent in coordination with a
federal campaign is known as ______. - ✔✔hard money; soft money
✔✔In America _____ run candidates for office, while _____ do not have an official
position on the ballot - ✔✔political parties; interest groups
✔✔Jaime votes for a Democrat for president but a Republican for Senate. This is an
example of a(n): - ✔✔split ticket
✔✔When an interest group contacts a public official and tries to influence public policy,
it is engaged in: - ✔✔lobbying
✔✔an interest group is best defined as an organization that: - ✔✔tries to influence
public policy for a group of people with common interests
✔✔By joining the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), you receive travel
and insurance discounts. These discounts are an example of what? - ✔✔selective
incentives
✔✔Why did the Founders believe that the Senate would be more responsive to national
interests than the House? - ✔✔Senators were indirectly elected and served longer
terms
✔✔Voting based on the trustee model can harm a Congress member's political career
because: - ✔✔it can go against the views of constituents back home
✔✔The process of determining the boundaries of House districts every 10 years is
known as - ✔✔redistricting
✔✔The process of drawing legislative districts for political advantage is known as: -
✔✔gerrymandering
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔Duvenger's Law explains which phenomenon in American politics? - ✔✔The
dominance of the two-party system
✔✔A vote to select a party's nominee is known as a: - ✔✔primary election
✔✔In modern American politics, most candidates are nominated to elected office
through: - ✔✔primary elections
✔✔When one party controls both the legislature and the presidency, it is called: -
✔✔unified government
✔✔When parties decide on their legislative priorities for the year they are engaged in: -
✔✔agenda setting
✔✔What does it mean to be a "representative" democracy? - ✔✔citizens have an
indirect say on policy by voting in elections
✔✔When Bob goes to vote, he often thinks about questions like "Has my current
member of Congress done a good job?" and "Does my current member of Congress
handle issues I care about properly?" This is an example of what kind of evaluation? -
✔✔retrospective
✔✔A voting system in which the candidate with the most votes wins is called: -
✔✔plurality voting
✔✔In Georgia, we use a system of elections where if no one gets more than 50% of the
votes, we eliminate everyone but the top two contenders and vote again. This is an
example of what kind of election system? - ✔✔majority with run-off
, ✔✔A multiple-member district system that allows each political party representation in
proportion to its percentage of the total vote is a: - ✔✔proportional representation
system
✔✔How are presidential primaries different from presidential caucuses? - ✔✔Primaries
involve voting by ballot, whereas caucuses take place in a local meeting
✔✔What factor contributed to the transition to our current party system? -
✔✔Democratic candidates and party leaders, particularly outside the South, came out
against the "separate but equal" system of racial discrimination
✔✔Individuals donating money directly to federal campaigns is known as ______,
whereas money given to an outside group, which cannot be spent in coordination with a
federal campaign is known as ______. - ✔✔hard money; soft money
✔✔In America _____ run candidates for office, while _____ do not have an official
position on the ballot - ✔✔political parties; interest groups
✔✔Jaime votes for a Democrat for president but a Republican for Senate. This is an
example of a(n): - ✔✔split ticket
✔✔When an interest group contacts a public official and tries to influence public policy,
it is engaged in: - ✔✔lobbying
✔✔an interest group is best defined as an organization that: - ✔✔tries to influence
public policy for a group of people with common interests
✔✔By joining the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), you receive travel
and insurance discounts. These discounts are an example of what? - ✔✔selective
incentives
✔✔Why did the Founders believe that the Senate would be more responsive to national
interests than the House? - ✔✔Senators were indirectly elected and served longer
terms
✔✔Voting based on the trustee model can harm a Congress member's political career
because: - ✔✔it can go against the views of constituents back home
✔✔The process of determining the boundaries of House districts every 10 years is
known as - ✔✔redistricting
✔✔The process of drawing legislative districts for political advantage is known as: -
✔✔gerrymandering
