Question 1

Describe the steps involved in conducting a presidential campaign.

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Question 2

Explain how the rules governing the electoral process help determine outcomes.

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Question 3

What are the virtues and downsides to instruments of direct democracy such as the referendum,initiative,and the recall?

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Question 4

Do elections promote accountability from political leaders? Why or why not?

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Question 5

In the 2012 General Election,Republicans won a majority of seats in the Senate.

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This statement is false. In the 2012 General Election, Democrats won a majority of seats in the Senate.

Question 6

Your text identifies several factors that influence voters' decisions when they go to the polls.Apply these different explanations of voting behavior to the 2012 presidential election.Did some of these explanations of voting behavior matter more than others?

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Question 7

Discuss whether the Electoral College should be retained or abolished.

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Question 8

Why has political participation in the United States declined over time? What strategies are available for increasing voter turnout?

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Question 9

Explain the role of money in American political elections.

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Question 10

What criteria do voters use to decide among competing candidates?

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Question 11

How does government regulate the electoral process?

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Question 12

In Buckley v.Valeo,the Supreme Court ruled that spending money in a campaign was essentially equivalent to speech.

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In the Buckley v. Valeo case, the Supreme Court ruled that spending money in a campaign was a form of expression or speech protected by the First Amendment.

Question 13

What institutional change caused the sharp decline in voter turnout between 1890 and 1910? Why did this change have such a dramatic effect? Did it have any positive outcomes?

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Question 14

Discuss the politics surrounding congressional redistricting.

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Question 15

Individuals who vote on the basis of past performance are said to be retrospective voters.

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Retrospective voting is when individuals base their voting decision on the past performance of a candidate or party.

Question 16

Explain the differences between prospective voting and retrospective voting.What effects do these have on the campaign strategies of the candidates?

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