CHAPTER 10 Elections and Campaigns

CHAPTER 10 Elections and Campaigns

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MULTIPLE CHOICE

ANS: C REF: 219 NOT: F OBJ: LO1

After party caucuses when national nominating conventions dominated, the real power, in selecting presidential nominees, was wielded by

a.	the voters in primary elections.
b.	local party leaders.
c.	political pundits.
d.	nonpartisan groups that sought to pick the best candidates.
e.	the voters in caucus elections.

ANS: B REF: 219 NOT: F OBJ: LO1

When Hubert Humphrey won the Democratic nomination for the presidency in 1968, he did so

a.	without spending money on advertising.
b.	with considerable assistance from Republican voters.
c.	without raising money.
d.	in spite of opposition from party bosses.
e.	without competing in a single state primary.

ANS: E REF: 219 NOT: F OBJ: LO1

By the time the 2012 presidential election was completed, the Obama campaign and the Romney campaign, together with a dozen other contenders for the presidency, had raised and spent approximately

ANS: C REF: 219 NOT: F OBJ: LO1

Most of the money that individual candidates spend during the course of a campaign is directed toward

ANS: A REF: 220 NOT: F OBJ: LO1

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