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Chapter 3. The Nomination Process: Practice Quiz

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  • 1) National parties do not have the right to determine their own rules for delegate seating.

    • aTrue
    • bFalse
  • 2) All of the following were classified as pulpit candidacies EXCEPT

    • aRon Paul.
    • bBernie Sanders.
    • cDonald Trump.
    • dJesse Jackson.
  • 3) Unpledged delegates

    • acreate uncertainty in most nominating contests.
    • bled to Trump’s nomination in 2016.
    • cwere not an issue for Obama and Clinton in 2008.
    • dare not selected until after a primary or caucus is held.
  • 4) The Federal Election Campaign Act did all of the following EXCEPT

    • aincrease the number of binding primaries.
    • brequire disclosure of financial donations.
    • climited the amount of contributions donors make to campaigns.
    • doffered to match funds raised with federal funds.
  • 5) The media often interprets successful early fundraising as a sign of its campaign’s viability.

    • aTrue
    • bFalse
  • 6) The first method of nominating party candidates for the presidency was

    • aprimaries and caucuses.
    • bnational nominating conventions.
    • cKing Caucus.
    • dstate conventions.
  • 7) All of the following are true of horse race coverage EXCEPT

    • ait has become more common.
    • bit peaks early in primary seasons.
    • cit displaces coverage of policy issues.
    • dcampaign finance laws led to less of it.
  • 8) Which candidate removed any doubts about the Internet as a strategic mobilizer?

    • aJohn McCain
    • bHoward Dean
    • cGeorge W. Bush
    • dBarack Obama
  • 9) Compared with primaries, caucuses test the intensity of a candidate’s support.

    • aTrue
    • bFalse
  • 10) Caucuses turn out more voters and younger voters than primaries.

    • aTrue
    • bFalse