Which of the following best illustrates the effects of swing states on the campaigns for president during the general election?
A)Both Obama and Romney spent more than 99 percent of their television advertising budgets for ads in swing states.
B)Swing states represent approximately 20 percent of the Electoral College vote.
C)Of the states with the largest Electoral College delegations, only California and Texas were regularly visited by presidential candidates in the last three election cycles.
D)Both Obama and Romney spent more than 90 percent of their total advertising budgets on negative ads.
Question -2-If you were an advocate of the strongest possible presidency at the Constitutional Convention, you would have endorsed the __________ Plan.
A) Virginia
B) New Jersey
C) British
D) Connecticut
Question -3-Even though it represented the spirit of reforms by his predecessors,George W. Bush's PMA demonstrated a key difference by its focus on __________.
A) reorganizing the executive branch
B) reducing the number of federal employees
C) eliminating the Federal Register
D) streamlining agency evaluations
Question -4-An implication of swing states with respect to mass participation in American politics is that many voters __________.
A)feel they have no influence in the outcome
B)increase their efforts to attract the attention of the candidates
C)ignore the effects of media spending in their states
D)become energized by the competitive nature of the election
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