Each state has one vote in the electoral college for
A) the number of senators and representatives on the federal election nomination committee.
B) each of its representatives in the U.S. House.
C) every 10,000 registered voters.
D) each of its citizens.
E) each of its representatives and senators.
In 2000, Republican George W. Bush won the presidency despite
A) his failure to win his party's nomination.
B) winning fewer electoral college votes than Democrat Al Gore.
C) not being on the ballot in five states.
D) receiving fewer popular votes than Al Gore.
E) losing more states than Al Gore.
By national law, _________ of the seats in the House of Representatives and ____ of the seats in the Senate are filled in a general election held every even-numbered year.
A) all; one-third
B) one-third; one-third
C) all; all
D) one-third; all
E) one-half; two-thirds
Candidates eventually favored by most party identifiers usually win their party's nomination. There have been only two exceptions to this rule: Aldai Stevenson in 1952 and _____ in 1972.
A) George McGovern
B) Ronald Reagan
C) Dwight Eisenhower
D) Jimmy Carter
E) Bill Clinton
When no incumbent in the White House is seeking reelection,
A) the presidential nominating process becomes contested in both parties.
B) the incumbent usually encounter little opposition from within the party.
C) the party committees choose their party's nominee.
D) the presidential nominating process becomes uncontested in both parties.
E) the early primaries do not matter.
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