WGU C181 Chapter 9 Quiz Answers
1. Voting in free elections to choose leaders is the main way that citizens control government.
2. In the not-so-distant past, controlled all phases of the election campaign.
Political parties
3. Probably the most important change in American electio...
WGU C181 Chapter 9 Quiz Answers
1. Voting in free elections to choose leaders is the main way that citizens control
government.
2. In the not-so-distant past, controlled all phases of the election campaign.
Political parties
3. Probably the most important change in American elections is that the candidates don't
campaign just to get elected anymore.
4. Which primaries allow all those not already registered with a party to choose any party
ballot and vote? Modified open primaries
5. Which type of primary has the least restrictions on voters, but also weakens the power of
parties? Open primary
6. Critics argued that the chaotic convention was rigged because the chosen
candidate never ran in a primary, ultimately leading to major reforms in both parties starting
with the next election. 1968 Democratic
7. Unlike Democratic presidential primaries, most Republican primaries have been ,
at least up until 2012. Winner-take-all
8. What term was coined to describe the tendency for states to move their primaries earlier in
the year to gain attention from the candidates and the media? Front-loading
9. What function does the Iowa caucus traditionally serve during a presidential election? It
narrows the field of candidates
10. In 2012, the Republican Party primary represented the longest presidential primary
season in history.
11. Technically, we elect a U.S. president in a federal election
12. What is one of the strong arguments that supports presidential selection by electoral votes,
rather than by popular vote? It reduces the risk of a nationwide recount.
13. Which situation occurs when a voter selects candidates from different parties for the
various offices listed on the ballot, such as a Democratic president but a Republican senator?
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