Which of the following is true of the 2004 presidential election?

Which of the following is true of the 2004 presidential election?

A. Howard Dan did not accept federal matching funds in the primaries
B. John Kerry did not accept federal matching funds in the primaries
C. George W. Bush did not accept federal matching funds in the primaries
D. John Edwards did not accept federal matching funds in the primaries
E. A,B and C

Answer: B

Which of the following is a formal constitutional requirement for becoming president

Which of the following is a formal constitutional requirement for becoming president

A. One must be at least 40 years of age
B. One must be a resident in the United States for at least one year
C. One must be a natural-born citizen
D. One must be a white male
E. One must be a Protestant

Answer: C

Which of the following is part of the Executive Office of the president?

Which of the following is part of the Executive Office of the president?

A. Office of Science and Technology Policy
B. Council of Economic Advisers
C. National Security Council
D. Office of the Vice President
E. All of the above

Answer: E

Which of the following did not serve as a state governor prior to being president?

Which of the following did not serve as a state governor prior to being president?

A. Ronald Reagan
B. Bill Clinton
C. John Kennedy
D. George W. Bush
E. Jimmy Carter

Answer: C

The current presidential selection system

The current presidential selection system

A. can deter potentially effective presidents from running
B. Is almost certain to result in the election of the best qualified candidate
C. Is based on the principle of efficiency
D. Is modeled after the selection systems used in Western Europe
E. is based on the principle of equity

Answer: A

The selection of the vice presidential nominee at the nation convention is based on

The selection of the vice presidential nominee at the nation convention is based on 

A. The results of the primaries and caucuses: the candidate who places second in these contests in nominated as the running-mate of the candidate who finishes first
B. The convention delegates' judgement as to the candidate who would make the best vice president
C. The results of public opinion polls taken just before the convention begins
D. The presidential nominee's choice of a running mate
E. None of the above

Answer: D

Candidate Strategy in the early presidential nomination contests (such as New Hampshire's primary) is designed chiefly to gain

Candidate Strategy in the early presidential nomination contests (such as New Hampshire's primary) is designed chiefly to gain

A. momentum
B. the support of the party's organizational leaders
C. the support of the party's congressional leaders
D. the endorsement of the mass media
E. the support of partisan rivals

Answer: A

The primary election as a means of choosing presidential nominees

The primary election as a means of choosing presidential nominees

A. Was introduced during the Jacksonian era
B. Is used in Europe as well as in the U.S.
C. Has been used more extensively in recent decades, such that the candidate who dominates the primaries can usually expect to receive the nomination
D. Is designed to strengthen the political parties
E. Was introduced during the Cleveland era

Answer: C

From roughly 1900-1960, a strong showing in presidential primaries

From roughly 1900-1960, a strong showing in presidential primaries

A. did not improve a candidate's chances of gaining the nomination
B. Enabled a candidate to demonstrate popular support, but did not ensure nomination
C. Guaranteed a candidate's nomination
D. Guaranteed a candidate's place on the ticket, although sometimes as the vice presidential nominee rather than presidential nominee
E. allowed a candidate to write the platform for her/his political party

Answer: B