CANDIDATES AND ELECTORAL POLITICS: CANDIDATE-CENTERED CAMPAIGNING
What will be an ideal response?
Candidates may resort to negative or attack advertising.
Attack ads may convey information that some voters find useful in making up their minds
Negative campaigning may reduce political interest among voters in the long run
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From 1972 to 2012, the size of the state and local bureaucracy in Texas (as measured by full-time equivalent employees) __________.
A. decreased by just under 50 percent B. remained constant C. increased by approximately 50 percent D. increased by around 150 percent
Which of the following examples best illustrates the political concept of a "cohort"?
A. citizens who combine their efforts in order to pressure lawmakers into pursuing particular policies B. the tendency of men, taken as a group, to hold different views from women on key issues C. small children mimicking the political beliefs of their parents D. young adults whose political beliefs have more in common with those of other people their own age than with those of their parents E. voters supporting particular candidates on the basis of shared race or ethnicity
Which of the following procedural devices designed to prevent most African Americans from voting was the first to be declared unconstitutional by the United States Supreme Court?
a. White primary b. Poll tax c. Grandfather clause d. Racial gerrymander
Consider the "Timeline" box. Over time, the EPA's stance on air pollution regulation has shifted as a result of what events or circumstances?
a. changes in presidential administrations b. economic downturns c. the outcomes of court cases d. advances in state-level air pollution policies