Question

which of the following is an accurate comparison of congressional and presidential elections?

	congressional	presidential
(a)	are conducted at three-year intervals	are conducted every four years
(b)	have lower turnouts than presidential elections	are decided by the electoral college
(c)	occurs every two years	second-highest vote-getter in primaries becomes vice presidential candidate
(d)	are determined by a national popular vote	have candidates who compete for federal matching money

options: (c), (d), (b), (a)

Explanation:

• Option A: Congressional elections (House) are every 2 years, not 3, so A is wrong.
• Option B: Congressional elections (especially midterms) have lower voter turnout than presidential elections, and presidential elections are decided by the Electoral College. This is accurate.
• Option C: Vice - presidential candidates are not the second - highest in primaries; parties choose them, so C is wrong.
• Option D: Presidential candidates (major parties) don't compete for federal matching money (public funding is less used now), and congressional elections are district - based, not national popular vote in the same sense, so D is wrong.

Answer:

B. Have lower turnouts than presidential elections; Are decided by the Electoral College