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1.
External mobilization occur when
A group of politicians outside govert organize popular support to win govt power.
2.
Which of the following statement about public opinion in America is most accurate
Citizens w/ high levels of knowledge are generally better able to evaluate new info to
determine its revancy to their belief.
3. A political party is an organization
That trues to influence the govt by getting its members elected to office.
4. A proposed law or policy change that is placed on the ballot by citizens or interest
group doe a popular vote is called a
Ballot initiative
5. The supreme court landmark decision in citizen united v. federal election commission
was significant because it
Dramatically increased the flow of money from interest groups527 and super PAC into
politics and electoral campaigns.
6. the practice if push polling involves
The procedure of asking loaded questions to subtly shape the respondent opinion.
7. which of the following statements concerning third parties is true
Third parties often have their programs adopted by one of the two major parties.
8.a party activist is an individual who?
Not only votes also contributes time, energy, effort and financial resources to
9. in a proportions representation electoral system
Seats un the legislator allocated to political parties based on their share of the total
10. All of the following are important roles the media in america democracy except
Enabling privately owned companies to advertise their products to the public
11. the idea of equal democracy refers to the fact
that
Lower income citizens have little
12.
Occurs when one party controls presidency while another party
Divided govt
13. the small group selected by pollsters to represent the entire population is called
Sample
14.
historically electoral realignment occurs ?
When a new issue combine w/ economic political
15. the free riders problem occur because
The benefits of a groups action are brardly
16. what is the ultimate goal of a political party
Winning elections
17. if a television station
Equal time role
18. The Jefferson republican were best known for the support of
A weak national govt w/ the states retaining power
19. the alien and sadibion acts
Made it illegal to criticize
the govt
20. a system that allows voters to rank candidates from most preferred to the least
Ranked choice voting
21. what does public opinion polling take place during campaign?
Through the entire campaign
22. political scientist call voters choice
Prospective retrospective
23. The federal communication commission
Bans ex sexual and
24. the difference between political vales and political attitude is that
Basic principle while attitudes are specific preferences
25. A political ideology is best defined as
A cohesive set at beliefs that a from general phil about the gvt
26. Bothe 527 committees and 501
Can spend unlimited amounts on political
27. the primary responsibility for conducting public election rest w/
State and local govrt
28. an election where the winner is the person who receives the most votes
Plurality
29. which media is regulated by the fed govt
Television
30. what issue led to the demise of the wing party
Slavery
31. an Iron triangle is made up of an alliance between
A legislative committee an interest groups
32. is the power the media has to shape what issue
Agenda setting framing
33. cracking occurs when
Legislative district are redrawn in a way that dis of a particular party across multiple districts
34. the 1965 voting rights act
Authorized the fed govt to regisister voters in states that discriminated against min rights
35. which of the following is a so called traditional form of political activety
Agenda setting framing
36.pollsters use random digit dialing to gather national samples for surveys because
There is no complete list of all Americans that Can be identify population
37. a loose informal relationship of public officials interest group and activist who are all
concerned with the same
An issue network
38. priming refers to
The process of preparing the public to bring specific criteria to mind when evaluating a political
issue
39. a populist party appealed to which of the following groups?
Western mining interests , small famers and urban workers
40. internal mobilization occurs when
Conflicts within the govt divided factions that try to mobilize popular support
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41. politicians attempt to : balance the ticket” with members of many important groups
because?
Voters tend to prefer candidates who are to themselves in terns of race, ethnicity religion,
gender
42.dealignment refers to
The decline of partisan attachment within the electorate the growth in the num of voters id
43. Third parties in the united states typically represent
Social and economic interest that are disregarded by the two major parties foe certain reasons
44. a frequent cause of measurement error in polls is due to
Poorly worded questions
45. public interest groups differs from other types of interest group in that
They claim to serve common good not just their own particular interest
46. lobbying is
An attempt by an individual or group to influence the passage of legislation by exerting direct
pressure on members of congress or state legislature
47. which of the following statement is bes characterizes media ownership in the united states
A small # of giant privately
owned corps controls most of the countries televisions networks
48. the increased # and importance of interest groups
Is a response to an increase in the size and activity of govt
49.
the term public opinion is used to describe
Beliefs and attitudes towards different issues, events and people
50. The telecommunications act of 1996 was important because it
Allowed for a greater concertation of media ownerships than had been possible since
regulations of the industry began in 1904