3) What happens during a political party’s National Convention? Delegates chosen from each state discuss and debate the candidates’ worthiness. Candidates make speeches. The party’s platform is created. All of the above.

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3) What happens during a political party’s National Convention?

  1. Delegates chosen from each state discuss and debate the candidates’ worthiness.
  2. Candidates make speeches.
  3. The party’s platform is created.
  4. All of the above.

 

4) What is meant by a “solidary incentive”?

  1. From the Latin “solidus”, meaning “coin”; these are benefits that have monetary value for a person who supports an interest group.
  2. Social rewards which lead people to join political organizations.
  3. Initiatives to act for the greater good of the group with no monetary compensation.
  4. Protection and power/influence if one becomes totally committed to the cause of a particular interest group.

 

5) What were some methods that activists use to get their opinions heard?

  1. Letter-writing campaigns.
  2. Circulating petitions.
  3. Protests.
  4. All of the above.  
  5. 17) The US government states that it has the right to refuse to sign a treaty or to even break a treaty if:
    1. Congress and the Supreme Court declare the treaty to be illegal.
    2. The terms of the treaty go against the US Constitution.
    3. The government feels like it.
    4. The foreign government is not democratic enough.

     

    18) What is NOT a form of propaganda?

    1. Unsubstantiated claims.
    2. Testimonials.
    3. Card-stacking.
    4. Transference.

     

    19) What do all forms of propaganda have in common?

    1. They all try to persuade you to think a certain way about something.
    2. They are designed to appeal to their emotions (example; patriotism) rather than logic.
    3. They are all biased.
    4. All of the above.

     

    20) What does the future likely hold for the United States?

    1. Rapidly rising population, debt, and unemployment.
    2. More and stricter laws.
    3. Small-scale but protracted wars against unconventional adversaries.
    4. All of the above.

     

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