Final Exam Prep

Question 1

20. The strongest predictor of an individual’s vote choice is ______.

Accepted Answer

d. party identification

Question 2

16. Prospective judgment is typically based on ______.

Accepted Answer

d. the candidate’s policy promises

Question 3

2. Modern national party conventions serve what end?

Accepted Answer

b. They mobilize supporters and engage more casual observers.

Question 4

9. Which is process citizens propose legislation or constitutional amendments through petition process then a pop. vote

Accepted Answer

b. an initiative

Question 5

27. Which news source favors the Republicans?

Accepted Answer

Fox News

Question 6

34. A public interest group _____.

Accepted Answer

c. works to gain benefits for society as a whole

Question 7

24. The president addresses the nation directly during a __________.

Accepted Answer

press conference

Question 8

42. The Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as “Obamacare,” was designed primarily to __________.

Accepted Answer

ensure that nearly all Americans, would have access to healthcare coverage

Question 9

28. Television and radio are regulated by the federal government because __________.

Accepted Answer

c. the airwaves are considered public property

Question 10

8. The decrease in the number of __________ has been identified as one cause of increasing polarization.

Accepted Answer

c. northern liberal Republicans

Question 11

29. A candidate might unveil his/her proposal for bolstering the local economy by e-mailing a ______ 2 the local media.

Accepted Answer

c. press release

Question 12

1. A ______ is an institutional collection of policy-oriented researchers and academics who are sources of policy ideas.

Accepted Answer

think tank

Question 13

22. A ________ is a live engagement between a press secretary and the press in which the range of questions is limited.

Accepted Answer

a. press briefing

Question 14

47. Which of the following was one of the first entitlement programs created under the New Deal?

Accepted Answer

b. Social Security

Question 15

11. How can redistricting threaten incumbent members of Congress?

Accepted Answer

c. can add voters from area less supportive of an incumbent’s party.

Question 16

13. Voters who select a candidate based on the candidate’s policy promises are making what kinds of judgments?

Accepted Answer

prospective

Question 17

32. Information that a journalist obtains “off the record” ______.

Accepted Answer

a. cannot be printed

Question 18

30. Which of the following gets the most media coverage?

Accepted Answer

The president

Question 19

25. Which of the following is a media effect?

Accepted Answer

agenda setting

Question 20

5. The __________ is the formal governing body of both major parties.

Accepted Answer

b. national party committee

Question 21

36. (AAA) offers members the material benefit of roadside assistance as incentive to join. its an attempt to___________.

Accepted Answer

c. overcome the free rider problem

Question 22

50. Laissez-faire economics holds that the government should __________.

Accepted Answer

b. not take an active role in the economy

Question 23

18. Donations 2 presi. campaigns from individuals are matched by the Presidential Election Campaign Fund, funded by ___

Accepted Answer

b. taxpayer contributions

Question 24

Volunteer of Planned Parent. makes effort to help identify prospective voters and transport them to the polls, this is

Accepted Answer

c. getting out the vote

Question 25

44. Which president helped to create the modern welfare state in the United States?

Accepted Answer

b. Franklin Roosevelt

Question 26

4. In the past few years, party-line voting in Congress has __________.

Accepted Answer

c. increased noticeably

Question 27

35. How does grassroots lobbying differ from other efforts by interest groups to influence government?

Accepted Answer

c. Grassroots lobbying focuses more on influencing public opinion.

Question 28

48. Title IX of the Educational Amendments Acts of 1972 bars schools that receive federal funds from __________.

Accepted Answer

discriminating on the basis of sex in admissions, student finaid, athletics

Question 29

46. What is the function of Medicaid?

Accepted Answer

c. subsidized medical care for poor people and people with disabilities

Question 30

37. One way that interest groups seek to influence elections is by _____.

Accepted Answer

d. recruiting and endorsing candidates

Question 31

41. Which of the following is true of “legal education” sessions for judges?

Accepted Answer

b. They are often held at fancy resorts at little or no cost to the judges.

Question 32

6. Which of the following statements most accurately describes the ideological distribution of members of Congress?

Accepted Answer

b. The parties are increasingly polarized, Repub.s moving further right.

Question 33

19. The ______ is the overall coordinator of a campaign at the state and national levels.

Accepted Answer

c. campaign manager

Question 34

3. What institutional feature of U.S. politics hinders the success of minor parties?

Accepted Answer

b. the Electoral College

Question 35

26. Over the past thirty years, media ownership has __________.

Accepted Answer

d. become more consolidated

Question 36

15. Visibility and staff support are examples of ______.

Accepted Answer

c. the incumbency advantage

Question 37

12. Roughly what percentage of Americans vote in presidential elections?

Accepted Answer

55

Question 38

45. Which of the following pieces of legislation is designed to ensure that most people have health insurance?

Accepted Answer

a. the Affordable Care Act

Question 39

38. Which of the following is a likely result of the free rider problem?

Accepted Answer

c. environmental group struggling to raise funds for a “clean air” campaign

Question 40

21. Which older news medium has had the hardest time competing with newer modern news sources?

Accepted Answer

Newspapers

Question 41

31.Media coverage of immigrant children separated from families after crossing the border is an example of which effect

Accepted Answer

Agenda setting

Question 42

10. A majority vote of which of the following selects the president of the United States?

Accepted Answer

b. Electoral College

Question 43

14. A registered Republican can crossover vote for a Democratic presidential candidate in what type of primary?

Accepted Answer

open

Question 44

33. Which of the following is an example of lobbying?

Accepted Answer

a. appealing to Congress members to support a particular policy position

Question 45

49. Inflation is best understood as the rate at which __________.

Accepted Answer

b. prices for goods and services increase

Question 46

7. What issue led to the dissolution of the Whig Party?

Accepted Answer

d. slavery

Question 47

17. Which of the following do some consider to be a problem with the Electoral College?

Accepted Answer

d. The winner of a popular vote can still fail to be elected.

Question 48

43. Medicare provides health coverage to __________.

Accepted Answer

c. persons over age 65 and some younger people with disabilities

Question 49

39. An interest group filing an amicus curiae brief is an example of __________.

Accepted Answer

d. lobbying the judicial branch

Question 50

23. When covering Congress, reporters typically focus on which of the following?

Accepted Answer

party leaders

Final Exam Prep

Questions 50

Final Exam Prep

Questions 50