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APGOV Unit 3 Test
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If I vote based on my own self-interest, then what method of voting am I using?
Party Line Voting
Prospective
Retrospective
Rational Choice Voting
2
What age category of voters have the highest percentage of voter turnout in the US?
30-49
18-29
Mr. McGillicuddy's age group
60+
3
When coalitions in a party fall apart & they move to a different party in a critical election, this is occuring
Realignment
Splinter
Dealignment
Redistrict
4
Your FRQ's for the upcoming test will be...
Quantitative, Concept
There are no FRQ's
SCOTUS, Quantitative
Concept, SCOTUS
5
Which class of people has the highest percentage of voter turnout?
middle class
lower class
voter turnout has no relationship to class
upper class
6
Citizens United vs. FEC paved the way for...
1st Amendment rights for corporations
Government regulation of speech
Mr. McGillicuddy to get a haircut
Unlimited donations to candidates
7
In a closed primary system:
Only certain states' voters participate
Only party officials vote to select the party's candidate
The vote for a party's candidates is through a secret ballot
Only members of a party vote to select the party's candidate
8
What is a citizen’s belief in their ability to understand and influence political events called?
Political elitism
Political efficacy
Public opinion
Issue intensity
9
a party’s primary in which any qualified voter can vote
blanket primary
open primary
direct primary
closed primary
10
What Star Wars character?
Count Dooku
Poe Dameron
Inspector Javert
Admiral Ackbar
11
Organization set up by interest group to raise $ for direct contributions during elections
Political Action Committee (PAC)
Super PAC
501 (c) 3 Organization
Political party
12
Regan, Goneril, Cordelia are the daughters of what Shakespeare title character?
Othello
King Lear
Hamlet
King McG IV
13
26th Amendment?
abolish slavery
congress pay raise
18 year olds can vote
abolish poll tax
14
What is the revolving door?
when high level workers in a company get a demotion
movement of people between Congress and the companies they regulate
movement of politicians to other government positions
A door that doesn't move
15
Which of these people is most likely to be a lobbyist?
A schoolteacher
An engineer
Sanaya
An ex-Congressperson
16
Who was President when Mr. McGillicuddy was born?
Gerald Ford
George Washington
Barack Obama
Bill Clinton
17
Which of these is not a Beatles song?
Strawberry Fields Forever
I Want to Hold Your Hand
With or Without You
Let it Be
18
The total number of electoral votes is equal to
Supreme Court plus Senators plus Representatives
The amount of FRQ's you have been assigned to write
Senators plus Representatives
Senators plus Representatives plus 3
19
Find the limit
-2
2
1
0
20
the presidents needs... electoral college votes to win
170
270
269
538
21
Citizens of this state have the most voting power per capita...
Texas
Wyoming
California
Georgia
22
The free rider problem is...
Synonymous with cloture
When candidates receive free transportation
When people don't join groups, and still receive benefits
When states don't tax on transportation
23
To influence the Judicial Branch, an interest group can do all of the following EXCEPT
lobby the Senate in opposition to a nominee for the Court
meet privately with a federal judge regarding a case
file an amicus curiae brief
file a lawsuit
24
What is a lobbyist?
Someone who cleans government buildings.
A candidate for a political office.
A person who works in the entrance of a government building.
A person who tries to persuade politicians to support a position.
25
What type of interest group are labor unions?
Doctrinal interest group
Governmental interest groups
Public interest group
Economic interest groups
26
Which of the following demographics is most likely to vote Republican?
Protestants
Hispanics
Women
Youth
27
What was the 24th Amendment?
Lowered voting age to 18
Gave women the right to vote
Declared FRQs unconstitutional
It makes states not be able to have a poll tax
28
What is split-ticket voting?
Only voting during presidential elections
votes for different political parties for different office elections
a voter chooses candidates from the same political party for every office
Ripping up your ballot because you hate both candidates
29
Interest groups do all of the following except
try to shape specific policy goals
nominate candidates for elective office
play a part in political campaigns
link the public to the political process
30
How do interest groups communicate with Congress?
Filibusters
Through the President
Newspapers
Lobbyists
31
When the media selects the stories it will cover and how much attention they will get
Selective attention
Frontloading
Special interests
Agenda setting
32
Which of these is true about Mr. McGillicuddy?
Is a vegetarian
Has never left the United States
Is a millionaire
Finish 2nd in school spelling bee
33
In the Iron Triangle, what is the relationship between Congress and the Bureaucracy
Congress helps members of the bureaucracy get re-elected
The bureaucracy makes sure Congress has funding for what it wants to do
Congress prepares research reports for the bureaucracy
Congress can cut funding if the bureaucracy dosn't implement laws correctly
34
In Hamilton, the actor who plays James Madison also plays what character?
George Washington
Hercules Mulligan
John Laurens
King George
35
SOLVE!
26
97
67
87
36
Voter ID laws, voter registration processes, and early voting rules are made by
both the federal and state governments
Mr. McGillicuddy
the federal government
individual state governments
37
An example of horse race media coverage is?
Some media run programs that cast a candidates in a unflattering light
Media publishes public opinion polls that measure popularity
Fox News tells you what horse is a sure thing to win the Kentucky Derby
The media focusing on third party candidates
38
Retrospective voting is
when someone votes based on future performance of a party/candidate
Voting based on bringing it back to the good ole' days
When older individuals take to the polls
when someone votes based on previous performance of a party/candidate
39
What are the three sides of the Iron Triangle?
Doctors, Lawyers, Congress
Policy Makers, Interest Groups, Lobbyists
Congress, Lobbyists, Interest Groups
Congress, Bureaucracy, Interest Group
40
The National McGillicuddy Association fights for the interests of people with the last name McGillicuddy.
Economic
Government
Single Issue
Public
41
Which is true about voter turnout trends?
People vote in local elections rather than state elections
Voters not likely participate in presidential elections
Voter turnout is higher during presidential elections
Most voters participate during off year elections
42
Which of these statements is true about the electoral college?
In some states, it depends on how the congressional districts are drawn.
Whoever wins the most states wins the election
The electors can vote for whoever they want
All states use a winner take all system
43
Which of these demographics is most likely to vote liberal?
Senior citizens
Wealthy
Minorities
Regular churchgoers
44
Which of these is correct about party eras?
We've been in an era of divided government since the 1990s
The period after the Great Depression was one of divided government.
The Federalists dominated politics before the Civil War
Democrats controlled the government in the decades after the Civil War
45
At Chattahoochee High School, Mr. McGillicuddy coached what sport?
Quiz Bowl
Basketball
Cross Country
Lacrosse
46
How are interest groups not funded
Membership fees or dues
paid for services
federal money
Donations and contributions
47
Political parties hold these to select their candidates for specific offices
Primary elections
Public opinion polling
General elections
AP Gov Exams
48
Over the last several decades, political parties are getting...
Nonexistent
Nicer
Weaker
Stronger
49
In the context of an AP Gov SCOTUS FRQ, which of these is a fact for Citizens United?
None of the others are correct
Corporations have free speech rights
The court ruled for Citizens United 5-4
A teenager brought a gun to school
50
The biggest challenge to third parties...
The two main parties are perfect
Supreme Court said they were illegal
Winner take all system
They only focus on popular issues
51
Third parties usually impact government by
Providing support and logistics to the two major parties
Identifying issues that may be ignored by the 2 parties
Electing large numbers of politicians
Raising additional funding for a major party candidate.
