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Unit 2 Government Review
Unit 2 Government Review
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Review of Unit 2: Ch 5-9 in Magruders Government text
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1
What is the main reason for nonvoting?
Lack of interest
Bad Weather
"Time-Zone Fallout" problem
Registration Requirements
2
For which office are more votes cast more than others?
President
Congress
Mayor
Governor
3
What form of mass media has seen a sharp decline?
Magazines
The Internet
Newspapers
TV
4
Why did a two party system emerge?
Parties are fun!
The loyalists and patriots were still at odds
Congress created them
The constitution produced Federalists and Antifederalists
5
The largest item in campaign budgets is:
TV ads
Mass Mailings
Salaries
Polling expenses
6
How do minor parties influence elections?
Winning it all
Encouraging voting
Serving as a spoiler and denying a candidate victory
Discouraging voting
7
What relationship do candidates and their campaigns have with the media?
Candidates avoid the media
Candidates try to manipulate media to their advantage
Candidates are indifferent to the media
Candidates are open and honest with the media
8
When party out of power criticizes the one in power they are exercising the:
Governing function
Watchdog function
Nominating function
Politics function
9
Third (minor) parties impact US elections by
Never, ever, ever winning national elections
Controlling government at the state level
Winning
Forcing main parties to address their issues
10
Propagandists almost never:
urge people to go with the crowd
present only one side of the issue
use logic to make their points
rely on celebrity testimony
11
What is the main goal of propaganda?
to use logic to persuade
to create a particular belief
to present objective facts
to present both sides of an issue
12
For those who support it, what is an advantage of online voting?
Make it easier for unqualified voters to vote
Increase voter turnout/reduce costs
It can reduce issues with paper ballots
Do away with voter security problems
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How can a person prepare themselves before they vote?
Request an absentee ballot if necessary
Know their polling location
Register to vote
Research candidates/get informed
14
Even after the 15th amendment, which group was the most disenfranchised for nearly 90 years?
Women
Southerners
African Americans
White Men
15
Which restriction on the right to vote was the first to be eliminated?
Gender
Race
Religious tests
Age
16
The 26th Amendment (most recent) deals with:
Minority Voting
Lowering the voting age
Ending Slavery
Women's suffrage
17
What big quote on spending came from
Buckley v. Valeo
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Money is speech
Candidates have no influence
Spending is Private
Donors have no influence
18
Who is most likely to be a nonvoter?
Sally, a single 25 yo janitor from rural Texas
John, a married 30 yo teacher from Florida
Alice, a 55 yo widowed banker from NYC
Juan, a married 40 yo doctor from Los Angeles
19
What is the main source of campaign funds?
Public subsidies
Private sources
Ballot tax
State funding
20
Why has the internet have transformed the way people get political information?
People have to pay for information on the Web
it allows 2-way communication of information and opinions
it is more popular than any other medium for political views
it is more reliable than print
21
The most effective action an interest group can take to influence politics is:
help educate all voters on the issues
help elect officials sympathetic to their cause
write speeches for public officials
write legislation for public officials
22
One way the events of the 1960s-70s have affected public opinion is that:
Americans are more thrifty
Americans' optimism about the future has grown
We are eco-friendly
Americans have less trust in the government
23
One way TV has influenced politics is that:
Major parties dominate more now versus in the past
Candidates can't appeal directly to the people
Party organization has become less important
Candidates don't care about their "image"
24
How does the mass media influence public opinion?
it provides detailed news through sound bites
it provides detailed sports/entertainment news
it focuses the attention on national issues
it focuses national attention on unimportant issues
25
Which amendment allows women to vote?
21st
9th
19th
28th
26
What is the primary purpose of a political party?
to control the govt by winning elections
to make the Constitution happy
raise $$$
lobby govt for change
27
Interest groups are different than parties because:
they are concerned with a whole range of issues
they focus more on candidates than policy
interest groups do not nominate candidates
all they do is win win win no matter what
28
When a person volunteers to help with a presidential campaign she is part of the:
party party
party platform
party organization
party electorate
29
How do schools influence the political development of children?
teaching about the importance of govt and its leaders
Teaching to be loyal to a political party
Correcting opinions of the family
Teaching to reject minority opinions
30
Interest groups keeping tabs on on the work of public agencies is an example of
Separation of powers
Federalism
Judicial Review
Checks and balances
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A new party is formed who is concerned about the environment, this party is considered?
A single issue party
Splinter Party
Economic protest party
The Green party
