final exam practice exam

Which of the following is an example of lobbying?

The decrease in the number of ______ has been identified as one cause of increasing polarization?

Donations to Pres. Campaigns from individuals are matched by the Presidential Election Campaign Fund, funded by...?

The_____ is the overall coordinator of a campaign at state and national levels?

Prospective judgement is usually based on____?

Over the past 30 years, media ownership has___?

Medicare provides health coverage to___?

In the past few years party-line voting in Congress has_________?

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

In which process do citizens propose legislation or constitutional amendments through petition process then pop. vote?

Information that journalists receive 'off the record'____?

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

A public interest group___?

The____ is the formal governing body of both major parties?

The Affordable Care Act (ACA), or "Obamacare," was designed primarily to___?

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

(AAA) offers members the material benefit of roadside assistance as incentive to join. It's an attempt to___?

What institutional feature of US Politics hinders the success of minor parties?

Which of the following is a media effect?

An interest group filing an amicus curiae brief is an example of__?

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

Which President helped to create the modern welfare state in the united states?

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

One way that interest groups seek to influence elections is by___?

Which News Source favors the Republicans?

Title IX of the Educational Amendments Act of 1972 bars schools that receive federal funds from___?

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

What issue led to the dissolution of the Whig Party?

Inflation is best understood as the rate at which __________.

Voters who select a candidate based on the candidate's policy promises are making __________ judgments?

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

Visibility and staff support are examples of____?

The strongest predictor of an individual's vote choice is____?

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

Laissez-faire economics holds that the government should_____?

What is the function of Medicaid?

Modern National Party Conventions serve what end?

Which is true of 'legal education' sessions for judges?

Which of the following was one of the first Entitlement programs created under the New Deal?

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

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

A____ is an institutional collection of policy-oriented researchers and academics who are sources of policy ideas

Which of the following gets the most media coverage?

Volunteers of planned parenthood make efforts to help identify prospective voters and transport them to poll this is___?

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

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

TV and Radio are regulated by the federal government because___?

How can redistricting threaten incumbent members of Congress?

The President addresses the nation directly during a____?

Roughly what percent of American's vote in Presidential Elections?