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AP Government: Unit 5 - Parties, Interest Groups, Public Opinion, & Media Test Review Game
AP Government: Unit 5 - Parties, Interest Groups, Public Opinion, & Media Test Review Game
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Unit 5: Political Parties, Interest Groups, Public Opinion, & Media Test Review Game
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Which of the following is likely to be a Republican?
Mexican American
Evangelical Christian
Union Worker
African American
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Degree to which an issue is important/relevant to a particular individual/group is called what?
Saliency
Intensity
Focus
Stability
3
Ideology would typically support higher taxes, for abortion access, & increasing power of the federal government?
Liberal
Conservative
Moderate
Reactionary
4
A sampling error of +/- 4% in a race that was just polled at 49% to 47% means...
The candidate with 47% is clearly losing
It's too close to call
The candidate with 49% is clearly in the lead
Polls??? Polls are rigged! Who cares!!
5
Which major party today began as a third party at its origin?
Libertarian
Federalist
Republican
Democratic
6
What is a citizen’s capacity to understand and influence political events called?
Public opinion
Issue intensity
Political efficacy
Political elitism
7
A two-party system with the Democrats and the Republicans as the major parties is known as a...
Multi-party system
Divided government
Gridlocked system
Bipartisan system
8
When consumers of media only listen to media outlets that convey their political views
Selective attention
Media bias
Sampling error
Agenda setting
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Someone who believes government should be used to remedy perceived social & economic injustices
Modern Liberal
Modern Conservative
Reactionary
Libertarian
10
National parties have these every 4 years to nominate candidates & write the party platform
National convention
Exit polling
Caucuses
Primaries
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When coalitions in a party fall apart & they move to a different party in a critical election
Bolter/Splinter party
Dealignment
Realignment
Independence
12
Tax cuts, pro-life, gun rights, defense spending, cuts in spending are common beliefs of...
Democrats
Socialists
Libertarians
Republicans
13
Political ideology that is found between conservatism and liberalism?
Socialist
Reactionary
Moderate
Radical
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3rd parties that unite around a feeling that major parties no longer represent the people well
Doctrinal parties
Single-issue parties
Minor parties
Splinter/bolter parties
15
A story by MSNBC, Buzzfeed, or Huffington Post would most likely have what type of media bias?
Conservative
Liberal
Reactionary
Radical
16
When voters cast their ballot for members of different parties for different offices.
Split-ticket voting
Caucusing
Straight-ticket voting
Divided government
17
Political parties hold these to select their candidates for specific offices
Public opinion polling
Primary elections
Rallies
General elections
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Organization of people sharing common beliefs that seek to gain power through elections.
Non-profit Organization
Interest Groups
Political Parties
Media
19
What type of interest group are unions, professional groups & the U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Public interest group
Economic interest groups
Doctrinal interest group
Governmental interest groups
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Fox News would likely have what type of media bias?
Reactionary
Liberal
Conservative
Radical
21
Limits on the actions of interest groups have been tough to defend in the courts due to...
the 1st Amendment
their powerful economic influence
the small number of interest groups that operate in the U.S.
gridlock in Congress
22
Parties that are not one of the two major parties are commonly referred to as
Democrats
Independents
Republicans
Third parties
23
The National Rifle Association (NRA) would be classified as a...
Economic interest group
Public interest group
Super PAC
Government interest group
24
Third parties that reject the prevailing attitudes and policies of the political system
Single-issue parties
Doctrinal parties
Bolter/Splinter parties
Independent parties
25
Which of the following is NOT a function of a political party?
Recruit and nominate candidates
Educate and mobilize voters
Link the people to the government
Fulfill their Constitutional duties of running elections
26
Third parties that are formed to promote one principle
Doctrinal parties
Splinter/Bolter parties
Independent parties
Single-issue parties
27
People who run in an election without a party affiliation
Democrats
Republicans
Third party candidates
Independents
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Ideology stressing individual responsibility & a lack of reliance on government assistance
Radical
Conservatism
Liberalism
Moderate
29
When one party holds the Presidency & the Senate, but the other party has control of the House
Divided government
Pluralism
Elitism
Gridlock
30
Support for welfare programs, government regulation, health care & abortion typically come from
Libertarians
Democrats
Republicans
Moderates
31
Attempting to influence a public office holder is known as...
bribing
lobbying
agenda setting
legislating
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Organization set up by interest group to raise $ for direct contributions during elections
Political Action Committee (PAC)
Political party
501 (c) 3 Organization
Super PAC
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The beliefs of a political party can be found in this...
the Constitution
public opinion polling
party platform
the Declaration of Independence
34
Organization of people sharing a common interest or goal that seeks to influence public policy
Non-profit organization
Political party
Media
Interest group
35
When people become upset with the party, leave it, and become independent, it's known as
Realignment
Dealignment
a critical election
Lobbying
36
Which of the following is NOT typically a part of a modern Democratic party coalition?
Feminists
Labor union members
Small business owners
African Americans
37
Non-profit groups known as a 501 (c)(3) organization cannot campaign for candidates because
They are biased
They raise illegal money
They are not affiliated with the government
They are tax exempt
38
When the media selects the stories it will cover and how much attention they will get
Agenda setting
Media bias
Special interests
Selective attention
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Randomly polling voters after they've voted in an election to measure public opinion is called
Exit polling
Random sampling
Caucusing
Electioneering
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Which of the following is a definition of "generational effects" that shape public opinion
Someone's first experience that impacted their political socialization
Experiences a person encounters during different life stages
Experiences shared by people of a common age
Experiences shared by people of the same region of the country
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The factors that influence a person's public opinion are known as...
Party platform
Political socialization
Interest group lobbying
Media
