Linkage Institutions Final Review

In recent years, the Democratic Party has lost a significant number of all of these EXCEPT:

Which of the following is NOT a component of an "iron triangle"?

Which is the most accurate comparison between elections in the U.S. and in other democracies?

All of these are functions of political parties EXCEPT:

Which of the following is true of an open primary?

The deepest bias among political journalists is:

Which of these plays the most important role in the political socialization of children?

McCulloch v. Maryland held that:

Which of these is NOT a way that the media has contributed to candidate-centered campaigns?

Which is true of political party identification in recent decades?

"Horse race journalism" refers to the media's tendency to focus on:

Which of the following is most closely associated with the concept of critical elections?

Which of the following were least likely to be part of the Democrats' New Deal coalition?

Which of the following would be LEAST likely to maintain a national lobbying office in DC?

The high cost of advertising using this medium is linked to the high cost of campaigns:

Which of the following is NOT a Constitutional provision that protects interest groups?

Interest groups and political parties may both promote democracy by:

Which of these ideas is part of the hyperpluralist theory of interest group politics?

When a President leaks the name of a judicial nominee to gauge public opinion, this is:

What determines the winner of a Presidential general election?

Which of the following statements about American political parties is true?

Which is most likely to effectively use the mass media to set the political agenda?

Which interest group method is most related to the idea that interest groups promote democracy?

All of the following are methods commonly used by interest groups EXCEPT

Party membership in the South has shifted in recent years:

American political culture is characterized by strong popular support for all of these except:

Which of these can the President do without the approval of either the House or Senate?

The largest amount of Presidential campaign coverage in newspapers is devoted to:

PACs representing what types of groups have increased the most since the 1970s?

Which of the following best describes the organization of American political parties?