AP Gov't Unit III Review

A major reason why IG's fail is when few work but many benefit

The BEST example of why we have non-competativve elections is

Voting for a candidate because you like his past actions is called

an election that is open only to already registered party members

All of these are advantages incumbants have EXCEPT

A 527 organization is

When district lines are redrawn and a state loses a seat in the House

The main role that tird parties play in our governemnt is

Theory that competition is good and will result in the best outcomes

The election of the President has changed how

Voter turnout in presidential has

When a former government official leaves capitol hill and becomes a lobbyist, they have access

Sub governments in which congressional committees, Buearacratic agenscies and IGs work together

Interest groups use all of the following EXCEPT

Pork Barrel Legislation can best  be described as

Money that is unregulated in campaigns is called

In the Federalist Papers #10 James Madison argued

Political Parties do all of the following EXCEPT

The National Party convention serves to

over the past 60 years media has changed mostly because of

The voting district lines are drawn by

All of these are reasons to join an interest group EXCEPT

The Federal Election Campaign Finance Act of 1974

The most directly elected officials are

if a broadcaster sells time to 1 candidate, it must make time available to other candidates

a trend or process whereby a large portion of electorate abandons its partisan affiliation,

States have thier primaries and caucuses as early as possible to make them seem more important

This said that independent expenditures were considered free speech

When a candidate uses a third party to try out an idea

The influence of political parties over the years have become

Social rewards that lead people to join political organizations

The main Goal of  Political Party is

When at least one of the houses of Congress is held by the party that does NOT hold Presidency

A party organization that recruits members by dispensingpatronage

The single biggest factor in voter turnout is

Because of the Electoral College candidates tend to

Which tactic does the mass media use to manipulate politicians' words?

All of these are reasons the Electoral College has not been abolished EXCEPT

The main goal of interest groups is

The best reason that we have a 2 party system is because

A meeting of party members to select delegates backingone or another primary candidate

national elections in which sharp changes in issues that produce new structures for decades

When you vote for members from different parties it is called