Mr. Kingett's US Government 1(b) Mid-term Exam Review

A _______ is the smallest geographic units for the conduct of elections.

How do the mass media influence politics?

How many terms did president Franklin D. Roosevelt serve?

"Collective Action", studies how govt officials, politicians, & voters respond to incentives

Which is a type of poll is not identified in a scientific way?

The Full Faith and Credit Clause can only be applied to

Person employed by & acts for an interest group or corporation to influence policy decisions

What are delegates?

Contributions that are given directly to candidates for their campaigns for office

Activities aimed at influencing public officials, especially legislators, and their policies.

The mass media consist of

_________ is the naming of those who will seek office.

Which of the following is a concern of polls conducted by in-person interviews

In dual federalism, what would not be a responsibility of the States?

What led to the end of the second era of the Democrats?

What party era is the U.S. currently in?

Who will be president in 2020?

A ______ is when candidates collect signatures from voters to qualify for the general election.

Whats devolution?

Who is the only one that can admit new states

Why should we have diversity in policy?

A ____ is a group of like-minded people who meet to select candidates in an upcoming election.

Which best describes the universe in a scientific poll

What is the limitation about mass media?

A President can only can send troops without the request of a governor if

Which grant allows a local authority to allocate a wide range of services?

Why does a peer group often have a strong influence on a person's?

Which is a type of minor party?

How many parties may have serious influence in a Multiparty System?

Govt theory that holds that open & competing groups can check the asserted power by any 1 group

A straw vote

The ____ effect occurs when a candidate at the top of the ballot attracts voters to his party

The place where the voters who live in a precinct actually vote.

How many major political parties exist at the same time within our political system?

A __________ is the medium by which a voter registers a choice in an election.

Group of people who seek to control government by winning elections & holding of public office

How many major eras of American politics exist?

It is a term that means the whole population that the poll aims to measure

Relationships among interest groups, Cong. committees & the agencies that share policy concerns

Engaging in activities aimed at influencing public officials and the policies they enact.

What was the stamp act?

Theory of govt that holds that competing groups can check the asserted power by any one group

Relationships among interest groups, committees , & govt agencies that share policy concerns

Whats are 2 examples of grants?

In a _________ every voter receives the same ballot, for every nomination made at the primary.

Which is effect of the decentralization of political parties?

Which grants are distributed according to a formula specified in legislation?

An invasion on one State is an attack on

How does dual federalism work?

What was the Albany Plan of Union?

Why is public opinion difficult to define?

An individual who does not to join an interest group yet benefits from the group’s influence

When individuals who worked for govt regulatory agencies work for interest groups or businesses

When a state requires absolute majority a ____ is held later to decide among 2 top vote getters

A _________ is a grant usually from the government.

Which parties are the original American parties?

Pollsters know that they have difficulty measuring

Which of the following is an element of national party machinery?

Collective action, studies how bureaucrats, politicians, & voters respond to incentives

How is local party organization divided? (largest to smallest)

What is the “spoiler role”?

Activities aimed at influencing public officials, especially legislators, and their policies

Which describes a quota sample used in the polling process?

Which best describes a scientific poll?

What's the difference between cooperative and dual federalism?

Which of the following is not a type of ballot?

When was the start of the Second Continental Congress?

public opinion is best measured by

How do schools influence the political development of children?

What does repeal mean?

A term the founders used to refer to political parties and special interests or interest groups

What is National Party Organization a product of?

What is a confederation?

The National Gov’t has to guarantee states what form of Gov’t

What played a major role in ending the era of the Republicans?

Are banks allowed to contribute money to a campaign?

Can I give a million dollars directly to a candidate?

Which had a major role in the closure of the original era of the Democrats?

A ________ an election in which the candidates are not identified with their parties.

What year did Hawaii and Alaska become States

In the polling process, what does the pollster do after constructing a sample

Which of the following is a function of political parties?

Individual who doesn't join a group representing her interests yet receives the group benefits

Employment cycle where govt employees work for interest groups with the same policy concerns

Which of the following is a One-Party System?

What is cooperative federalism ?

Which is the best way to measure public opinion

When a candidate announces his or her intention to run for office, it’s called ____.

A State can make a ...

Person employed by an interest group or corporation who tries to influence policy decisions

How does the media help to shape the public agenda

What year was the Northwest Ordinance enacted

When was the Declaration of Independence signed and who signed it?

When was the First Continental Congress?

In a _________ a party's nominating election in which only declared party members can vote.Open

What is Popular Sovereignty?

Why are minor parties Important?Splinter

Grants made for some specific, closely defined purpose

What does boycott mean?

A ______ is an intra party election, to pick that party’s candidates for general elections.

Which form of mass media is used most widely

A term the founders used to refer to political parties and special interests or interest groups

Which of the following is true about opinion leaders?

Which of the following is not involved in cooperative federalism ?

Engaging in activities aimed at influencing public officials and the policies they enact

Which grant is given for specific purposes and awarded on the basis of merits of applications?

In a _______ the voter must ask for the ballot of the party in whose primary they want to vote.

Funds given to parties or to other political organizations.

In the Northwest Ordinance what population did a territory need to become a state