Unit 4 Review (2019) - Political Participation

Voting rights protections are found in all of the following amendments except:

According to this theory, interest groups are too strong and leads to government gridlock

The case of Citizens United vs. FEC led to the rise of:

The "party in government" is composed of all the following, except:

In this type of voting, people always vote for the candidates of the same party every election.

All things being equal, the number one factor if someone votes or not is:

The level of political knowledge one has is influenced by all of the following except:

If nobody earns 270 votes, the election is decided by:

One major criticism of the electoral college is that it gives an electoral advantage to:

Today, parties play a MUCH LARGER role in the nomination process than they historically have.

All of the following are functions of the US media, except:

Vote turnout tends to be higher in presidential rather than midterm elections

By it's own law, which state always has the first caucus?

All of the following were discusses as failed "media events" except:

Which 2016 GOP Candidate got the most "free advertising" by the news media?

In this attempt to shape policy, interest groups try to elect or defeat particular candidates.

In horse race journalism, news coverage focuses more on the issues, NOT who is ahead/down in the polls.

How many electoral votes does a candidate need to win?

In choosing a VP, presidents often try to find someone:

By it's own law, which state always has the first primary?

Which interest group (despite lower numbers than some others) is considered the most powerful?

This amendment provided for direct election of senators.

All of the following are criticisms of the nomination process, except:

The title given to the head of the day to day operations of the party is:

In this type of primary, only registered party members can participate.

In this type of voting, candidates look at the recent past performance of the party.

To shape policy, interest groups use ads, billboards, etc. and encourage people to contact elected officials

An example of a single issue group would be:

Today, the trend has been for more Americans to identify as:

Today's election tend to be more: