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1st Semester Review -- AP US Government
1st Semester Review -- AP US Government
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Edwards Chapter 1, 6, 7, 8, 9 ,10, 11
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Term for -- "We want our nominating contest to be one of the first so we get more attention"
Trial Balloon
Caucusing
Conventioning
Frontloading
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"What have you done for me lately?"
Candidate Evaluation Voting
Party Identification Voting
Retrospective Voting
Policy Voting
3
Reapportionment in the House happens
after each Census
After each congressional election
every time the Constitution is amended.
When House members vote for it to happen
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Which of the following happens after a critical election has occurred?
Katniss shoots an arrow
Party Dealignment
Redistricting
Party Realignment
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Definition: A coherent set of values and beliefs about public policy
exit poll
Demography
Political Ideology
Political Socialization
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Which of these does NOT go along with Franklin D. Roosevelt
Fireside Chats
Great Depression
Increase in size of Federal Government
Republican Party Era
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Policy Voting Means
you vote because it's your civic duty
party over person
you know where you and the candidates stand
you got a good feeling about this candidate
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The Constitution addresses the following
Political Parties
The Division of Authority
The Unitary System of government
Direct election of the President
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Considering the electoral college, candidates need to focus on winning the popular vote.
True
False
10
The bureaucratic agency in charge of regulating the media and the airwaves is the
Dependable Airwaves Department (DAD)
Media oversight module (MOM)
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Federal Elections Commission (FEC)
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limits on the amount you can Contribute to your own campaign is unconstitutional . . . .
Thomas v. Gransee
Citizens United v. FEC
McCain-Feingold
Buckley v. Valeo
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Groups Compete, if weak in one resource, use another. It'll work out.
Elitist theory
pluralist theory
hyper pluralist theory
free market theory
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Most likely to engage in ticket splitting:
Newlyweds
Twins
Independents
T Swift Fans
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trait that best correlates with high voter turnout
Idjukation
Education
Educatone
Edumacation
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Which of the following was NOT part of The Federal Election Campaigns Act
Created $3 check off box on income taxes
Creation of the FEC
Created 527 groups
Provided "Matching Funds" for qualified primary candidates
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Which does NOT happen at a party's National Convention?
Electing delegates for the next convention
Speeches and optimism
Determining party's platform
nominating party's candidate for presidency
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Interest Groups
want to influence office holders and achieve policy goals
attempt to recruit elite membership so they are influencial
run candidates for office
are policy generalists
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Which of the following is not a linkage institution?
Political Parties
Interest Groups
Media
Congress
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FDR's Fireside chats showed the power of radio. The Nixon-Kennedy debate showed the power of
effective advertising
Gandalf's staff
print media
Television
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A trial balloon =
media leaking info to a politician
accidental media leak that damages politician's reputation
news story that attracts "inflated" news coverage.
politician leaks info to reporters to see public's reaction
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The media's coverage of the Watergate scandal left many citizens . . .
without a party
destitute
cynical of government
wealthy
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Chronological order: 1. Republican Dominance, 2. _________, 3. Democrat Dominance
9/11 Terrorist Attacks
Civil War
Great Depression
World War One
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527 groups : unlimited Soft Money PACs : ____________________
Unlimited Hard Money
individual donations
Political Action Committees
limited, direct donations
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a. Iowa = _______________________ b. New Hampshire = ________________
a. 1st Caucus b. 1st Primary
a. 1st Primary b. 1st Caucus
a. battleground state d. traditionally red state
a. great beaches c. large population
25
What's been a recent demographic trend (last 30 years) in Southern and Western states (Sunbelt)
Population is shrinking compared to Midwestern States
College football is becoming less popular
Electoral College votes are favoring Democrats
Rapid population growth
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Congressional Committees, Bureaucratic agencies, and Interest Groups can make up
a subgovernment
a Steel Triangle
an Iron Triangle
the Fellowship of the Ring
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Which of the following is the best predictor of how someone will vote?
Gender
Political Party affiliation
Where the voter lives
Music Preference
28
Which would conservatives most likely endorse
ending the death penalty
government mandated reduction in burning fossil fuels
raise in taxes for middle and upper class
free market solutions to policy problems
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Rational Parties rarely stray from centrist / moderate positions because
they want to win elections -most voters live near the center
they're afraid of becoming too popular
They have no courage
They want to look like they get along with the other party
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A. Superdelegates B. McGovern-Fraser Commission C. unrepresentative delegate selection
C, A, B
correct order: C, B, A
correct order: A, B, C
B, A, C
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Political Efficacy =
"It matters that I participate politically"
"Turtles Matter"
"My vote doesn't really matter"
"It matters that I'm well informed"
