Federal Government Quiz 2 Review

An event or some other new information is most likely to change an individual's opinion when

Minor parties

Issue ownership refers to the theory that

"Filtering" the news refers to

In contrast to a confederation, a centralized interest group

Which is an example of "soft news"?

The winner-take-all method of allocating electoral votes results in candidates focusing on

What is the by-product theory of political information?

Major parties have ____, meaning that they stand for different things: Democrats, liberalism; Republicans conservatism.

Leaking occurs when

Emergency roadside service that AAA provides to its members with car trouble is an example of

Interest groups can bypass the government entirely through all of the following EXCEPT

Which of the following is NOT associated with party identification?

The deregulation of the media has resulted in

The idea that individuals will rely on others who "look like" them for opinions relates to

"GOTV" and "ground game" refer to a candidate's attempts to

Which of the following does NOT describe the structure of political parties in American politics

What does it mean that most political judgments are latent opinions?

Lyndon B. Johnson's "Daisy Girl" was an example of _____

Why is it important to get a large random survey sample?

Which of the following issue does NOT divide the Democrats and the Republicans in the current (sixth) party system?

Interest groups that have a large number of dues-paying individuals as members are

People who follow politics and vote based on ALL the information they collected about the candidates are called ____

Americans generally _____ of the government and generally _____ of their own representatives.

Why is the number of lobbyists increasing?

____ is a politician running for reelection to the office he or she currently holds.

When a politician speaks to a single reporter on background or off the record

The idea that a party is an organization that exists apart from its candidate is called

The modern Congress is ___ and the distance between the parties has ___ over the past 60 years.

In contrast to political parties, interest groups

What has recent analysis of political Independents concluded?

Most news media in America are motivated by

____ measures public opinion by interviewing a large sample of the population.

Why hasn't the Internet increased citizens' political knowledge?

The recent trend in the presidential nomination process has been to

Runoff elections occur only in states that use

Speaking with government officials to influence their decision is

An open-seat is one where

Which policy area is always near the top of Americans' concerns?

The coverage of politics reflects ___ between reporters who want information and politicians who want positive coverage

What is policy mood

Interest groups are more likely to succeed when their cause has __ salience and __ conflict

What is hard money?

Which of the following is an example of outside strategies?

The principle that single-member districts and plurality voting supports only two parties is

The theory of political socialization says that people's opinions are influenced first by

When the president, House, and Senate are controlled by the same party, this is called:

_____ refers to the tendency of survey respondents to answer questions in a way that will be viewed favorably by others

The practice of moving from government positions to working for interest groups is called