AP Government Unit 5 - Political Participation

Question 1

Of those listed, which demographic tends to vote the most?

Accepted Answer

old people

Question 2

Women got the right to vote in which Amendment?

Accepted Answer

19th

Question 3

People that attend church are more or less likely to vote?

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More

Question 4

When the candidate doesn't get the majority of the popular vote and wins the election?

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plurality

Question 5

Set of beliefs about who rules, what principles rulers should obey, & policies they pursue

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Political Ideology

Question 6

Process by which personal & other background traits influence one’s view about politics & gov't

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Political Socialization

Question 7

Which critical election caused Democrats to support social programs

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1932

Question 8

The level of voting increases with

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all of the above

Question 9

A group that seeks to elect candidates to public office by supplying them with a label

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Political Party

Question 10

Most important reference group for children learning about American political culture is the

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Family

Question 11

All are conventional ways to participate in politics EXCEPT

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rioting

Question 12

An election in which all candidates for office are on the ballot

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General election

Question 13

Which level of government controls the election process

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state

Question 14

Libertarianism is associated with

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individual liberty

Question 15

This ideology would support government run health care but private small businesses

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Socialists

Question 16

In the last two decades, a gender gap has meant that women favored the

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Democrats

Question 17

When an individual votes based on what a candidate pledges to do if elected, it is called

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prospective issue voting

Question 18

Mid-term elections elect

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about 1/3 of the Senate and all Representatives

Question 19

A critical election

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is an election that reveals a party realignment

Question 20

In the U.S., the burden of voter registration rests on

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individual voters

Question 21

All of the following are linkage institutions EXCEPT

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Congress

Question 22

Which of the following factors is LEAST likely to influence party identification

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Family Size

Question 23

This ideology is for more restrictive gun laws

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Liberals

Question 24

Which Amendment established 18 as the age to register to vote?

Accepted Answer

26th

Question 25

All of the following are main functions of political parties EXCEPT

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Selecting vice-president candidates

Question 26

Who is most likely to vote?

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elderly

Question 27

Putting out information that gets voters excited about their candidates.

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Informer

Question 28

The difference between VAP and VEP is

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VEP counts those registered

Question 29

Which Amendment allowed D.C. residents to participate in Presidential elections?

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23rd

Question 30

When a branch of government is controlled by Republicans and the other by Democrats it leads to

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gridlock

Question 31

The Libertarian Party would do away with the

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all of the above

Question 32

The extent to which people feel issues are relevant to them is termed

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salient

Question 33

In order for a poll to be valid it must include all of the following except

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over 200 people

Question 34

Attempted to ease barriers to voting

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Motor Voter Law

Question 35

A poll given to a person as they leaving a polling location

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Exit Poll

Question 36

The political model of voter behavior that looks to the past to influence one's vote

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retrospective voting

Question 37

In contrast to liberals, conservatives want to keep government limited except in the area of

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defense

Question 38

Participate in all forms of political activities

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complete activist

Question 39

Which of the following is not a reason people don't vote

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Not enough elections

Question 40

Blacks first voted in large numbers in the South

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after the Voting Rights Act of 1965

Question 41

If Nancy votes for a candidate because he seems like a good guy she is using

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Candidate Appeal

Question 42

What is it called when one party controls the White House and one party controls Congress?

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A divided government

Question 43

Which Amendment gave African American males the right to vote?

Accepted Answer

15th

Question 44

The type of political activity most often engaged in by Americans is

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voting

Question 45

African-Americans of the same socio-economic status of Whites tend to participate more

Accepted Answer

True

Question 46

What is voter apathy?

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believing that one's vote does not make a difference

AP Government Unit 5 - Political Participation

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AP Government Unit 5 - Political Participation

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