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SAG U4: Polls, Mass Media, Interest Groups and Flags
SAG U4: Polls, Mass Media, Interest Groups and Flags
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This Quiz is for the review for American Government Unit 2
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1
Conflicts over the Constitution let to .......
a multiparty system (more than two)
the two party system
there being no political parties in USA
a single party system
2
Singles issues parties....
are short lived
will last a very long time
3
The only time a US Flag should be flown upside down is when used as a distress call.
False
True
4
A person who works for an interest group that tries to persuade & pressure for public policy.
President
Lobbyist
Congress Person
Candidate
5
How does an individual become eligible to vote?
Drive to the polling place
Pay the poll tax
Register
Get the special credit card
6
Why do individuals join political parties?
So they can get college student aide
Their parents make them
It is the law for them to join
Because they want too.
7
Which of the follow is NOT a voting right amendment or law?
19th Amendment
26th Amendment
14th Amendment
15th Amendment
8
What is a poll and why are they take?
To survey the public on what kind of pizza is the best.
To pick a new president every 4 years
A survey of public opinion and what people think.
9
Which of the following was NOT used to limit the voting rights for some individuals?
Grand Father Clause
15th Amendment
Literacy test
Poll Tax
10
How do interest groups affect elections?
The pick the member to the Electoral College
They provide campaign funds and run political ads.
They form political parties
They nominate candidates to run for office.
11
What is the fastest growing source for political information?
Internet
Radio
Motion Pictures
Newspapers
12
When the US Flag is worn, it should be thrown into the garbage and replaced with a new one.
True
False
13
What parts of government do lobbyists try to apply pressure?
legislative branch
All parts of government
executive branch
judicial branch
14
The US Flag should always be held high and never allowed to touch the ground or the floor.
False
True
15
What is the overriding purpose of political Parties
Educate the public
Get candidates elected to office
Solve the issues facing the country
To serve the needs of the public
16
States require certain qualifications to vote, such as citizenship, age and residency.
False
True
17
The US Flag may be flown every day in any weather condition?
True
False
18
What impacts a person the most as they develop their political identity?
friends
School
family
media
19
How do interest groups help the public?
They Pick Supreme Count Justices
They educate the public on issues that are affecting them.
They pass legislation
They pick candidates to run for public office
20
Which of the following does
NOT
inform the public & stimulate political debate on key issues?
News/"the media"
Television Entertainment
Political Parties
Interest groups
21
Republicans are ....
Conservative
Liberal
22
The US Flag is usually flown from sunrise to sunset
False
True
23
Democrats are ....
Liberal
Conservative
24
The US Flag should never be dipped as a sign of respect.
True
False
25
An interest group is a private organization with people that share common concerns about policy
True
False
26
Why do politicians want to have accurate information about public opinion?
So they know what issues to campaign on.
what issues the public wants them to fix.
27
Why should a person need to register to vote?
It is not required
to discourage voter fraud
So that the government know how you voted.
28
The US Flag should always be at the rear of a processional?
True
False
29
Social Media ......
has no impact as a source of information
fastest growing source for information
is too new to be a good source for information
is declining as a source of information
30
Burning the US Flag, as an act of protest, is illegal.
True
False
