Linkage Institutions Final Review

American political culture is characterized by strong popular support for all of these except:

The deepest bias among political journalists is:

Which of the following statements about American political parties is true?

Which of these is NOT a way that the media has contributed to candidate-centered campaigns?

Party membership in the South has shifted in recent years:

The high cost of advertising using this medium is linked to the high cost of campaigns:

All of these are functions of political parties EXCEPT:

Which of these plays the most important role in the political socialization of children?

Which of the following best describes the organization of American political parties?

Which of the following is NOT a component of an "iron triangle"?

Which of the following is NOT a Constitutional provision that protects interest groups?

Which of these ideas is part of the hyperpluralist theory of interest group politics?

Which is the most accurate comparison between elections in the U.S. and in other democracies?

Which of the following were least likely to be part of the Democrats' New Deal coalition?

Which is most likely to effectively use the mass media to set the political agenda?

The largest amount of Presidential campaign coverage in newspapers is devoted to:

Which of the following is most closely associated with the concept of critical elections?

Which of the following would be LEAST likely to maintain a national lobbying office in DC?

When a President leaks the name of a judicial nominee to gauge public opinion, this is:

PACs representing what types of groups have increased the most since the 1970s?

All of the following are methods commonly used by interest groups EXCEPT

Interest groups and political parties may both promote democracy by:

McCulloch v. Maryland held that:

Which of these can the President do without the approval of either the House or Senate?

"Horse race journalism" refers to the media's tendency to focus on:

What determines the winner of a Presidential general election?

Which is true of political party identification in recent decades?

Which of the following is true of an open primary?

In recent years, the Democratic Party has lost a significant number of all of these EXCEPT:

Which interest group method is most related to the idea that interest groups promote democracy?