gov 101 study guide

Which of the following correctly describes a wedge issue

????an issue that has high importance to most americans???? internet said:An issue that pits groups of voters against each other to strengthen group identity.

Which of the following describes interest groups?

A group of people that tries to encourage or prevent change in policy.

which of the following statement best describes political ideology

A set of opinions of beliefs that guide an individual or group

which of the following would most likely result in an individual losing their voting privileges?

A thirty-five-year old white male being held in a mental institution.

which of the following does NOT describe the role of Federal Elections Commissions

Approval of all voting locations for federal elections.

Which of the following does NOT describe a way in which candidates for political office uses

Bring the oppositions opinions into alignment with the candidate

which of the following best describes a national convention?

Delegates nominate their candidate and write a party platform.

Which of the following statements regarding the political spectrum is true?

Democrats fall on the left side of the political spectrum

which of the following declares that the right to vote cannot be denied on the account of race?

Fifteenth amendment

Which of the following is NOT a current suffrage requirement?

Gender

which of the following best defines electorate?

The people who are entitled to vote in an election

which of the following best defines divided government

When one party controls the presidency and another party controls at least one house of congress.

a martial district is one in which

the winner in an election receives less than 55 percent of the vote.

Which of the following refers to an issue viewed the same across numerous ideologies?

valence issue

Which of the following is least likely to vote in an election

Peoples whose ages ranged from fifty to sixty

when interest groups enrage in lobbying they

apply pressure to the policy-making institutions.

Voter turnout tends to be highest among

college-educated voters

political parties play an important role in democracy because they

connect the public with policy-making institutions.

Which of the following statements is most accurate regarding voting registration

nearly half the states require voters to register

which of the following is NOT a function of political parties?

counting electoral votes

which of the following correlates with the twenty-third amendment?

the right to vote in presidential elections cannot be denied to Washingtonlans.

which of the following is Not an explanation for low voter turnout?

Laws protecting minority voting rights

which of the following statements describes the primary function of third parties

Major parties adopt ideas from third parties.

which of the following best contrasts primary elections and general elections

Primary elections are for political parties to select their candidates and general elections are for the electorate to select an officeholder.

which of the following is most frequently reported in the media during a presidential election?

Results from public opinion polls that indicate which candidates are likely to win.

which of the following statements correctly defines public opinions?

The populations view on a set of issues at any point in time.

which of the following defines media?

The process through which information is collected and disseminated to the public.

which of the following correlates with the twenty-sixth amendment?

The right to vote cannot be denied to citizens eighteen years or older on account of age.

which of the following is true of political action committees (PACS)?

They make campaign contributors in hopes of gaining access to legislators.

which of the following is NOT an incumbency advantage

a fewer amount of FEC requirements

when a person feels that an issue is of particular importance it has

become a political ideology

which of the following is NOT an example of state control over national elections?

date of election

the agenda -setting function of the media refers to the power to

decide which issues are important enough to bring to public attention.

which of the following best describes the "motor voter law"

expand the voting registration process.

which of the following best defines political party?

group that tries to win elections so they can control the government.

When a child parents both identify strongly with the same political party, the child will most likely

identify with the parents party

citizens who believe their votes will have no effect on the outcome of an election have a

low level of political efficacy.

Which of the following is NOT a true statement regarding voting behavior?

men are more likely to vote than women.

which of the following is NOT an example of interest groups influencing elections?

nominate candidates

In recent decades, Americans have increasingly obtained news by using

online resources

The process through which an individual acquires particular political orientations, values and beliefs

political ideology

The difference between political parties and interest groups is that

political parties seek to gain control of government, while interest groups seek to influence public policy.

which electoral reform would be more-advantage to a third party (minor party)

proportional representation

sampling a cross section of the public in an effort to predict results or estimate public attitudes ...

public opinion polls.

The media role known as watchdog is accurately described as

reporting scandals and corruption that involves candidates and officeholders

The most accurate way to measure public opinion is

scientific polling

which of the following demographic groups have voted most consistently for the republican party

southern white males

which of the following best describes a way in which interest groups can lobby the courts?

sponsor litigation

Which of the following is NOT an example of a linkage institution influencing the policy making process

the president delivering the State of the Union Address

In a public opinion poll of a representative same of a population, 1,200 people were asked to agree, disagree to these statements... statement A: gov. spend more money on welfare statementB:gove spend more money on poor

the question contained a difference in wording.