Gov review U3

What is the fundamental different between delegate and a superdelegate to Democratic National Convention?

A delegate must run in a primary or caucus, whereas a superdelegate does not

A lobbyist would be LEAST likely to have an informal discussion about a pending policy matter with which of the following?

A federal judge in whose court case important to the corporation is being heard

An election involving more than two candidates in which the person who receives the most votes is the winner is called:

A plurality election

A nonlinear group or individual that wants to attempt to influence the court in a particular case an file

An amicus curiae brief

Political action committees representing which of the following groups have increased in number most substantially since the mid-1970s?

Business

Which of the following is NOT a way federal government regulates campaigns?

By prohibitions on negative advertising

When the party members meet to discuss and nominate a candidate for office, they participate in which of the following?

Caucus

In 1987, the NAACP, NOW, and the ACLU cooperated to defeat Robert Bark's nomination to SCOTUS. This was an example of...

Coalition building

The revolving door between government and business raises the possibility of

Conflicts of interest

Which of the following provides the most accurate explanation of how consumer- driven media increases partisan polarization?

Consumer-driven media reinforces existing political biases in individuals

The largest amount of political coverage during presidential campaigns is devoted to

Day-to-day campaign activities

Which of the following is the most likely consequence of divided government ?

Delays in conformation of federal court nominees

Which of the following is a true statement about the role of the media in providing citizens with information

Demand for instantaneous news reporting has led to the growth of the 24 hour news operations and a shift to online media consumption

Interest groups are protected under the constitution by the

First Amendment

The NRA and the National Right to life committee are good examples of this type of group

Ideological or Single- issue Interest group

The media's effect on public opinion can be best described as..

Influencing which issues the public sees as important

The BCRA did which of the following?

It banned soft money donations to national parties

In the process and structure of public policy-making, Iron Triangles refer to the

Networks of legislators, bureaucrats, and lobbyists that influence the policy process

Which of the following two states receive the most attention during nomination season?

New Hampshire and Iowa

Which of following best describes the difference between an open and closed primary?

Only voters who register as members of a political party may vote in that party's closed primary, while independents and others may be able to vote in open primaries

Which of the following describes a fundamental difference political parties and interest groups?

Parties represent broad arrays of issues, whereas Igs are more likely to focus on narrow sets of issues

Public monies are used to help finance which of the following campaigns?

Presidential

Lobbyists try to influence legislators mainly through

Providing legislators with information on technical issues

Which of the following statements about political parties and the U.S. constitution is true?

The constitution does not address the idea of political parties

If voters are acting according to retrospective model of voting, which of the following will be the most important consideration of decision?

The effect of the recent economic conditions of the voters

All of the following are examples of a linkage institution influencing the policy process EXCEPT

The president delivering his state of the Union speech

The Federal Election Campaign Act of 1974 established all of the following rules for candidates seeking office except

The regulation of super PACs contributions to candidates

Which of the following is LEAST characteristic of the history of political parties in the U.S. during the twentieth century?

The splitting of the two major political parties into a multiparty system

The process known as front-loading refers to

The tendency of states to choose an early date on the primary calendar

Which of the following is true of amicus curiae?

They are used by interest groups to lobby courts

Which of the following is true of PACs?

They make campaign contributions to gain access to legislators

Which of the following statements is accurate about third parties attempts to get their candidates elected to presidency?

Third parties get some of their policy goals adopted even though their candidates don't win

Which of the following most accurately describes why someone would support a third political party over the two major parties ?

Voters do not seem to detect major differences between the Democrat and republican parties.

Critical elections in the U.S. have typically occurred

When blocs of voters have changed their traditional patterns of party loyalties

Interest groups and political parties both promote United States democracy by

linking citizens to the political process

Interest groups engage in all of the following EXCEPT

using the franking privilege