Government Unit 4 Review

How Minor Political Parties Influence Politics

- Encourages large voter turnout - Draws attention to major issues - Allows voters to cast protest votes - Forces other parties to be accountable to the electorate

Civic Responsibilities

- Stay informed on public issues - Hold the government accountable - Vote to influence policy - Respect the rights of others - Contribute to the common good - Volunteer for Public Service

Civic Duty

- obey the law - pay taxes - defend the nation by serving in or supporting the military - serve in court on juries - attend school

Personal Responsibilities

- work to provide for one's own basic needs - take ownership of one's self, family, and community

Voters who cannot vote in person may request a(n) ______ ballot.

Absentee

Frenchman _____ feared that Americans would come to value equality more than freedom.

Alexis de Tocqueville

members of different parties working together on a specific issue

Bipartisan

The National Restaurant Association is an example of a(n) ___ interest group.

Business Economic

What is the purpose of civil disobedience?

Civil disobedience challenges the correctness of laws by refusing to follow them.

Private ownership is abolished, and all factors of production are placed under central control within a classless society.

Communism

Why do conflicts within society typically occur?

Conflicts occur because the needs of the individual conflict with the common good.

____ believe that unhindered free-enterprise economic markets and individual enterprise can solve economic and social problems such as poverty.

Conservatives

_______ focus on ordered liberty and emphasize opportunity over government efforts to ensure equality.

Conservatives

Low voter turnout may reflect voter _____ rather than apathy.

Contentment

High voter turnout is desirable but may signal ______ in the voting system.

Corruption

The ______ Party's leadership during the Great Depression led to a half-century of political dominance.

Democratic

The ____ Party was also known as the Jeffersonian Party.

Democratic-Republican

The American ______ is the belief that all Americans have the opportunity to achieve a better and happier life, if they are willing to work for it.

Dream

Citizens must fulfill a civic ______ or else face consequences.

Duty

_____ groups are business, agricultural, or professional special interest groups.

Economic

Citizens with a strong sense of political ______ are more likely to vote than those who feel they cannot make a difference

Efficacy

Which factor likely has the greatest impact on one's political socialization process?

Family

A strong central government supporting a nationalistic ideology is organized as a police state with a strong military under a dictator.

Fascism

______ campaigns seek to pressure policymakers by rallying members and nonmembers to contact policymakers and to protest.

Grassroots

a situation in which there is no movement in any direction

Gridlock

the beliefs that guide an individual or group

Ideology

American diversity is united through equality and ______.

Individualism

______ are organized around a common interest, represent a base of membership, and cannot nominate political candidates.

Interest groups

A(n) _______ is a small group of people who are well-informed about politics.

Issue public

How does a political party fulfill its function as an informer and stimulator of interest?

It educates the public about important issues and encourages citizens to vote.

The roots of both conservatism and liberalism find a basis in the social contract theory of ____ that teaches that human nature results in selfishness that government must address to some degree.

John Locke

Liberal ideology is considered to be ______ of center.

Left

Match the letters of the spectrum with the political ideologies

Liberal:D Reactionary:B Radical: C

_____ feel that liberty is best protected when government stays out of matters involving moral or personal values.

Liberals

______ advocate government intervention for social issues, such as environmental protection, healthcare, childcare, and greater government oversight of education.

Liberals

The individual experiences autonomy from government interference, which provides unrestricted opportunity and liberty.

Libertarianism

Match the political ideologies with the letters on the spectrum

Libertarianism:A Populism:C Conservatism:B Liberalism:D

writes a party's platform, plots election strategies, coordinates fundraising, and campaigns for candidates

National Committee

professing to work for what is best rather than for a particular party

Nonpartisan

Which statement does NOT describe a factor that might influence which party a voter chooses to affiliate with?

One's place of birth

basing support on one's party affiliation regardless of other circumstances

Partisan

Alexis de Tocqueville found America "_____ in nature" because common people could compete with the elite in politics and capitalism.

Peculiar

A(n) ______ responsibility originated in natural law before any government existed.

Personal

a statement of the values and goals of a political party

Platform

American Association of Retired Persons

Political Action Committee

does not accept contributions that exceed $5,000 but allows groups to actively support chosen candidates

Political Action Committee

Which paragraph best describes the two-party system and its political organization in the United States?

Political parties have evolved into loosely organized groups whose goal is to influence governmental policy by electing officials to office. The parties are large and compete for members; therefore, they shy away from controversial issues that might alienate voters from the party. Each level of organization is independent of the others.

Broad government intervention works to achieve equal results and to maintain an ordered liberty.

Populism

Why it is difficult to get an accurate count of the number of potential voters in the United States?

Potential voters may or may not register because there are no compulsory registration laws.

Checks and balances separate and limit the power of the executive and legislative branches in a(n) _____ form of government.

Presidential

Special interest groups that seek group goals rather than profit are _____ interest groups.

Public

allow people with like-minded beliefs to participate in politics by nominating and supporting candidates

Public interest groups

The _____ used in British politics is effective because it engages party members in personal contacts and reminds them of their civic duty.

Reading System

Citizens might be discouraged from voting by ______ that are complex and time-consuming.

Registration Laws

The _____ Party won the majority of presidential elections between 1860 and 1932.

Republican

A civic ______ is something one should do, but is not required.

Responsibilities

Conservative ideology is considered to be ______ of center.

Right

The _______ error of a poll is based on margin of error and level of confidence.

Sampling

The _____ party system formed when the Democratic-Republican Party split in the late 1820s.

Second

Ideology

Shared Benefits Defined principles A philosophy

Government intervenes widely in an attempt to ensure equal results, not equal opportunities.

Socialism

One's ______ status in society is based on many economic and social factors.

Socioeconomic

Which event was not an example of civil disobedience?

Southern secession igniting the American Civil War

works to elect party members to state offices

State party organization

came about as a result of an election in which members of different parties were elected President and vice president

The 12th Amendment

Which statement is NOT a reason public opinion is important in a democratic republic?

The Constitution requires legislative decisions to pass the Public Opinion Test.

Which answer is NOT a possible error that could influence the accuracy of a poll?

The age and gender of the poll taker

Which of the following statements defines the common good?

The common good protects the minority while establishing policies that are most beneficial for the community as a whole.

Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin are credited with helping to "crack the glass ceiling." What is meant by that expression?

These women advanced the cause of women beyond a previous boundary.

The ____ party system began around the time of the Civil War when party affiliations were defined by geographical or regional beliefs.

Third

_____ parties typically form to bring attention to issues that major parties have overlooked.

Third

Under the control of a single faction, political organization, or class domination, the state has no limits to its authority.

Totalitarianism

Which statement is NOT a strategy used by interest groups to pressure policymakers?

Using litigation to personally sue individual policymakers

The government has the responsibility to protect individual rights and promote the _____ of society.

Well-being

The Farmers Market Coalition is an example of a(n) ___ interest group.

agricultural economic

The most recent party system experienced a(n) _____ of voter party loyalty.

dealignment

The key to a "get-out-the-vote" drive is to ____.

ensure your party/candidate supporters make it to the polling stations

In the ______ form of government, the chief executive reports to the legislative branch but may call for elections to replace legislators.

parliamentary

Which person would be most likely to exercise the right to vote?

retired male executive of a mid-size company

Another name for the Republican Party is ____.

the Grand Old Party

Which statement is NOT a reason why Americans should be knowledgeable about political issues?

to guarantee one's financial success

What issue is most prominent in the current immigration debate?

whether or not immigrants should be allowed to receive governmental services