Govt 2305
______led the drive to kill the 2007 immigration reform bill supported by President Bush and a number of congressional democrats
Grassfire.org
Private groups that raise and distribute funds for election campaigns are called
Political Action Committees (PAC)s
Smaller and weaker parties are most likely to have electoral success under which system of elections?
Proportional representation system
Which of the following statements about party building is true?
Republican's have paid much more attention to party building that Democrat's since the Eisenhower presidency
One way that AARP has been effective at overcoming the free-rider problem is by providing ________ benefits to its members.
Selective
Both 527s and 501(c)(4)s
can spend unlimited amounts on political advocacy as longs as their efforts are not coordinated with those of any candidate's campaign
Internal mobilization occurs when
conflicts within the government create divided factions that try to mobilize popular support.
Opposition to legalized abortion is a position most likely supported by ________ while support for legalized abortion is a position most likely supported by ________.
conservatives, liberals
The campaign funds raised and spent by 501 organizations are called "dark money" because
donors and amount contributed do not have to made public
Since the 1930s, the number and scale of interest groups at the national level has
dramatically increased
If a television station sold commercial time to a Republican candidate for governor but refused to sell time to the Democratic candidate for governor, this station would be violating the ________.
equal time rule
The establishment of the Republican Party is a good example of
external mobilization
A wealthy businessperson who is very liberal is an example of the
fact that group memberships never fully explain all of an individual's political views.
How can interest groups use litigation as a strategy of influence?
filing amicus curiae briefs, financing lawsuits, and bringing a suit on behalf of the group
Support for same sex marriage
has dramatically increased since 1996
The fact that many middle-class and lower-middle-class citizens who did not stand to benefit from President George W.Bush's tax cuts seemed to favor them is an example of the
importance of political knowledge
A membership association is a group
in which members play an important role in the daily activities and administration
What is the most important and beneficial resource that lobbyist provide government officials?
information/mobilizing public opinion
The free-rider phenomenon
is not related to groups in any way because it is an individual-level problem.
public education
is one of the most important mechanisms for promoting equality of opportunity.
Liberty
is the core political value most highly prized by American conservatives.
A criticism of interest group pluralism is
its class bias in favor of those with greater financial resources
The Teamsters and the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations are examples of what kind of interest group?
labor group
The Communications Decency Act
made it illegal to make indecent sexual material on internet accessible to anyone 18 or under. It was unconstitutional because of the 1st amendment.
Which three types of factors influence the decisions of voters at the polls?
partisan loyalty, issues, and the characteristics of candidates
Another name for lobbying is
petitioning
Interest groups are concerned with the ________ of government, while political parties are concerned with the ________ of government.
policies,personnel
Grandparents, tall people, and undergraduates are all examples of ________.
potential interest groups
Which of the following did George W Bush's administration use to maintain support for the war on terror?
presidential speeches and press
When a coalition of credit card companies form an interest group called the Partnership to Protect Consumer Credit, this indicates that
private interest are hiding behind the ideals of public interest
Third-party candidates are better off under ________.
proportional representation
How long is the term for a senator?
6 years
State ballot access laws, such as registration fees and petition requirements, have the effect of
reducing the number of third-party and independent candidates
The Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971
requires that each candidate or campaign committee itemize the full name and address, occupation, and principal business of each person who contributes more than $100.
Which of the following has been eliminated as a result of 2002 campaign -finance reforms?
soft money
A___exists when paid staff conduct most of the daily business of a group.
staff organization
The primary responsibility for conducting public elections rests with
state and local governments
Which statement about the Federal Communications Commission is FALSE?
the FCC was established in 1949 by President Harry Truman
Which of the following groups has had a the greatest success with strategy of litigation?
the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
In the Pentagon Papers case, the Supreme Court ruled
the US government could not stop The New York Times from publishing secret Department of Defense..
The concept of a marketplace of ideas refers to
the competition between varying opinions and ideas that are aired in public forums.
The "digital divide"
the fact that only 63 percent of high school graduates have broadband internet access at home while almost 90 percent of college graduates
Facebook has more than _ users worldwide
1 billion
Which of the following periods had the greatest increase in voter turnout for presidential elections?
1932-1940
Which two periods saw a decline in voter turnout for presidential elections and midterm elections?
1964-1976 and 1976-1988
As a third-party candidate, Ross Perot captured approximately ________ percent of the popular vote in the 1992 presidential election.
20
In 2014, there were approximately__PACs in the United States
5,000
When Hillary Clinton won the plurality of votes in California during the 2016 election, and California had 53 representatives in the House of Representatives, how many electoral votes from California did she win?
55
Which of the following statements about newspapers is accurate?
Daily newspaper print circulation had declined by over 30 percent over the past 20 years.
___occurs when one party controls the presidency while another party controls one or both houses of Congress
Divided governement
Interest groups are permitted to spend as much money as they want on issue advocacy during a campaign season as long as they do this:
Do not coordinate their efforts with a candidate's own campaign organization
The origins of political parties in the United Staes occur at which point in U.S. history?
During the ratification of the US Constitution
In 1985, the federal government stopped enforcing the ____arguing that is was no longer necessary due to television and radio stations
Fairness Doctrine
The best description of the ideal of pluralism is that
Interest groups should be free to compete for governmental influence
The fact that interest groups favor the wealthy and well educated can be understood as a reflection of what dilemma in American Politics?
Liberty is often inconsistent with equality
What distinguishes lobbying from other strategies of influence?
Lobbyist try to exert pressure directly on governmental officials themselves
Between the Civil War and the 1960s, the ________ was a Democratic stronghold.
South
Individuals and organizations can give an unlimited amount of money to
Super PACs
Which of the following statements about political opinions is correct?
The poor are generally more supportive of economic and social programs than the wealthy.
Which political prize within which branch of government is seen as the biggest , most important prize for a political party in two party system of government?
The presidency within the Executive Branch
less "horse race" coverage during elections
Which of the following is not one of the potential disadvantages of shifting away from traditional media and toward..
The relationship between government policy and public opinion is dynamic, wherein government policy responds to public opinion but public opinion also shifts based on new government policies.
Which statement best describes the relationship between public opinion and government policy?
A political ideology is best defined as
a cohesive set of beliefs that form a general philosophy about government
The Pentagon Papers were released as a result of
a leak by a minor Defense Department staffer.
An iron triangle is made up of an alliance between
a legislative committee, an interest group, and an executive agency.
issue network
a loose network of elected leaders, public officials, activists, and interest groups drawn together by a specific policy issue
Which of the following is NOT part of the ethics rules enacted by Congress in 2007?
a prohibition on all political action committee (PAC) contributions to ...
The power of the media to draw public attention to particular issues and problems is called
agenda setting
The term public opinion is used to describe
beliefs and attitudes toward different issues, events, and people.
Congress is a ___legislature with ___ members
bicameral , 535
Research into public opinion and public policy has shown that
more affluent and more educated citizens have a disproportionate influence over politics and public policy decisions.
"Me too" Republicanism refers to
the tendency of Republican politicians during the New Deal to support popular programs such as Social Security rather than advocate alternative policies.
What was the mission of the National Performance Review?
to reorganize the federal bureaucracy to make it more efficient , more accountable , and less wasteful
Which of the following groups is most likely to belong to the New Politics movement?
upper-middle-class professionals, for whom the civil right and antiwar