Free Gov. Exam #2

political campaigns are using big data to

All of the above

The following states are known for being testing grounds (front-loading) in presidential primary elections

Iowa and New Hampshire

in the discipline of political science, party identification refers to

a sense of psychological attachment to a party.

An example of a single issue party is

prohibition party

deviant political behavior is considered a form of

unlawful political behavior

the number of electoral votes needed to win the presidency

270

when excluding horse race stories media coverage of Mitt Romney in 2012 presidential campaign, compare to coverage of Barack Obama, was

About the same

As parental and school influences wane in adulthood, _________ emerge as more important socialization agents.

As adult peer groups and mass media

The nation's oldest scientific polls was started by George Gallow in the 1930s

False

stealing a political sign from someones front lawn is a form of conventional participation.

False

Hactivists, leakers, independent journalists, and bloggers are part of the

Fifth estate

election coverage by the mass media that focuses on which candidate is ahead rather than on national issues is called

Horse race journalism

The following candidate for president in 1992 ran as an independent and won 19 percent of the popular vote

Ross Perot

the country with the lowest voter turn out among eligible voters in congressional elections is

The United States

Public opinion polls can be criticized on the ground that

The way a pollster words a question can determine the answer

private ownership of the media in the united states makes the American news industry

dependent on advertising revenues

which of the following is the strongest single factor in explaining most types of conventional, political participation in the united states, including voting?

education

during the Civil war the republican party was considered the pro slavery party.

false

the democratic party has consistently been against abortion throughout its history

false

the federal government regulates content on google, Facebook, and twitter.

false

The fairness doctrine, the equal opportunities rule, and the reasonable access rule are all rules under which the FCC has

regulate broadcast media content

Socialization is

the process of learning and unlearning social norms and practices

In a landmark case, the supreme court ruled that undocumented aliens must be granted the same right as US citizens to attend public schools (primary and secondary school) free of charge ruling interpenetrated

true

the first third party in the US to seriously challenge the two major parties was based on a widespread suspicion of the Freemasons

true