Political Science - Exam 3

About what percent of people who regularly listen to National Public Radio do not donate money to their local station

90 percent

African American men technically gained suffrage with the passage of the

15th amendment

Ticket splitting was most recently prominent during which decade

1970s

Women gained the right to vote

19th amendment

Which of the following would be an example of priming in action?

A news viewer expects violent crime to escalate because the evening news starts with a violent crime each night.

Which of the following groups primarily uses litigation as its lobbying method?

ACLU

A recent YouGov/More in Common poll found that

Americans believe that nearly twice as many in the opposing party hold extreme views as the number who actually hold such views.

The FCC restriction requiring broadcasters to "afford reasonable opportunity for the discussion of conflicting views of public importance" was known as the

Fairness Doctrine

Which of the following statements about partisan-centered communications is accurate?

Liberal and conservative partisan talk shows differ in the nature of the language and images they use to achieve their goals.

All of the states use top-two primaries EXCEPT

New York

Americans who attend religious services at least once a week are most likely to vote for which political party?

Republican

Voter identification cards find the most support among

Republicans

Which of the following was one of the unexpected side-effects of Americans heeding expert advice regarding Covid-19?

Traffic and air pollution dropped to their lowest levels in decades.

In which of the following countries is the rate of protest the LOWEST?

United States

Inviting public officials to address organizational meetings is one technique to raise

a group's images in the eyes of these officials.

Which of the following can help offset the power of interest groups?

all of them

Which of the following are key players in the modern campaign?

all of them/ pollster, media producers, fundraising specialists, and campaign consults

Journalist Walter Lippmann suggested that

effective government cannot be run by politicians that base their public opinions on poll results.

The frequency of elections in the United States reduces voter turnout by

increasing the amount of taxes paid at the polls

The media perform the signaling function by

informing the public of breaking events and new developments

National party organizations can dictate the day-to-day decisions of

neither local nor state party organizations

The Federal Communications Commission has regulatory oversight over which of the following?

radio

As an agent of political socialization, the American family has its greatest effect on individuals'

party identification

Effective inside lobbying is based upon

providing useful and persuasive info to key officials

What primary strategy did the Texas Municipal League take in 2019 to try to stop legislation that would limit the ability of cities to regulate housing and commercial housing construction?

seeking a governmental veto

A more recent and significant battleground for votes is

social media

The term iron triangle refers to

stable set of bureaucrats, legislators, and lobbyists who are concerned with promoting a particular interest.

Which institution receives the most news coverage from the national press?

the presidency

The most powerful religious force in contemporary American Society is the

the religious right

To accurately poll the citizens of the United States as opposed to the citizens of a single state

the sample requirements will be nearly the same

The federal government's licensing of broadcasting is based primarily on

the scarcity of broadcasting frequencies

Political scientist Theodore Lowi has questioned pluralist theory by suggesting that

there is no concept of the public interest in a system that gives special interests the ability to determine the policies effecting them.

Which of the following Is true of the Catholic Church's involvement in politics in recent decades?

they sued the federal government to increase the regulations and coverage mandates of the Affordable Care Act

In comparison with citizens in western European democracies, Americans are LESS likely to

vote in national elections

Professional associations in Texas

typically require members to have a state-issued license.

Voter turnout is LOWEST in this age group

young adults