Unit 5 Kahoot Review
which amendment eliminated poll taxes?
24th
which explains a difference between political parties and interest groups?
PP work to elect candidates. IG work to influence policy
people who already hold office they are running for have, through their office and media...
an incumbency advantage
who ultimately created the democratic party?
andrew jackson
which states should a presidential campaign focus on in general elections?
battleground "swing" states
which of the following is a consequence of candidate-centered campaigns?
candidates appeal to voters becomes more important
which of these was part of the federal election campaign act?
candidates must disclose who contributed money to them
which model of voting requires groups of voters to talk to each other?
caucus
which of the following is a function of political parties in the US?
educating the public about upcoming elections
early voting, voting my mail, and automatic voter registration are efforts to...
expand voter rights and turnout
what is NOT an example of a linkage institution?
federal bureaucracy
who attracted the majority of african americans to the democratic party?
franklin d. roosevelt
when people fail to join a group because they can get the benefits without joining...
free-rider problem
on which constitutional principle did the supreme court base its ruling in Citizens United?
freedom of speech
as of 2000, the plurality of voters considered themselves to be...?
independent
voter id laws, voter registration processes, and early voting rules are made by...
individual state governments
which is an example of a linkage institution?
interest groups
how does consumer-driven media increase partisan polarization?
it reinforces existing political biases in individuals
who warned strongly against the dangers of parties?
james madison
what did the supreme court declare unconstitutional in Citizens United?
limits on corporate political expenditures
who did the republicans nominate as their first presidential candidate?
lincoln
an interest group, a government agency, and a congressional committee all dealing with an issue...
might be called an iron triangle
who writes the official party platform and holds the national convention?
national committee
the two major parties nominate their candidates for president at...
national party conventions
which president created the first divided gov in the 20th century?
nixon
a core function of political parties is...
nominating candidates
what are closed primaries?
only those who registered in advance with the party can vote
the south, used to be solidly democratic, then became more republicans in the 1960s. this is...
party realignment
which principle could the electoral college go against?
popular sovereignty
a voter making a decision based on what the candidate has actually done recently is
retrospective voting
unlimited monetary contributions earmarked for party-building or generic advertising
soft money
which of the following is true about third parties?
structural barriers exist to their winning the presidency
which of these is true about congressional campaigns?
the ensuring elections typically have lower voter turnout
media coverage of an election tends to concrete on...
the horserace aspects (polls)
what happens if no candidate gets 270 electoral votes?
the house of representatives chooses the president
the democratic party and the republican party are quite moderate in their views? true or false
true
what is split ticket voting?
vote for a party for an office and another party for another
what are blanket primaries?
voters are given a list of candidates from all parties
what are open primaries?
voters can decide which party to vote for on election day
which law enforced the 15th amendment by outlawing practices such as literacy tests for voting?
voting rights act of 1965
what is a coalition government?
when two or more parties join to form a majority
the actual goal of those running in primaries/caucuses for a presidential nomination game is to...
win the majority of convention delegate votes
what is the winner-take-all system?
winner of popular vote receives all electoral votes in state
based on the electoral college and house of reps, in which state would your vote "count more"?
wyoming
which is valid criticism of voting for a third party in a presidential election?
your third party vote may help your least favorite candidate
