AP Gov Chapter 3 Test

What is an accurate difference between a Democrats and Republicans?

Democrats: The federal government should allow/pass laws regulating carbon emissions Republicans: The federal government should allow clean coal production

What is an accurate comparison of elite theory and pluralist theory?

Elite: Society is ruled by a small group which shares common political and economic interests Pluralist: Power is fragmented and dispersed among many competing groups and individuals

What is the 24th amendment?

Ends poll taxes

The national __________ is where POTUS candidates are chosen and party platforms are altered.

Convention

What is the 19th amendment?

Women have suffrage

What is the 15th amendment?

African-American men have suffrage

Based on the text below, which of the following statements would the author most likely agree with? "We advocate abolishing the term 'citizen journalist.' These people can call themselves 'citizen news gatherers,' but it is no more appropriate to call them citizen journalists than it would be to sit before a citizen judge or be operated on by a citizen brain surgeon. Because of declining revenues, newspapers, magazines, and TV stations actually think they can get these 'volunteers' to replace the professionals..."

Although bloggers can cover stories as they happen, they do not have the training to provide good quality news

''Iron Triangles" or sub governments are composed of key interest group leaders interested in policy X,the government agency in charge of administering policy X, and the _______ handling policy X.

Congressional committees and subcommittees

Amicus curiae briefs ________.

Consist of written arguments submitted to the courts in support of one side of a case

What best describes the message in the political cartoon? The TSUMONEY ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿ ︵‿︵unlimited special ︵‿︵ interest cash american ︵‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ democratic

Contributions from special interests have undermined fair and competitive political campaigns

On which constitutional principle did the Supreme Court base it's ruling in Citizens United? "Although the first amendment provides that 'Congress shall make no law... abridging the freedom of speech,'"

Freedom of speech

Which of the following is hyper-pluralist's main criticism of the interest group system?

Government is too deferential to interest groups' demands

Which best explains the difference between hard and soft money contributions?

Hard money donations go straight to the party or candidate, while soft money can only be used for general "party-building" activities

What is a linkage function primarily associated with interest groups?

Influencing lawmakers to vote a certain way on specific political policy issues

What is the 26 amendment?

Lowers the voting age to 18

What is a primary election in which any voter, regardless of party, may vote?

Open primaries

Based on the excerpt above, which of the following statements would Kennedy have most likely agreed with in terms of both the ideals of, and challenges for, the US republic?'' "...without debate, without criticism, no administration and no country can succeed-and no republic can survive...that is why our press was protected by the first amendment--the only business in america specifically protected by the constitution..."

No content restrictions should be put on any media sites or companies, as total press freedom will eventually correct any abuses

A core function of political parties is __________.

Nominating candidates for the purpose of winning elections

Based on the results, who won the election? (EV=Electoral Votes, PV=Popular Votes) Republican: EV: 51.8% PV: 46.9% Democratic: EV: 48.2% PV: 48.5% Green: EV: 0% PV: 3.2% Reform: EV: 0% PV: 1.4%

Republican

What provides an example of individual interest groups maximizing their chances of creating influential relationships in Congress?

Securities/Investment and Real Estate interest groups gave close to an equal percentage of nearly $50 million to each congressional political party

On economic policy, Democrats tend to _________.

Want to tax the rich more

If the majority party changes hands in Congress during a midterm election, which if the following can happen?

They can alter the legislative agenda

What would the constitutional founders most agree with in regards to the 12th amendment?

This indirect method prevents voters across the country from ignoring better qualified candidates outside their region, and allows less populous states greater influence in presidential selection

Based on the information, in which of the following countries is voter turnout lowest? Australia: 88% Denmark: 85% Norway: 78% Germany: 69% Ireland: 65% United States 2016: 58% Switzerland: 48% United States 2014: 36%

United States

What is the 17th amendment?

Voting directly for senators

Political scientists use the term "political -Dealignment" to describe which of the following?

Weakening of partisan preferences that points to a rejection of both major parties and a rise in the number of independents

When a candidate wins the popular vote in a state he or she wins all of its Electoral College votes. This phenomenon is referred to as?

Winner-takes-all system