Exam II American Government Study Guide

According to class discussions which potential news story is most likely to make the nightly broadcast

A report of a local state senator caught in an extra-martial affair

The term party identification refers to

A voters sense of psychological attachment to a political party

The number of elector voters needed to win the presidency is

270

Machine Politics is

A centralized organizations that dominates local politics by exchanging money and favors for support and votes

Watchdog journalism refers to

Press scrutiny of public institutions and investigating perceived misconduct

The primary risk associated with concentrated ownership of media is

A few owners could control the news flow to promote their own political intrests

In what ways are lobbyist regulated

All are correct

A routine action that is supportive of the government and works within the existing system of government is called

Conventional participation

The lessening of the importance of party loyalties in voting decisions is called

Electoral Dealignment

A general election is held

In November of every even numbered year

The motor-voter law was designed to

Increase voter turnout

The actions of private citizens by which they seek to influence (such as boycotts or strikes) or support government (such as voting or writing letter to a candidate) and political are called

Political participation

Public Opinion has all of the following characteristics EXCEPT

The Goven always does what the people want

___________ are likely to know less about politics than __________

The young, older citizens

Current political parties fulfill all the following except

Use party elites to nominate candidates without input from voters

The agents of political socialization include all of the following EXCEPT

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