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
