Gov review U3
What is the fundamental different between delegate and a superdelegate to Democratic National Convention?
A delegate must run in a primary or caucus, whereas a superdelegate does not
A lobbyist would be LEAST likely to have an informal discussion about a pending policy matter with which of the following?
A federal judge in whose court case important to the corporation is being heard
An election involving more than two candidates in which the person who receives the most votes is the winner is called:
A plurality election
A nonlinear group or individual that wants to attempt to influence the court in a particular case an file
An amicus curiae brief
Political action committees representing which of the following groups have increased in number most substantially since the mid-1970s?
Business
Which of the following is NOT a way federal government regulates campaigns?
By prohibitions on negative advertising
When the party members meet to discuss and nominate a candidate for office, they participate in which of the following?
Caucus
In 1987, the NAACP, NOW, and the ACLU cooperated to defeat Robert Bark's nomination to SCOTUS. This was an example of...
Coalition building
The revolving door between government and business raises the possibility of
Conflicts of interest
Which of the following provides the most accurate explanation of how consumer- driven media increases partisan polarization?
Consumer-driven media reinforces existing political biases in individuals
The largest amount of political coverage during presidential campaigns is devoted to
Day-to-day campaign activities
Which of the following is the most likely consequence of divided government ?
Delays in conformation of federal court nominees
Which of the following is a true statement about the role of the media in providing citizens with information
Demand for instantaneous news reporting has led to the growth of the 24 hour news operations and a shift to online media consumption
Interest groups are protected under the constitution by the
First Amendment
The NRA and the National Right to life committee are good examples of this type of group
Ideological or Single- issue Interest group
The media's effect on public opinion can be best described as..
Influencing which issues the public sees as important
The BCRA did which of the following?
It banned soft money donations to national parties
In the process and structure of public policy-making, Iron Triangles refer to the
Networks of legislators, bureaucrats, and lobbyists that influence the policy process
Which of the following two states receive the most attention during nomination season?
New Hampshire and Iowa
Which of following best describes the difference between an open and closed primary?
Only voters who register as members of a political party may vote in that party's closed primary, while independents and others may be able to vote in open primaries
Which of the following describes a fundamental difference political parties and interest groups?
Parties represent broad arrays of issues, whereas Igs are more likely to focus on narrow sets of issues
Public monies are used to help finance which of the following campaigns?
Presidential
Lobbyists try to influence legislators mainly through
Providing legislators with information on technical issues
Which of the following statements about political parties and the U.S. constitution is true?
The constitution does not address the idea of political parties
If voters are acting according to retrospective model of voting, which of the following will be the most important consideration of decision?
The effect of the recent economic conditions of the voters
All of the following are examples of a linkage institution influencing the policy process EXCEPT
The president delivering his state of the Union speech
The Federal Election Campaign Act of 1974 established all of the following rules for candidates seeking office except
The regulation of super PACs contributions to candidates
Which of the following is LEAST characteristic of the history of political parties in the U.S. during the twentieth century?
The splitting of the two major political parties into a multiparty system
The process known as front-loading refers to
The tendency of states to choose an early date on the primary calendar
Which of the following is true of amicus curiae?
They are used by interest groups to lobby courts
Which of the following is true of PACs?
They make campaign contributions to gain access to legislators
Which of the following statements is accurate about third parties attempts to get their candidates elected to presidency?
Third parties get some of their policy goals adopted even though their candidates don't win
Which of the following most accurately describes why someone would support a third political party over the two major parties ?
Voters do not seem to detect major differences between the Democrat and republican parties.
Critical elections in the U.S. have typically occurred
When blocs of voters have changed their traditional patterns of party loyalties
Interest groups and political parties both promote United States democracy by
linking citizens to the political process
Interest groups engage in all of the following EXCEPT
using the franking privilege