Hamrick AP Gov chapter 5 review

Describe the level of voter turnout in the US?

Cumbersome registration laws reduce voter turnout

Which of the following best predicts how people will vote?

Party identification

Mediaquant is a firm that tracks media coverage for each candidate and assigns a dollar value to it based on advertising rates. It evaluated the 2016 presidential campaign and concluded that Donald Trump received $4.96 billion in free media coverage, 60% of which came from the internet, including online news, blogs, forums, and social media. what best describes the campaign strategy?

Social media allows candidates to personalize outreach to a new generation of voters, bypassing reliance on political parties and platforms.

What accurately summarizes what the national rifle association, american association of retired persons, the national right to life committee, reproductive rights action league, and mothers against drunk driving all have in common?

They all represent cause groups representing members that care intensely about a single issue or small group of related issues.

which of these statements best explains why the voting rights act of 1965 has been important to expanding political participation in the united states?

it enforced the fifteenth amendment by preventing states from using legal barriers to prevent african americans from voting.

Description of the winner take all allocation of the electoral college votes work?

the candidate who wins the popular vote in a state wk s all of its electoral votes.

Why have the primaries become a mainstay of the american politics since the early 1900s?

the democratic merits of gibing the electorate more influence in choosing candidates outweigh the benefits of depending on party leaders expertise.

Describe how midterm elections serve as a linkage function with the electorate?

they can alter the legislative agenda if the majority party changes hands in congress.