Political Partisipation Khan Academy

Which of the following scenarios is an example of how the media can act as a linkage institution?

A major newspaper organization publishes poll results indicating the percentage of the American public who support legislation to ban affirmative action programs

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

A profound shift in the balance of power between major political parties

Which of the following describes the message in the political cartoon?

A risk of incorporating a third party's agenda is that the third party's platform may eclipse the dominant party's platform

Which of the following scenarios would most likely be considered a violation of the Twenty-fourth Amendment?

A state institutes a fee to vote in a presidential election.

The rise of new issues no longer dominated by a single interest group, declining influence of congressional committee chairs, increasing media coverage of the policymaking process, and declining significance of iron triangles have all contributed to which of the following?

An increase in the importance of issue networks

Which of the following combination of interest group tactics are most successful in influencing congressional policymaking?

Applying public pressure from the district or home state, lobbying, and providing campaign contributions

Which statement accurately summarizes how constituencies affect the campaign strategy of candidates running for the US Senate or House of Representatives?

Candidates for House districts must consider specific needs and critical issues that characterize a relatively small number of voters

Which of the following statements best explains the relationship between campaign contributions and the lobbying of members of Congress by interest groups?

Congressional members are willing to meet with lobbyists representing groups that provide them with campaign contributions

Which of the following statements best explains the significance of the generation group trends in the graph above?

Downward trends in trust of the federal government among all generations between 1965-1980 indicate a corresponding decrease in citizen efficacy and health of US civil society.

Which of the following statements accurately describes a barrier to the Green Party winning congressional seats or the presidency?

Incorporation of third-party issue positions or platforms by major political parties

Political parties are most inclined to use which of the following strategies in national general election campaigns today?

Matching polling responses to identifiable individuals in voter files to determine patterns

Which of the following is a linkage function primarily associated with US political parties?

Mobilizing voters to elect a candidate advocating preferred ideological positions on political issues.

Based on the results shown in the table, which of the following reasons was the most cited reason that both Clinton and Trump voters chose their respective candidate?

Negative assessment of opponent

Which of the following terms accurately characterizes this election and political era?

Party realignment

Which of the following best explains the function of the platforms of the two major US political parties?

Platforms are a set of general principles, goals, and strategies designed to give voters a sense of what candidates believe in and will address if elected.

Which of the following statements would the author of the above excerpt most likely agree with?

Professional consultants are a fixture in modern campaigns, but they are no replacement for the candidates themselves

According to this Amendment, how is the president chosen if no candidate receives a majority of votes by the Electoral College?

The House of Representatives votes on the top three vote-getters, with each state having one vote

Which of the following is the best explanation for the change in contributions from 2010 to 2016?

The Supreme Court's 2010 decision appears to have had a positive impact on soft/outside contributions to single issue or partisan recipients, leading to a significant funding increase

Which of the following generalizations is best supported by data in the table?

The characteristics of the candidates can dictate who voters support in an election.

Which of the following best explains why direct primaries have become a mainstay of American politics since the early 1900s?

The democratic merits of giving the electorate more influence in choosing candidates outweigh the benefits of depending on party leaders' expertise

**Which of the following statements describes the role political parties within Congress play to promote their party's public policy agenda?

The majority party selects committee chairs who promote the party's legislative priorities.

Which constitutional change in the early twentieth century led to an increase in democratic participation in the United States?

The method by which US senators are elected was changed.

Which pairing below correctly matches both a constitutional protection of voting rights and a past or current structural barrier to voting?

The right of citizens who are 18 years or older to vote cannot be denied. Poll taxes.

Which of the following best explains why the 2004 election does NOT fit the label of a "critical election"?

There was little change in the two parties' major constituencies

Which of the following statements would the constitutional founders most agree with in regards to this excerpt from the Twelfth 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

Looking at the chart from 1981 until 2011, which of the following is an accurate trend related to party control of the Senate?

Transitions in party control of the Senate occurred most often following mid-year elections.

Which of the following statements accurately describes a trend depicted in the graph?

Trust in government declined across all generations over the course of George H.W. Bush's administration.

At what point in the federal budget process does the Defense Department have the most input?

When executive branch agencies submit budgets for review before the president's proposal is submitted to Congress