Unit 5 Kahoot Review

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which amendment eliminated poll taxes?

24th

which explains a difference between political parties and interest groups?

PP work to elect candidates. IG work to influence policy

people who already hold office they are running for have, through their office and media...

an incumbency advantage

who ultimately created the democratic party?

andrew jackson

which states should a presidential campaign focus on in general elections?

battleground "swing" states

which of the following is a consequence of candidate-centered campaigns?

candidates appeal to voters becomes more important

which of these was part of the federal election campaign act?

candidates must disclose who contributed money to them

which model of voting requires groups of voters to talk to each other?

caucus

which of the following is a function of political parties in the US?

educating the public about upcoming elections

early voting, voting my mail, and automatic voter registration are efforts to...

expand voter rights and turnout

what is NOT an example of a linkage institution?

federal bureaucracy

who attracted the majority of african americans to the democratic party?

franklin d. roosevelt

when people fail to join a group because they can get the benefits without joining...

free-rider problem

on which constitutional principle did the supreme court base its ruling in Citizens United?

freedom of speech

as of 2000, the plurality of voters considered themselves to be...?

independent

voter id laws, voter registration processes, and early voting rules are made by...

individual state governments

which is an example of a linkage institution?

interest groups

how does consumer-driven media increase partisan polarization?

it reinforces existing political biases in individuals

who warned strongly against the dangers of parties?

james madison

what did the supreme court declare unconstitutional in Citizens United?

limits on corporate political expenditures

who did the republicans nominate as their first presidential candidate?

lincoln

an interest group, a government agency, and a congressional committee all dealing with an issue...

might be called an iron triangle

who writes the official party platform and holds the national convention?

national committee

the two major parties nominate their candidates for president at...

national party conventions

which president created the first divided gov in the 20th century?

nixon

a core function of political parties is...

nominating candidates

what are closed primaries?

only those who registered in advance with the party can vote

the south, used to be solidly democratic, then became more republicans in the 1960s. this is...

party realignment

which principle could the electoral college go against?

popular sovereignty

a voter making a decision based on what the candidate has actually done recently is

retrospective voting

unlimited monetary contributions earmarked for party-building or generic advertising

soft money

which of the following is true about third parties?

structural barriers exist to their winning the presidency

which of these is true about congressional campaigns?

the ensuring elections typically have lower voter turnout

media coverage of an election tends to concrete on...

the horserace aspects (polls)

what happens if no candidate gets 270 electoral votes?

the house of representatives chooses the president

the democratic party and the republican party are quite moderate in their views? true or false

true

what is split ticket voting?

vote for a party for an office and another party for another

what are blanket primaries?

voters are given a list of candidates from all parties

what are open primaries?

voters can decide which party to vote for on election day

which law enforced the 15th amendment by outlawing practices such as literacy tests for voting?

voting rights act of 1965

what is a coalition government?

when two or more parties join to form a majority

the actual goal of those running in primaries/caucuses for a presidential nomination game is to...

win the majority of convention delegate votes

what is the winner-take-all system?

winner of popular vote receives all electoral votes in state

based on the electoral college and house of reps, in which state would your vote "count more"?

wyoming

which is valid criticism of voting for a third party in a presidential election?

your third party vote may help your least favorite candidate


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