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One must be ________ years of age to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives, and ________ years of age to serve in the U.S. Senate.

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1819 and 20-year-old Americans were granted the way to vote by the passage of the ______ amendment

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A member of Congress who wants to act on what the majority of his or her constituency thanks on a particular issue would be advised to respond to which of the following indicators

A poll based on a random sample of constituents

Political parties serve to

All these answers are correct.

Which of the following organizations is not an example of a single issue group

American Conservative Union

The modern Congress is different from the 19th century Congress in that most members

Are now minorities or women

political protests

Are seen by most Americans as something to be accepted but not admired

The second most powerful federal official after the president is often said to be the

Chair of the house of approciation committee

which of the following statements about Americans and ideology and political thinking is true

Only a minority of Americans can be classified as true ideologues

what are the two distinguishing characteristics of political socialization

Political socialization is cumulative, and it is most heavily developed during childhood.

The issue of slavery gave birth to the ________ party as a major political party.

Republican

Assistant action taken by citizens disenchanted with government in order to express their opposition in work to bring about the change they seek is a

Social movement

As distinct from alienation, apathy is

a general lack of interest in politics

Which of the following is not a typical interest group function

addressing a broad and diverse range of public issues

Voting

all of these answers are correct

if Americans vote less than Europeans why are they more likely to work for a political campaign then are citizens in Europe

america's federal system provides more campaign opportunities

American party organizations

are still important, but their role in campaigns is secondary to that of candidates

which of the following would not be considered a secondary socializing agent

church

When democratic government came into existence tax and food riots in other forms of protest greatly diminished. why?

citizens have less disruptive ways to express them self

The Democratic Party's longtime regional strong called the solid south stem from a realignment during which historical period

civil war era

Outside lobbying does not include

developing and maintaining close contacts with policymakers.

The accuracy of polling is diminished when respondents

give what they regard as the socially correct response

Redistricting

happens every 4 years

The major emerging building blocks are

hispanics and young people

Libertarians are opposed to governmental intervention

in both the economic and social spheres.

in the United States the primary responsibility for the registration of the individual voter rest with the

individual

A main difference between iron triangles and issue networks is that

issue networks are generally less stable than iron triangles, in that the members of an issue network may change as the issue develops.

The term public opinion is frequently used in reference to all of American society this perspective is

less accurate than the idea that Americans form many publics, which differ greatly in such things as the level of attention they pay to politics.

which of the following ideological types favor government activism in the economic realm

liberals and populists

Historically, dramatic change in party identification is uncommon and is almost always a consequence of

major upheaval

If a minor party gains a large following, it is almost certain that

one or both major parties will absorb its issues, and the minor party will lose support.

One sense of civic duty and sense of apathy are the attitudes that are usually acquired from ones

parents

Which of the following statements is true

political parties are unimportant in the organization of the us congress

legislation Who is tangible benefits are targeted solely at a particular legislators constituency is often criticized as

public interest legislation

"Agency capture" occurs when

regulatory agencies side with the industries they are supposed to regulate rather than with the public

The first American political parties emerged from the conflict between

small farmers and states' rights advocates, and those favoring commercial and wealthy interests

The key factors in determining the accuracy of an opinion poll are the

the size of the sample and whether the sample was selected from the population by a random method.

Democrats and Republicans have endured as the two major U.S. parties primarily due to

their ability to adapt to changing circumstances

citizens interest groups are distinguished from economic interest groups by the fact that

their members receive no direct economic benefit from attainment of the group's goals

each of the following statements could be considered true either economic or social liberals except that

they believe that government should be used to promote traditional values.

States with the most restrictive voter registration laws also have

turnout rates well below the national average

Voter turnout is lowest in which age group

young adults