Government #2
How is interest group lobbying regulated?
An interest group must disclose which employees spend more than 20 percent of their time lobbying. Lobbying firms must disclose how much each of their clients pay annually. Lobbying firms must annually disclose who their clients are.
How do campaign ads influence voter behavior?
Campaign ads tend to increase voter knowledge of candidates. Campaign ads tend to reinforce negative perceptions of government. Voters exposed to campaign ads learn policy differences between candidates.
Match the type of primary on the left with the correct description on the right.
Candidates from both parties are on the same ballot. Correct label: nonpartisan primary Any registered voter can participate in the primary of their choice. Correct label: open primary Only registered party members can vote. Correct label: closed primary
Considering the issue and priority differences when dealing with global warming, strengthening the economy, reforming the tax system, and dealing with global trade issues, which do Democrats and Republicans disagree on the most?
Dealing with global warming
The party that controls the House of Representatives is considered the party in power for the federal government.
False
Which states did Obama and Romney primarily focus on in their campaigns?
Florida Ohio Virginia
In which ways was Donald Trump different from other major-party presidential nominees in recent years?
He had never held elected office before running for president. He had relatively little ground game on election day.
In general, surveys of public opinion that - cell phones and that take place - in a campaign tend to be the most predictive of the election's outcome.
Include Late
How has the Internet changed the media landscape?
It has increased the average American's access to political news. It has created opportunities for two-way interactions between citizens and reporters.
Which of the following statements appear(s) to be true in light of the data in the figure?
Many of the biggest PACs and 527s are funded by single donors.
Sort the statements that are correct and incorrect regarding the nature of ideological polarization in the electorate.
More individuals identify as moderate than anything else. Ideological polarization is low.
Which statement accurately reflects the nature of American public opinion?
Most people have a range of opinions—some are well formed, and others are formed on the spot.
In the party's - convention, the presidential candidate who wins the most - wins the nomination.
National Delegates
There are different rules for presidential nominations depending on the state and on the party. Those states that allow voters from both parties to vote in the same primary election are said to have - primaries. The - Party allows for either winner-take-all or proportional allocation rules for states.
Open Republican
Match the party function to the level of the political party.
Party in Government Correct label: propose legislation Correct label: vote on policy party organization Correct label: raise money for future campaigns Correct label: recruit candidates party in the electorate Correct label: vote on candidates
Which of the following reasons can explain why voters give unreliable answers to survey questions?
People may be influenced by the political discourse of journalists and politicians. People may be conflicted on the issue, flip-flopping between two different interpretations of it. People may be unwilling to admit they do not know much about an issue. People tend not to think about political issues before being asked.
Which of these statements about media coverage are accurate?
People who follow media coverage tend to know more about politics than those with less exposure to media coverage.
An interest group such as the Sierra Club that seeks promotion of a wide range of policies related to the environment, involving various industries, legislation, and locations, is most likely to fit into which category of interest group?
Public interest group
Which of the following reasons explain why Pew's prediction of the general election outpredicted Rasmussen's?
Rasmussen did not have a sufficiently random sample Rasmussen used a computer script
Congressman Paul Ryan (R-WI) is the Speaker of the House of Representatives. Which of the following groups does he lead?
Republican House members
Which of the following statements is correct, regarding the relationship between group identity and attitudes on the issue of abortion?
Respondents' income strongly predicts feelings on whether or not abortions for any reason are OK. Respondents' education strongly predicts feelings on whether or not abortions for any reason are OK.
Which of the following statements is correct, regarding the relationship between income groups and attitudes toward issues?
Respondents' income strongly predicts feelings on whether or not abortions for any reason are OK. Respondents' income strongly predicts feelings on whether an anti-American Muslim cleric should be allowed to speak.
Given the figure above, which of the following statements are correct?
The ideological differences between the parties have grown. The parties today have a mixture of ideologies.
Match the voter to who they think the media tends to favor.
The media favor Republicans. Correct label: Democratic voter The media favor Democrats. Correct label: Republican voter
Which of the following statements explain why Republicans won control of Congress in 2014?
The president's party tends to lose in midterm elections. Democrats in conservative states were up for reelection.
Collaborations between interest groups tend to be short-term.
True
In the 2016 election, which electoral factor was most significant in Hillary Clinton's loss to Donald Trump?
a large part of her voters were concentrated in a few high-population states.
Which of the following elements do pollsters have to consider before conducting a poll that will forecast the election?
a large sample ability to randomly select respondents wording of survey questions
Which of the following roles do parties in government perform?
agenda setting coordination accountability
Which type of opinion is more likely to be chosen on the spot as opposed to being stable over time?
an opinion whether the capital gains tax should be increased.
Which of the following are goals of a constituency group or team?
attracting the support of demographic groups converting groups that support the other party
Choose all of the following ways in which parties can help candidates.
ballot access monetary campaign assistance providing a brand name for voters
How do party organizations influence candidates running for office?
by supplying campaign funds by offering campaign advice by initiating get-out-the-vote activities
Which of the following characteristics are true of soft money?
can be used to promote a specific policy proposal can be used for voter mobilization
Which of the following is an example of media concentration?
clear channel owning....
How do labor unions overcome the collective action problem?
coercion
The electoral college affects where candidates focus their campaign energies. Match the description of states on the left with whether the electoral college advantages or disadvantages those states in terms of attracting candidates' attention during an election.
disadvantages Correct label: one-party states advantages Correct label: competitive states Correct label: large population state
What is the relationship between policy mood and domestic policies?
expansion of government Correct label: activist policy mood contraction of government Correct label: conservative policy mood
Today, Republicans have a significant advantage in terms of party identification among the electorate.
false
the gender gap
false
When members send letters and make telephone calls to their elected officials on behalf of their interest group, it is called - lobbying. This contrasts with - lobbying, which is designed to mimic a spontaneous outpouring of support by members but is in actuality carefully orchestrated by an interest group.
grassroots Astroturf
Which of the following aspects of socialization are likely to shape political opinions?
growing up in a homogeneous community volunteering for the animal shelter participating in a political campaign taking a civics class in high school
How does one become a member of the party in the electorate?
identify with a political party
Which of the following functions do elections serve?
influencing policy holding incumbents accountable selecting representatives
Which of the following statements about surveys and samples is correct?
it is possible to estimate the country's opinion based on a rather small sample of people.
Drag the description on the left to whether it makes it more or less likely that a group will succeed in the lobbying process (found on the right).
less likely Correct label: lots of public attention more likely Correct label: preventing change Correct label: low conflict
According to exit poll data from CNN shown in the graph, which groups tended to support which party in the 2016 election?
men whites affluent
Watch the animation, and then choose which components go into determining a state's number of electoral votes.
one vote for each member of the House of Representatives one vote for each member of the Senate
What does Donald Trump's victory in the 2016 presidential election suggest about the power that political parties have over their candidates and fellow party members?
party leaders are limited in their abilities to choose and control their nominees
Match each individual to their respective piece of the political parties.
party organization Correct label: the head of the Democratic National Committee Correct label: a worker for the Republican Party of Kansas party in the electorate Correct label: a registered Republican voter Correct label: a voter who considers himself a Democrat party in government Correct label: a Republican city council member Correct label: a Democratic U.S. Senator
Which of the following are resources that interest groups use to support their lobbying efforts?
people money expertise
Which form of electoral system is most common in the United States?
plurality system
Rank the following elections, from highest turnout to lowest turnout.
presidential election midterm election primary election caucus
Government policy - to public opinion; public opinion - to government policy.
responds responds
The party principle was established in the - party system, with the goal of creating the party -.
second organization
What issues triggered the emergence of the fifth party system (1933-1968)?
size and scope of the federal government government involvement in the economy
An interest group is most effective in direct lobbying when it does which of the following?
targets government officials already friendly to its goals
What is policy mood?
the extend on which the public wants government action on a specific issue.
Which of the following is the best definition of political socialization?
the process through which political beliefs and values are formed
Which of the following components can drive how an individual feels about an issue such as gun control?
their political ideology their political background their level of trust in government political events involving guns
Why might we not be worried about well-funded groups overcoming public opinion to dominate the policy process?
there are usually well-funded groups on both sides of an issue.
What is the chief goal of a trade association?
to lobby for policies that would benefit related companies in a particular industry
Relative to the major parties, minor-party platforms tend to be more extreme.
true
At of the start of 2017, there will be a - government with the - controlling the presidency and the - controlling Congress.
unified republicans republicans
