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______led the drive to kill the 2007 immigration reform bill supported by President Bush and a number of congressional democrats

Grassfire.org

Private groups that raise and distribute funds for election campaigns are called

Political Action Committees (PAC)s

Smaller and weaker parties are most likely to have electoral success under which system of elections?

Proportional representation system

Which of the following statements about party building is true?

Republican's have paid much more attention to party building that Democrat's since the Eisenhower presidency

One way that AARP has been effective at overcoming the free-rider problem is by providing ________ benefits to its members.

Selective

Both 527s and 501(c)(4)s

can spend unlimited amounts on political advocacy as longs as their efforts are not coordinated with those of any candidate's campaign

Internal mobilization occurs when

conflicts within the government create divided factions that try to mobilize popular support.

Opposition to legalized abortion is a position most likely supported by ________ while support for legalized abortion is a position most likely supported by ________.

conservatives, liberals

The campaign funds raised and spent by 501 organizations are called "dark money" because

donors and amount contributed do not have to made public

Since the 1930s, the number and scale of interest groups at the national level has

dramatically increased

If a television station sold commercial time to a Republican candidate for governor but refused to sell time to the Democratic candidate for governor, this station would be violating the ________.

equal time rule

The establishment of the Republican Party is a good example of

external mobilization

A wealthy businessperson who is very liberal is an example of the

fact that group memberships never fully explain all of an individual's political views.

How can interest groups use litigation as a strategy of influence?

filing amicus curiae briefs, financing lawsuits, and bringing a suit on behalf of the group

Support for same sex marriage

has dramatically increased since 1996

The fact that many middle-class and lower-middle-class citizens who did not stand to benefit from President George W.Bush's tax cuts seemed to favor them is an example of the

importance of political knowledge

A membership association is a group

in which members play an important role in the daily activities and administration

What is the most important and beneficial resource that lobbyist provide government officials?

information/mobilizing public opinion

The free-rider phenomenon

is not related to groups in any way because it is an individual-level problem.

public education

is one of the most important mechanisms for promoting equality of opportunity.

Liberty

is the core political value most highly prized by American conservatives.

A criticism of interest group pluralism is

its class bias in favor of those with greater financial resources

The Teamsters and the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations are examples of what kind of interest group?

labor group

The Communications Decency Act

made it illegal to make indecent sexual material on internet accessible to anyone 18 or under. It was unconstitutional because of the 1st amendment.

Which three types of factors influence the decisions of voters at the polls?

partisan loyalty, issues, and the characteristics of candidates

Another name for lobbying is

petitioning

Interest groups are concerned with the ________ of government, while political parties are concerned with the ________ of government.

policies,personnel

Grandparents, tall people, and undergraduates are all examples of ________.

potential interest groups

Which of the following did George W Bush's administration use to maintain support for the war on terror?

presidential speeches and press

When a coalition of credit card companies form an interest group called the Partnership to Protect Consumer Credit, this indicates that

private interest are hiding behind the ideals of public interest

Third-party candidates are better off under ________.

proportional representation

How long is the term for a senator?

6 years

State ballot access laws, such as registration fees and petition requirements, have the effect of

reducing the number of third-party and independent candidates

The Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971

requires that each candidate or campaign committee itemize the full name and address, occupation, and principal business of each person who contributes more than $100.

Which of the following has been eliminated as a result of 2002 campaign -finance reforms?

soft money

A___exists when paid staff conduct most of the daily business of a group.

staff organization

The primary responsibility for conducting public elections rests with

state and local governments

Which statement about the Federal Communications Commission is FALSE?

the FCC was established in 1949 by President Harry Truman

Which of the following groups has had a the greatest success with strategy of litigation?

the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

In the Pentagon Papers case, the Supreme Court ruled

the US government could not stop The New York Times from publishing secret Department of Defense..

The concept of a marketplace of ideas refers to

the competition between varying opinions and ideas that are aired in public forums.

The "digital divide"

the fact that only 63 percent of high school graduates have broadband internet access at home while almost 90 percent of college graduates

Facebook has more than _ users worldwide

1 billion

Which of the following periods had the greatest increase in voter turnout for presidential elections?

1932-1940

Which two periods saw a decline in voter turnout for presidential elections and midterm elections?

1964-1976 and 1976-1988

As a third-party candidate, Ross Perot captured approximately ________ percent of the popular vote in the 1992 presidential election.

20

In 2014, there were approximately__PACs in the United States

5,000

When Hillary Clinton won the plurality of votes in California during the 2016 election, and California had 53 representatives in the House of Representatives, how many electoral votes from California did she win?

55

Which of the following statements about newspapers is accurate?

Daily newspaper print circulation had declined by over 30 percent over the past 20 years.

___occurs when one party controls the presidency while another party controls one or both houses of Congress

Divided governement

Interest groups are permitted to spend as much money as they want on issue advocacy during a campaign season as long as they do this:

Do not coordinate their efforts with a candidate's own campaign organization

The origins of political parties in the United Staes occur at which point in U.S. history?

During the ratification of the US Constitution

In 1985, the federal government stopped enforcing the ____arguing that is was no longer necessary due to television and radio stations

Fairness Doctrine

The best description of the ideal of pluralism is that

Interest groups should be free to compete for governmental influence

The fact that interest groups favor the wealthy and well educated can be understood as a reflection of what dilemma in American Politics?

Liberty is often inconsistent with equality

What distinguishes lobbying from other strategies of influence?

Lobbyist try to exert pressure directly on governmental officials themselves

Between the Civil War and the 1960s, the ________ was a Democratic stronghold.

South

Individuals and organizations can give an unlimited amount of money to

Super PACs

Which of the following statements about political opinions is correct?

The poor are generally more supportive of economic and social programs than the wealthy.

Which political prize within which branch of government is seen as the biggest , most important prize for a political party in two party system of government?

The presidency within the Executive Branch

less "horse race" coverage during elections

Which of the following is not one of the potential disadvantages of shifting away from traditional media and toward..

The relationship between government policy and public opinion is dynamic, wherein government policy responds to public opinion but public opinion also shifts based on new government policies.

Which statement best describes the relationship between public opinion and government policy?

A political ideology is best defined as

a cohesive set of beliefs that form a general philosophy about government

The Pentagon Papers were released as a result of

a leak by a minor Defense Department staffer.

An iron triangle is made up of an alliance between

a legislative committee, an interest group, and an executive agency.

issue network

a loose network of elected leaders, public officials, activists, and interest groups drawn together by a specific policy issue

Which of the following is NOT part of the ethics rules enacted by Congress in 2007?

a prohibition on all political action committee (PAC) contributions to ...

The power of the media to draw public attention to particular issues and problems is called

agenda setting

The term public opinion is used to describe

beliefs and attitudes toward different issues, events, and people.

Congress is a ___legislature with ___ members

bicameral , 535

Research into public opinion and public policy has shown that

more affluent and more educated citizens have a disproportionate influence over politics and public policy decisions.

"Me too" Republicanism refers to

the tendency of Republican politicians during the New Deal to support popular programs such as Social Security rather than advocate alternative policies.

What was the mission of the National Performance Review?

to reorganize the federal bureaucracy to make it more efficient , more accountable , and less wasteful

Which of the following groups is most likely to belong to the New Politics movement?

upper-middle-class professionals, for whom the civil right and antiwar