PSC Exam 2 Multiple Choice

What are some strategies to increase voter participation?

National Voting Holiday Expand Mail-In Voting Automatic Registration

Political Action Committees can be headed by the candidate's best friend, but cannot coordinate with the candidate.

True

The Big Sort happened because people moved to

places that aligned with their cultural preferences.

What was the main reason for the passing of the 26th Amendment in 1971, which lowered the voting age from 21 to 18?

18-year-olds were being sent off to fight, but they did not have the right to participate in elections.

NCAA v. Alston did what?

Allowed college athletes to make money off endorsements

What is/are the factor(s) that go into the funnel of causality and influence public opinion formation?

Family and Friends Mass Media and Events School and Peers

What are the six freedoms guaranteed to YOU in the First Amendment?

Freedom from state sponsored religion; freedom to practice or not practice any religion; freedom of the press; freedom of speech; freedom to peaceably assemble; and freedom to petition the government for a redress of grievances.

The Great Depression (1929-1933) caused many Americans to shift from Republicans to Democrats in the 1930s. This historical event reflects that ____ drive public opinion.

Generational effects

What is prior restraint?

Government censorship on speech BEFORE it occurs

Facebook's Meaningful Social Interactions prioritize what?

Interaction between family and friends

A group of citizens with a common interest who try to influence public policy to benefit its members is called a(n)

Interest Group

The period before the primaries during which candidates attempt to capture party support and media coverage is called

Invisible Primary

How does the average rate of voter turnout in the U.S. compare to that of other democracies?

It is lower

The number of electoral votes a state receives corresponds exactly to what?

The number of senators and members of the House of Representatives for the state

Which economic interest group aims to protect workers through safer working conditions?

Unions

Why did the Civic World disappear?

Elites retreated from civic society. Baby Boomers were "too cool" for civic organizations. Checkbook advocacy began

Theda Skocpol argues that the the move from membership in large civic organizations to checkbook democracy created a disconnect between

the government and the media.

Nearly three-fourths of which group of people vote in elections?

College-Educated

The Republican Party is more likely to have people with ___________ ideology.

Conservative

Which assessment of the 1960 debate between Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy is considered correct?

Most television watchers thought Kennedy won, and most radio listeners thought Nixon won.

A long-term shift in voter allegiance from one party to the other by a segment of the population is called a

Party Realignment

What are the three (3) different ways to think of political parties?

Party in the Electorate, Party in Government, and Party Organization

What type of interest group is created in response to an opening or opportunity for social, political, or economic changes?

Proactive

One way interest groups attract and keep members (and mitigate free riders) is by providing benefits exclusive to members, such as discounted travel. This is known as

Selective Benefits

Political polarization means that an individual's stance on an issue or policy is:

Strictly defined by the person's political party or ideology, and the two parties are opposed on that issue.

Several Midwest states—Ohio, Pennsylvania, Iowa, Wisconsin, and Michigan—are not considered strictly pro-Republican (like Oklahoma) or pro-Democrat (like Massachusetts). What are these states, which are usually of vital interest to presidential candidates, called?

Swing States

The case of Bowers v. Hardwick outcome is: there is no right to homosexual sodomy (5-4) (1986). However, the case of Obergefell v. Hodges outcome is: States may not prohibit same-sex marriage (5-4) (2015). In fewer than 30 years, the Supreme Court had gone from holding that states could criminalize homosexual activity to determining that states may not prohibit same-sex marriage. The same-sex marriage legalization reflects that ____.

The Court's decision aligned with changes in public opinion.

Which statement describes the relationship between income and voting?

The higher one's income, the more likely one is to vote.

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There is A Secret Elite That's Exempt From Rules Facebook Coveted Young Users, Despite Health Concerns Not Able To Effectively Police Anti-vaccine Misinformation

What matters when staging a demonstration?

Time, Manner, and Place

What three (3) things impact whether people participate?

Time, Money, Knowledge

People who affiliate with the Democratic Party are more likely to believe that

government should help the poor.

Social Capital

is important to democracy. builds trust in society. includes norms of reciprocity.

Mediating Institutions, such as the media, elections, and interest groups, are important because they

link people to the government.

Which of the following are rights guaranteed by the First Amendment?

reedom of the press and speech That the government will not establish a religion or stop the free exercise of religion The right to petition and peaceably assemble