Unit 2 MCQ

Which of the following scenarios best represents an example of straight ticket voting?

A citizen casts votes for all Republicans based solely on the candidates affiliation with the republican party

Why does the establishment of an iron triangle among lobbyists, a government agency and a congressional committee often lead them to accomplish an important goal?

All three groups are motivated by their own self interest which is to improve the same aspect of American life

Which of the following scenarios is most related to the Twenty-Sixth Amendment?

An eighteen- year-old votes in a presidential election

For which of the following tasks would using the bar graph as currently designed be the LEAST helpful?

Calculating the election cycle spending based on the intervals shown on the vertical axis

A Republican candidate for US Senate has hired a pollster who conducts a poll among likely voters across the state and collects 2,500 respondents. They conducted the poll carefully but the sample size is 65% women and 35% men. What technique in measuring public opinion must the pollster use to make the poll accurately reflect public opinion?

Checking it against other population demographic

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) learns that a local prosecutor has charged a black teen with assault and armed robbery. The organization has reason to believe the defendant has been wrongly charged for the crime. The defendant has little money but much more support in the local area. Which of the following courses of action will the NAACP likely take?

Defend the accused teen in court

Read the following statements and then identify which is true of Democrats (1st part of statement) versus Republicans (2nd part of the statement).

Desires an increase in minimum wage, favors fewer business regulations

Which of the following questions is most likely to appear on a push poll?Do

Do you approve

Which of the following amendments did Congress seek to enforce when it passed the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

Fifteenth amendment

Which interest group action would most influence ruling in the courts?

Filing an amicus curiae brief

Which of the following reasons third parties are losers (hope you did those last few slides like Flinn talked about)?

For once, there is an all of the above answer.

Which of the following is true regarding interest groups?

Health care reform has been threatened by special interests

National Organization for Women - since our founding in 1966, NOW's purpose is to take action through intersectional grassroots activism to promote feminist ideals, lead societal change, eliminate discrimination, and achieve and protect the rights of all women and girls in the aspects of social, political and economic life.

Ideological group (Liberal)

Which of the following is an accurate comparison of public interest groups (PIG) and special interest groups (SIG)?

PIG: addresses policy concerns that impact nation at large; SIG: have a unique membership and try to shape policy with those board members in mind

Elected officials who call themselves members of a party constitute the _____

Party in Government

A political party's statement of its position on the issue is its

Platform

Which of the following statements best reflects the cartoonist's point of view?

Polling during campaigns is overdone and the media does not give careful consideration to the polls they represent

Common Cause

Public Interest group

Common Cause - Common Cause is a nonpartisan, grassroots organization dedicated to upholding the core values of American Democracy. We work to create open, honest and accountable government that serves the public interest; promote equal rights, opportunity and representation for all; and empower all people to make their voices heard in the political process.

Public interest group

A wage earner who identifies as a political independent has heard a Senate candidate promise to push for an increase in the national minimum wage while her opponent does not do that. The citizen votes for this candidate primarily for this reason so his own pay might increase. Which of the following models best explains this citizen's voting behavior?

Rational Choice voting

Which generation group is most likely to oppose a protest of national symbols or ceremonies?

Silent

A third party that forms around one particular cause is a(n)

Single Issue group

American Association of Retired Persons - AARP enhances quality of life for all as we age. We champion positive social change and deliver value through advocacy, information and service

Single Issue group

In 1980, a small group of parents personally affected by drunk driving formed the group Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD). Over the past four decades, they have grown in number and have lobbied on state and local levels promoting legislation such as stricter limits on blood alcohol levels for drivers. MADD is an example of which of the following?

Single issue groups with the goal of impacting policy making

Political ___________ is the process through which people acquire information about politics and add it to their beliefs.

Socialization

"So called 'push polls' are not polls at all. They are a form of political telemarketing whose intent is not to measure public opinion but to manipulate - 'push' voters away from one candidat and towards the opposing candidate. Such polls defame sleected candidate by spreading false or misleading information about them. The intent is to disseminate campaign propaganda under the guise of conducting a legitimate public opinion poll." - American Association of Public Opinion Research, "Condemned Survey Practices," 2007 Based on the text, with which of the following statements would the authors most likely agree?

Telemarketing disguised as research as decreased response rates and discredited public opinion polling

The Constitution requires that the government conduct an "actual enumeration" of the population every _____________

Ten years

Which of the following best explains how parties link citizens to the electoral process?

The free rider problem limits the groups resources

Which of the following statements represents a trend supported by the data in the bar graph?

The number of House members between the most liberal Republicans and the most conservative Democrat decreased between 1982 and 2012

Which of the following is necessary for a public opinion poll to be valid?

The poll must have a low margin of error

What is an advantage of open primaries over closed primaries for independents?

They allow more voters to take part

Which constitutional amendment was seeking to protect voting rights for the people of the District of Columbia?

Twenty-Third

Individuals who were once lobbyists for private corporations are often hired for government positions because they...* 1/1

have the experience and contacts to help officials gain support for their policies