Public Opinion
Political Parties and interest groups
Voting
Elections
More election questions
100
Public opinion is measured with this standard tool today
What is polls
100
This is the difference between political party and interest groups
What is pp want to control government and ig want to change policies they are interested in
100
These two words are synonymous with right to vote
What is suffrage and franchise
100
This amendment limited presidents to two terms
What is 22nd amendment
100
This is the definition of a super pac
What is money raised by an interest group such as the NRA or AARP
200
Public opinion is mostly expressed by voting but there are other options such as (name two)
What is lobbying, campaign fundraising, canvasing, writing to editors, blogs, etc.
200
This historical figure did not support any political parties
Who is George Washington
200
This is the difference between states voter registration laws
What is when you can register?
200
This is the point of party conventions
What is to highlight their platform and formally select their candidates
200
This is the reason the electoral college was created
What is to stop the masses from voting for a corrupt but charismatic candidate
300
These are the five agents of socialization
What is family, friends, schools, religion
300
One of the larger problems facing interests groups is this and they try to change it with incentives
What is free rider problem
300
These are the reasons people decide to vote (list two)
What is interest in politics, civic duty, belief that their vote will change politics, social pressure
300
This is the difference between a primary and caucus
What is primary has people vote on ballots and a caucus, people stand in corners and debate to have people join their candidate corner
300
This is why Clinton and Trump have spent a lot of time in states like PA and FL
What is they are battleground states, states that are moderate with a large amount of electoral votes.
400
The number one way to measure how someone will vote is this
What is political party affiliation
400
Interest groups play a role in this theory of politics/democracy
What is pluralist theory
400
This group is the group that has a higher tendency to vote
What is educated, wealthy, and older
400
This is the definition of an incumbent race
What is when a current president is re running for their position
400
These are the five steps to the presidential election process
What is pre nomination, nomination, national conventions, general elections, electoral college decisions
500
The problem the media has with reporting polls is that they don't include ALL of these three items
What is direction, intensity, continuity
500
What president is partially responsible for the fourth realignment
Who is FDR
500
This theory by Anthony Downs says that the costs of gathering and understanding information outweigh the benefits of making a vote choice
What is rational choice theory
500
Virginia has this type of electoral process
What is winner take all or unit rule
500
These are three ways to participate in politics besides voting
What is legal protests, non violent civil disobedience, and illegal protests
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