Elections and Campaigns
According to political scientists such as David Mayhew, what is the primary motivation for members of Congress
Re-Election
The 24-hour news cycle became a thing with the advent of what type of media?
cable television
This is an attachment people feel with a particular party
Partisanship
What is the common nickname for the Affordable Care Act (ACA)
Obamacare
What conflict shaped the passage of the War Powers Act?
Vietnam
Money donated to support independent campaign expenditures that cannot be traced to the original source
"Dark" Money
What is perhaps the largest leak in US history, according to your textbook?
Madison is in favor of more government services, more regulation, and higher taxes. What is Madison's political ideology
Liberal
This act subsidized the construction of public hospitals and nursing homes
Hill-Burton Hospital Construction Act
Which nation has been the focus of a "trade war" with the United States
China
When a primary election rolls around in a state with no party registration, the individual voter gets to choose which party's primary to vote in.
Open Primary
This term describes whether the government may prohibit the publication of protected free speech.
prior restraint
Jamal is in favor of fewer government services, and fewer government restrictions on individual and business action. What best describes Jamal's political ideology
conservative
A joint federal-state entitlement program that provides health insurance for low-income households and indigent seniors and people with disabilities
Medicaid
This group is most likely to advise the President regarding the use of force.
the National Security Council
A description of the American political system in which individual candidates decide to run on their own and are responsible for their own campaign
candidate-centered campaign
People who consume political news may influence others' perceptions of politics by spreading specific news stories on social media are known as:
political hobbyist
What is the number of people preferred by most polls?
1000
A federal entitlement program that provides health insurance for people 65 and older or who have permanent disabilities
Medicare
What organization was created due to the failure to predict the Pearl Harbor attack?
National Security Council
What party typically loses during the midterms?
The President's party.
Which amendment to the Constitution protects the freedom of speech and assembly?
The First Amendment!
What are the two main ideologies discussed in American politics?
conservatism and liberalism
Who was the first major presidential candidate to call for a national health insurance policy?
Theodore Roosevelt
The only time that Article 5 of the NATO treaty has been invoked was as a result from ___________.
September 11, 2001