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Immigration
100
This amendment, ratified soon after the Civil War, said that people could not be denied the right to vote based on race or color
What is the 15th Amendment
100
In this type of election, only voters registered with that particular political party may participate
What is a closed primary
100
This group influences people's public opinions because they are the most present during the impressionable years
What is family
100
James Madison, because of his distaste for interest groups, refers to them by this name
What is factions
100
High-skilled foreign workers are wanted in four particular fields, known by this acroynm
What is STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math)
200
In 1971, people's opinions about this war caused the voting age to be lowered from 21 to 18
What is the Vietnam War
200
Controversial in the 2000 election in Florida, these ballots were miscounted because the punch-card ballots were misread
What is a hanging chad
200
These types of polls often fail because of the self-selection problem
What is straw votes
200
Agricultural interest groups lobby the government to obtain this economic favor
What is subsidies
200
Illegal immigration to the US has not increased since this year
What is 2007
300
The voter qualification requirement of residence was put in place to prevent this phenomena
What is outsiders from flooding other states' elections
300
This 2002 Supreme Court ruling is the reason Political Action Committees have received so much attention
What is Citizens United vs Federal Election Commission
300
This term refers to the part of the universe that a particular poll will actually poll to obtain its results
What is the sample
300
These two groups of people must wait at least two years after retiring before becoming lobbyists
What is former Senators and executive branch officials
300
These types of visas are for those who only plan on living in the US temporarily
What is a non-immigrant visa
400
2/3 of voters vote the same way as these people
What is their parents
400
Corporations cannot directly give money to a political candidate, but these groups can
What is a Political Action Committee
400
When referring to how the media makes certain issues prominent for the American public, we might use this term
What is salience
400
This term refers to lobbying that's done by the general public to raise awareness about a particular interest group
What is grassroots lobbying
400
Arizona's recent immigration bill sparked controversy because it contained a provision allowing this
What is "papers please"
500
This term, named after a strange looking lizard, refers to the rigging of electoral districts to favor a particular party
What is gerrymandering
500
Individuals can contribute no more than this much to a single political party in a single year
What is $28,500
500
This is the most popular campaign news source for most of the American public
What is cable television
500
Interest groups are only seen as effective if overlapping memberships limit the scope of each group's demand in this way
What are cross-cutting cleavages
500
Many are perplexed at how difficult it is for this group of young foreign learners to get a job in the US
What is college graduates
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