The Americans who turn out to vote at the lowest rate are __________.
What is the youngest voters
100
The writers of the Constitution allowed __________ to decide who should vote.
What is the states
100
Which of the following groups is more likely than the others to affiliate with the Democratic Party?
What is women
100
A poll that indicates 92 percent of adults believe an education beyond high school is crucial for success in today’s job market represents a __________ of opinion.
What is consensus
100
States that have been tagged as __________ states will see intense campaigning up to the very day of the election.
What is battleground
200
__________ sees political struggle as the pitting of different groups against each other to reach a compromise.
What is Pluralism
200
__________ give interest groups a shorthand way of describing Congressional voting records to interested citizens
What is Rating systems
200
At each national convention a political party drafts the party __________ outlining the party’s policies, positions, and principles.
What is platform
200
The transfer of political attitudes and beliefs __________.
What is is more likely to occur from parents to children
200
People who join social movements are most likely to join interest groups because of __________ incentives.
What is purposive
300
The Americans who have the highest voter turnout are __________.
What is reaching retirement
300
A political system in which only two parties have a reasonable chance of winning is called a __________.
What is two-party system
300
Pursuing the best interests of the overall community, rather than the narrow interests of a particular group, is known as pursuing __________.
What is the public interest
300
The Hatch Act of 1939 (Political Activities Act) is best known for __________.
What is restricting the political activities of civil servants
300
Women could vote in all states with the ratification of the __________ Amendment in 1920.
What is Nineteenth
400
The government’s attempt to control the media after the September 11th attacks has resulted in __________.
What is documents being labeled “secret” so they do not have to be revealed to the public
400
A presidential primary in which contending candidates compete for popular votes but the results do not control the selection of delegates to the national convention is referred to as __________.
What is a “beauty contest”
400
The unit rule is important to presidential candidates because __________.
What is the electoral votes of a state are cast for the candidate who gets the largest number of popular votes in the state
400
To successfully promote their policy goals, successful interest groups and their representatives try to cultivate long-term relationships with __________.
What is legislators and government officials
400
The Telecommunications Act of 1996 has allowed __________.
What is companies to own more media outlets
500
The Supreme Court ruled in Buckley v. Valeo that __________ cannot be banned under the Constitution.
What is the amount a candidate spends on a campaign
500
The 2009 decision of the Supreme Court in Citizens United v. Federal Election Committee __________.
What is makes it possible for unions, interest groups, and corporations to spend money directly on advertising for and against candidates
500
The Supreme Court ruling in Citizens United v. FEC __________.
What is stated that corporations, unions, and interest groups to fund campaign advertising without limits as long as it is not coordinated with a campaign
500
The Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 was amended in 1974 to __________.
What is allow any candidate running for president who is able to obtain contributions in at least 20 states to receive public money to help pay for primary campaigns
500
Nicholas Kristof, a New York Times reporter and author, identified the empowerment of __________ as a moral imperative for the twenty-first century.