List functions of interest groups. 100 points each.
Many possible answers exist, here are some acceptable responses:
- raise awareness of issues
- educate public of issues
- rate elected officials
- lobby elected officials
- provide information to the govt.
- donate money to candidates
100
Citizen's attitudes about political issues, leaders, etc when aggregated together.
What is public opinion?
100
List functions of parties (100 points each).
Many possible answers exist, here are a few acceptable responses:
- Recruit candidates to run for elective offices at all levels of government
- Mobilize citizens to vote and participate in elections
- Bear the responsibility of operating government IF they are in the majority
- Provide organized opposition to the party in power
- Unify diverse interests
100
This happens when a poll is nudging you to pick the desired response.
What is push polling?
100
This political party controlled the Era of Good Feelings.
Dem-Reps
200
Provide one way an interest group can affect the results of an election.
Many possible answers exist:
- donate money to a candidate
- endorse candidates...informs public and interest group members
- mobilize members to vote for a candidate
200
Name agents of socialization (200 points each).
What are race, family, economics, race, gender, nationality?
200
This is the primary purpose of political parties.
What is getting members elected to office?
200
This is the process by which people form underlying beliefs and values.
What is socialization?
200
Name groups connected to the New Deal Coalition (200 points each).
Lots
300
This concept describes a committee set up to raise and spend a LIMITED amount of money on campaigns and candidates.
Political Action Committee (PAC)
300
This is demonstrated by higher percentages of men voting for military action when compared with lower percentages among women.
What is the gender gap?
300
This is the process by which a party nominates a single candidate for office.
What is nomination?
300
This term refers to the best method for pollsters to selected a representative sample of the population with equal chances for all to be selected.
What is probability sampling?
300
When an unnamed source predicted the election of 1936 wrong due to bad representation, it was an example of what type of poll problem?
What is selection bias?
400
This case extended the power of PACs.
What is Citizens United v. FEC?
400
This publication published a poorly constructed poll on the election of 1936.
What is the Literary Digest?
400
This refers to members of a party with strong connections who are willing to do work to support their party.
What is a party activist?
400
This type of polling issue results from poorly worded questions.
What is measurement error?
400
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500
This political leader encouraged the formation of many competing interest groups (factions) to create balance.
Who is James Madison?
500
This explains why take political cues from others (parties, media, friends) rather than from studying the issues on their own.
Cost-benefit. It is easier to make decisions off of sources a person views as valuable. Still get the positive feeling of staying involved.
500
These were the two sides in the third political system and what issues were they divided on.
Republicans and Democrats divided on slavery and economics.
500
What were the TWO important precedents that came out of the Buckley v Valeo case?
1. UPHELD the ability of the government to regulate campaign donations.
2. Allows candidates to spend as much of their OWN money as they like.
500
What major precedent came from the Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission case (2010)?
Corporations, unions and political organizations may now spend unlimited amounts of money from their treasuries on independent political expenditures in support of or opposition to a candidate.