Good
________ refers to a process in which a substantial group of voters switches party allegiance.
Realignment
Voter _____ refers to the percentage of citizens taking part in the election process.
turnout
In order to run for president of the United States, a candidate must be at least _____ years of age.
35
At each national convention, a political party drafts the party ________ outlining the party’s policies, positions, and principles.
platform
Women could vote in all states with the ratification of the ________ Amendment in 1920.
Nineteenth
Members of the electoral college selected by each state equal the number of
House members plus the number of Senators
________ sees political struggle as the pitting of different groups against each other to reach a compromise.
Pluralism
A decline in party loyalties that reduces long-term party commitment is known as
dealignment.
Kendra joined the National Audubon Society because she enjoys learning about birds and meeting other birdwatchers. What type of interest group incentive does this demonstrate?
solidary incentive
During the 2016 presidential election cycle, _____ garnered more than twice the amount of earned media than the next closest competitor
Donald Trump
When a popular candidate influences the success of other candidates on the same party ticket, it is called the _____ effect.
coat-tail
George Washington felt it was important to keep some governmental matters secret and as a result, news should be censored to keep these matters out of the public eye. This is an example of
managed news
Agenda setting is determining
which public policy questions will be debated or considered.
A winner-take-all system is also known as a ________ voting system.
plurality
Campaign managers and candidates believe that the media has the most influence on
an individual who has not formed an opinion about a candidate.
During the 2016 presidential election, voters between the ages of 18 and 29 used social media to gain information while all other age groups identified _____ as their source for election news
cable television
If political parties in the United States did not search out and encourage political hopefuls, then
voters would have limited choices.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) are known as umbrella groups because they
represent certain types of businesses or companies that deal in a particular type of product.
Which statement about world opinion of the United States is most accurate?
There are divisions of opinion about the United States among Muslims in Middle Eastern states, based on religious views.
Which of the following statements concerning the “Daisy Girl” ad from the 1964 presidential campaign is true?
The ad is an example of classic negative campaign advertising.
The concept that interest groups are really an elitist phenomenon rather than a manifestation of pluralism is supported by the fact that
most Americans are not represented by interest groups.
In January 2013, the government shut down as part of a sequestration. Some reports focused more on negative consequences of sequestration, while others discussed how Tea Party members of Congress pushed for fiscal responsibility. What aspect of agenda-setting does this represent?
framing
Beginning in the 1960s, socially conservative voters, particularly in the South, began to ________, with the result that ________.
leave the Democratic Party; neither party dominates the modern era
In order to gain the favor of the public, an interest group implements a public relations campaign that demonstrates the danger of plastic twist-off caps to wildlife. This is an example of
climate control.
One of the most effective political ads was a thirty-second spot for __________, depicting a little girl picking daisies in a field and then an image of a mushroom cloud emanating from a nuclear explosion.
Lyndon Johnson in his campaign against Barry Goldwater