Scandals, Money & Expression
This 1970s political scandal led to President Nixon’s resignation.
What is Watergate?
The belief that one’s political participation can make a difference.
What is political efficacy?
An unscientific survey used to gauge public opinion quickly.
What is a straw poll?
The right to vote.
What is suffrage?
A person’s consistent set of beliefs about politics, public policy, and the role of government.
What is political ideology?
Money donated to political parties for “party-building activities” that used to avoid limits.
What is soft money?
A vote that allows citizens to approve or reject laws passed by the legislature.
What is a referendum?
The process of selecting a small group from a larger population to measure opinions.
What is sampling?
All the people eligible to vote in an election.
What is the electorate?
This ideology favors progress, government intervention in the economy, and expanded civil rights.
What is liberalism?
The constitutional protection that allows individuals to voice opinions without government interference.
What is freedom of expression?
A process by which citizens can propose new laws through petition and vote.
What is an initiative?
The difference between poll results and the true population opinion.
What is a sampling error?
An election in which voters choose candidates who will run in the general election.
What is a primary election?
This ideology supports limited government, traditional values, and free markets.
What is conservatism?
Money donated to political parties for “party-building activities” that used to avoid limits.
What is soft money?
A special election in which voters can remove an elected official before their term ends.
What is a recall?
The collective attitudes and beliefs of citizens on political issues.
What is public opinion?
A primary in which only registered party members can vote for their party’s candidate.
What is a closed primary?
Someone with extreme views seeking rapid and fundamental change in political, social, or economic systems.
What is a radical?
The reform that aimed to limit soft money contributions and campaign finance abuse.
What is the McCain-Feingold Act (BCRA)?
The system that formally elects the president and vice president of the United States.
What is the Electoral College?
A poll that uses random selection and scientific methods to ensure accuracy.
What is a scientific poll?
An election where voters choose officeholders from among candidates nominated by political parties.
What is a general election?
Someone who holds moderate views, often between liberal and conservative positions.
What is a moderate?