AP Government Unit's 4 and 5 Review

Political Socialization

4

Political Ideology that emphasizes small government and individualism

Conservatives

8

Vietnam War is considered what type of effect in socialization

Generational Effect

10

This is the most biggest influence in political socialization 

Family or Media

12

This concept describes a citizen’s belief that they can influence government and that the government will respond to their participation.

Political Efficacy

15

Name the Five Core values of American Government

Rule of Law, Individualism, Free Enterprise, Limited Government, Equality

Political Parties

4

This party system is what the U.S currently uses in politics. There is the Democrat Party and the Republican Party

Two Party System

8

This political party was formerly conservative but became progressive and liberal in the early 1900s

Democrat Party

10

This third party advocates for minimal government intervention in both the economy and persona lives, emphasizing individual liberty and free markets. 

Libertarian Party

12

Abortion is considered this type of issue with the democrats and republicans

Wedge Issue

15

A financial crisis, a major war, or an implode of a political party would lead to what?

Political Realignment

Voting

4

This amendment removed poll tax for Americans going to vote

24th Amendment

8

In this voting model people vote on a candidate based on what they promise they will do in the future.

Prospective voting

10

Civil Rights Act of 1965 removed _______ from states in order to be more equitable in voting

Literacy Tests

12

Political Parties, Interest Groups, Elections, and Media are all forms of __________ that channel political news to people

Linkage Institutions 

15

This voting system allows voters to rank candidates in order of preference, eliminating the lowest-performing candidates and redistributing votes until one candidate achieves a majority.

Ranked-Choice Voting

Campaigning

4

Type of Primaries where you can only vote in the ballot with your political party affiliation

Closed Primary

8

Funds given to parties or political organizations in unlimited amounts to be used for "party building activities" 

Soft Money

10

These independent political committees can raise and spend unlimited amounts of money to support or oppose candidates, but cannot directly coordinate with campaigns, a practice upheld in Citizens United v. FEC.

SuperPACs

12

This law put a cap on donations from PACs and forced to donors to be public with their donations.

Federal Election Campaign Act

15

This political party reform led to more diversity in the Democratic party by shifting to primaries election and not just super delegates choosing their top choice. This was due to a riot between Pro Vietnam War Democrats and Anti-Vietnam War Democrats in 1968. 

McGovern-Fraser Commission

What we missed

4

This method uses a small, representative sample to estimate the views of a larger population.

Scientific Polling

8

These government programs guarantee benefits to eligible individuals, such as Social Security and Medicare, regardless of annual budget decisions.

Entitlements

10

This type of tax is preferred by Democrats because a person's tax rate increases as their income increases

Progressive Tax

12

This clause in the Constitution has been interpreted to support the idea that government should promote general well-being, influencing modern policy debates.

General Welfare Clause

15

This phenomenon occurs when voters only participate in high-profile elections like presidential races.

Drop-off effect