Paying For Election Campaigns
Paying For Election Campaigns
Chapter 11/ Forming Public Opinion
Forming Public Opinion
100
Which of the following was NOT a result of the Federal Election Campaign Finance Act?
What is private funding of presidential elections
100
An attempt to promote a particular person or idea
What is propaganda
100
The question of whether people support or oppose tax cuts falls under which feature of public opinion?
What is direction
100
People who share a point of view about an issue?
What is interest group
200
When candidates or campaign workers travel through neighborhoods asking for votes or taking public opinion polls , they are
What is canvassing
200
Political organizations established by special - interest group designed to support political candidates by contributing money
What is political action committees
200
The president's address to the nation about issues he is concerned with is an example of which influence on public opinion
What is public officals
200
A specialist whose job is to conduct surveys regularly ?
What is pollster
300
Which of the following is NOT a legal use of soft money?
What is campaign funding
300
Politicians who have already been elected to office ?
What is incumbents
300
Some people support public - opinion polling because they believe
What is polling supports democracy
300
The ideas and attitudes that most people hold about government?
What is public opinion
400
Former House Speaker Tip O'Neal said that you can forget the other three parts of a campaign if you are without what ?
What is money
400
When famous person supports or campaigns for a candidate ?
What is endorsement
400
How family people hold their views and how likely they are to change their opinion on a topic describes which feature of public opinion ?
What is stability
400
Television , radio , newspapers , movies , books , magazines
What is mass media
500
What is the purpose of campaigns?
What is to win votes
500
Donations given to political parties and not designated for a particular candidate's election campaign
What is soft money
500
A poor , elderly person who lives in a small town and supports more government social services programs is an example of which influenced on a person's public opinion
What is personal backgrounds
500
A Mechanism of communication
What is medium