POSI 2310 Exam 3 TXST

Which of the following is NOT a primary socializing agent?

peers

The "motor voter" law

All of these answers are correct.

One's sense of civic duty and apathy are attitudes that are usually acquired from one's

Parents

How has the Internet affected the watchdog role of the media?

It has expanded the watchdog capacity of the media.

Voter participation in the United States

has increased in all elections over the past two decades

All of the following are characteristic of a party realignment EXCEPT

a very close electoral result.

The goal of ________ is to create a favorable public image for the group while moving public opinion on a specific issue.

public relations activities

Professional associations in Texas

typically require members to have a state-issued license.

Vote identification cards find the most support among

Republicans.

The limits of interest groups' influence might be gauged by the Democratic backlash against the ________, which tried to block the North American Free Trade Agreement in 1993.

AFL-CIO

The most numerous economic groups are

business groups.

During the era of objective journalism, the commitment of newspapers to two-sided news reporting

did not extend to their editorializing

The adoption of voter identification cards by several states

will likely cause a decline in voter turnout.

The "long tail" is a phenomenon related to the

pattern and rate of Internet news readership.

Organized labor in Texas is

very weak.

The MOST obvious sign of the party realignment of recent decades has been the strong tendency of

the South to vote Republican.

A candidate for which minor party in 1912 managed to earn more votes than one of his major party opponents?

Bull Moose

The process of political socialization in the United States is

normally cumulative; political beliefs attained earlier in life tend to be retained to a substantial degree.

________ was the only Republican elected president from 1932-1964.

Dwight Eisenhower

Which of the following states has relatively low turnout in elections?

These four states have similar turnout rates compared to the national average.

The air we breathe is an example of a

collective good.

The federal government's licensing of broadcasting was based primarily on

The scarcity of broadcasting frequencies.

What is the most important tool for interest groups seeking to influence election outcomes?

money

All of the following contribute to legislative professionalism EXCEPT

limited sessions.

The first American political parties emerged from the conflict between

small farmers and states' rights advocates, and those favoring commercial and wealthy interests.

In general, public opinion

sets limits on government action.

Scholarly research has shown that, overall, the traditional mefia

may have a slight liberal bias, and it depends on the outlet.

The Tea Party

All of these answers is correct.

One of the reasons voter turnout is lower in the United States than in Western European countries is that

U.S. registration laws place a greater burden on the individual.

Which of the following is true of the relationship between public opinion and shifts in major government policies?

On high-profile issues particularly, public opinion tends to affect policy to a greater degree than policymakers' agendas affect public opinion

Some analysts predict that soon the most important medium of election politics will be

the Internet.

The National Rifle Association (NRA), the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), and the National Education Association (NEA) are all examples of groups that are

active on both the state and national levels.

Currently, the greatest percentage of Americans identify as

Democrats or leaning Democrat.

When are PAC's prohibited from making contributions to members of the Texas state legislature?

The period beginning 30 days before and ending 20 days after the regular session.

National party organizations can dictate the day-to-day decisions of

neither local nor state party organizations.

Negative campaigning in presidential elections was first used in

the early years of the country.

A sustained action taken by citizens disenchanted with government in order to express their opposition and work to bring about the change they seek is a social or political change is a

political movement.

What region of the country overall has the LOWEST connectivity to the Internet?