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graph question 1

The gender gap among those who identified with the republican party was narrowest between 25 and 34 years of age

graph question 2

College graduates are more likely to vote than those who have at most a high school diploma

The largest percentage increase in political identification between 1952-1994 occurred among independents

3 (III) only

Which of the following can decrease the “margin of error” in a poll

a larger sample size

Man looks at different Mexican, Thai, and Korean restaurants

Melting pot

Electoral support for democratic candidates table

People with strong democratic party identification tend to vote for the democratic party

Electoral support for democratic candidates table

Pure independents were less likely to vote for the democratic presidential candidate in 1988 then for democratic house candidates in 1990

Cross cutting cleavages lead to greater political stability in a country because

it provides links or connections between people who poses many different characteristics 

Which statement best describes Americans' trust in government?

Americans trust in gov officials has been in decline since the vietnam war and watergate scandal

Citizens to believe they can influence political events and trust the system to respond to their needs have a high sense of _____?

efficacy

What political ideology is most dominant in American culture?

Moderate

Liberals are most tolerant of:

the rights of those accused of crimes

A conservative would likely support which of the following measures

less government regulation of the economy, the death penalty (1 and 4)

In recent years, which age group had the lowest voter turnout?

18 year olds

When social and economic indicators coincide in a person, making the difference between them and someone else more distinct, they are said to have _____?

reinforcing cleavages

If both rich and poor in all religions sometimes vote on the basis of their wealth, it is an illustration of _____?

Cross cutting cleavages

The process by which someone develops their political beliefs is known as _____?

political socialization

White Flight

was in response to Brown v Board of Education and desegregating school systems

Which religious group is the largest in the U.S.?

protestants

Based on what we know about the process of political socialization, a teenager in america is likely to be influenced by ___?

his or her parents political views

Which of the following amendments did not deal with suffrage?

21st

 In federalist no 10, James Madison argued that factions in a republic are?

Evil and should be prevented at all cost 

Which amendment provided for federal income tax?

16th

Considering all elections at all levels of government? Which of the following best describes electoral behavior in the United States?

The majority of the electorate does not vote in most elections

Midterms elections elect:

About ⅓ of the senate and all of the house

Voter turnout is highest in?

Presidential general elections

The free press has been called the 4th branch of government because?

Their reporting of government actions keeps the government in check

The Supreme Court considers campaign contributions as dealing with what constitutional amendment?

1st

The doctrine stating that a television or radio station must represent both sides of an issue evenly known as?

The fairness doctrine

If no presidential candidate wins a majority of the electoral vote, the election winner is determined by the?

House of representatives

Which of the following is a result of the electoral college system?

Candidates focus their campaign energies on the states with the largest populations

Place in correct order the processes involved in becoming President of the United States of America?

Announcement of intent, campaigning, primary season, convention, popular vote, electoral vote, inaguration.

Winning the Iowa cause and the New Hampshire primary is important for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:

It determines who will win the nomination at the national convention

The number of electoral votes a state has is determined by:

The number of senators and house members

Every 10 years congressional districts for each state are determined by

the senate (federal law)

The media’s ability to control what information people have access to is referred to their role as

gatekeeper

In order to become president, a person MUST win

the electoral college (one(I) only)

Frontloading occurs in a political campaign when

Early primaries like New Hampshire tend to be more important than later ones

Which of the following is the most accurate statement about political parties in the U.S.?

The percentage of voters identifying themselves as either democrat or republican has been declining since the 1970’s

Critical elections or realigning elections in the United States typically have occurred?

When groups of voters have changed their traditional patterns of party loyalty.

A primary election in which voters are required to formally identify a party preference before the election:

closed primary

Which of the following is the best example of agenda setting by the media?

Deliberately ignoring an issue important to the president and choosing to focus on one less important to him/her

Which of the following types of media is subject to the MOST controls and regulation by the government?

Local news on TV

Which of the following limits to campaign donations created by FECA was declared unconstitutional by Buckley v. Valeo in 1976?

Overall campaign spending limits on what candidates could spend on their own campaigns

The Bipartisan Campaign reform act of 2002, also known as the McCain-Feingold Act, was intended to limit the effects of money on campaign financing. Which of the following was used to get around the limit imposed by this law?

Establishment of independent expenditure

How do most state parties select their presidential candidates?

primaries

If an elector in the electoral college fails.chooses not to vote the way his/her district's popular vote selected, they are known as?

faithless elector

The FCC is in charge of?

Regulating the public airwaves for TV & radio

Single issue political parties have historically been short lived because?

multiple-issue parties absorb their issue and therefore they no longer need to exist

 In the past 50 years, elections have become more candidate centered, meaning which of the following is True?

Political power in the US has shifted towards the media

Arguably the most important reason for the existence of third parties is?

They bring controversial issues into the public

Which form of media continues to reach more households in America than any other?

radio

Republicans choosing to watch more conservative news networks like Fox News, and Democrats choosing to watch more liberal stations like MSNBC is known as?

selective exposure

The government’s ability to stop a news story from being reported if it puts troops in the field in a clear and present danger is…?

prior restraint

If the president or their staff intentionally leaks information to the media in order to gauge public reaction this is known as…?

trial ballooning

Which of the following is not a criticism of the media and politics today?

Increase of journalistic standards

The supreme authority in both major parties is the _____, which meets every 4 years for 4 days.

national party convention

Parties today have become

decentralized

Which of the following is not an advantage of closed primaries?

It doesn’t exclude independent voters

How many votes in the electoral college are needed to win the presidency?

270

Which of the following has been most used to expand the power and scope of the federal government?

commerce clause

Which amendment provided for presidential disability and succession?

25th

Which amendment extended the 5th amendment’s due process clause to the states?

14th

Which amendment provides reserved powers for the people?

9th

This amendment protects you from cruel and unusual punishment?

8th