US Govt Test 3

We don’t actually elect the president. Instead, a candidate must win 270 ______ _______ votes.

Electoral College

Prof loves to watch _____ because it is the most unfiltered coverage of what Congress is up to everyday

C-SPAN

This kind of voting, which means members of congress vote the way their party tells them to, whether or not its what they might personally want to do, had increased a ton in the last 20 years

Party Line

If we didn’t have to work on Election Day because it was a _____, more people would probably vote

Holiday

Sadly, only about 55% of Americans choose to _____ in presidential elections

vote

when you leave homeless and poor people out of your sample for your poll, you have made a ______ error

sampling

the democratic and republican national _____ are responsible for giving us their vision, so that we may decide which party we identify with

committees

when a candidate wins an election. they claim a _____, or that since they won, they now get to carry out their (and their party’s) agenda

mandate

the AARP is an example of this type of interest group, which is very well-organized and thus very influential

economic

______ polls are when pollsters stand outside polling places and ask people who are leaving who they voted for after they’ve voted

exit

when joe biden talks to reporters (and us) directly, he is doing a press ______

conference

people who follow this religion are more likely to vote for democrats

Judaism

when a representative from the NRS talks to members of congress about supporting gun rights and the 2nd amendment, they are doing what?

lobbying

the _____ of media ownership is a huge problem for being able to get fair and balanced news reporting

consolidation

the political parties are allowed to change their _____ during their national party conventions. This is a list of issues and their stances on them.

platform

political knowledge and political participation have a ____ relationship. when you know more, you are more likely to vote

reciprocal

one measure of accuracy of a poll; below 4% is considered good

margin of error

this is also known as a media effect and happens when the media gets to decide for us what is important enough to report on

agenda setting

online voting would be so awesome, but there are some pretty major _____ concerns

security

this news channel is for spanish speakers, and is a great example of narrowcasting

telemundo

how many years must you wait to walk through the revolving door?

two

union membership has ____ over the last 20 years

declined

in 1932, the election of FDR is what political scientists call a ____ election because there was a big party realignment around the issue of the states of the economy and the role of the government in economic matters

critical

when do your friends shape your political beliefs the most?

middle school and/or highschool

which is best predictor of what someone's opinion will be about an issue, candidate, or politcal party?

race

a question on a poll that pushes you toward one candidate or away from another is called a _____ _____?

push poll

if you let respondents choose to be in your sample, you are committing what polling error?

self-selection

which is the term for the process through which you get your beliefs and values about politics?

political socialization

Remember stratified sampling and why it is better? How do you do this method of sampling?

look at the demographics of your population and weight them in your sample

why is it so hard for minor/third parties to get their candidates elected?

winner take all system, public campaign financing rules, the electoral college

political parties exist in government but they also exist...

in the electorate, which is the voters who consider themselves members

aiding presidential campaigns and conducting party-building activities is the job of whom?

the national party committees

if someone identifies as a woman of color, which political party are they most likely to vote for?

democrats

if someone identifies as a white male, which political party are they most likely to vote for?

republicans

which is the most effective in getting people to the polls?

political parties

which pair of court cases equated money with speech?

McCutcheon and Citizens United

which court case said politicians can spend as much of their own money as they want to try to get elected?

Buckley v Valeo

True or false: before the 12th amendment, the Prez and VP could be elected from opposite parties

True

what is front loading and who does it benefit?

states tend to pick the earliest primate date possible; front runners

which rule for media companies says you have to give both sides the same amount of time to speak or advertise?

equal time rule

who regulates television and airwaves, because they are a public space?

the government, through the FCC

which one allowed for more consolidated corporate ownership of media?

Telecommunications Act of 1996

which method of citing a source says you may reveal nothing about where your info came from (you say, a source said)?

on deep background

has our trust in the media increased or decreased in the last 50 years?

decreased

Which kind of brief does an interest group file to the Supreme Court, to show their analysis and side of a case?

amicus curiae

which concept explains how people reap the benefits of others actions, though they did nothing to earn these benefits?

free rider problem

which act banned gifts to public officials and put into place tougher disclosure requirements for lobbyists?

Honest Leadership and Open Government Act

If a senator already support the NRA, what else may a lobbyist for this interest group provide for them, legally?

information on policies up for debates or votes