CIS Challenge of Democracy

What is the collective attitude of the population's beliefs about politics and policy issues?

Public opinion

What is the vocabulary term political scientists use to describe how women are more likely than men to be Democrats called?

Gender gap

Political socialization is defined as…

The process through which an individual acquires their particular political beliefs

Which of the following is most accurate about the media?

The media commonly covers individuals and the "horse race" aspects of politics rather than covering substantive national issues because personalities and horse race journalism more easily holds viewer attention and is economically beneficial.

Which of the following is the most influential contributor to a child's political socialization, based largely on the transmission model of political partisanship?

Family

Which of the following is an accurate description of the Elastic Clause?

It is also known as the "necessary and proper clause" and gives Congress implied powers beyond its enumerated powers.

Third Parties in American politics typically…

Bring new groups into politics and serve as a safety valve for voters who don't feel represented by either of the two major parties

Relatively routine behaviors that use the established institutions of representative government such as voting in an election are called which of the following?

Conventional participation

Which group has had the highest percentage of its population voting for Democratic candidates in recent elections?

Blue collar workers (working class)

Which foundational document articulates the principle of natural rights, including "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness," and justifies revolution by arguing that governments derive their "just powers from the consent of the governed"?

Declaration of Independence

Although terrorism is an unconventional political action, it is generally not considered unconventional political participation because…

It does not seek to influence government but to destroy it.

Which of the following groups of Americans turns out to vote at the lowest rate?

The youngest voters

When a citizen contributes money to a candidate's campaign, they are engaging in conventional participation because it is acceptable to the dominant culture while using institutional channels. It would also be considered which of the following?

Influencing behavior

The power of the media to shape and potentially determine what the government ought to do is referred to as which of the following?

Setting the political agenda

In 1965, which of the following laws was passed by Congress that effectively ended Southern strategies that had discriminated against African Americans at the polls?

The Voting Rights Act

Why is the 15th Amendment significant in U.S. politics and government?

It granted suffrage to African American men in 1870.

Voting procedures including voting registration are different from state to state. Which of the following is an accurate result of this reality in our electoral system?

Voter turnout has traditionally been higher in blue states because historically preferred mail-in ballots, and most people have historically preferred state-to-state change state laws about voter registration

Political efficacy refers to the belief that…

Ordinary people can influence the government and their vote matters

Which of the following is the best example of the separation of powers that exists in the federal government of the U.S.?

The Congress has the authority to establish federal courts, but the president has the power to appoint judges to those courts

Radio, television, cable, and the internet are regulated by which of the following?

The Federal Communications Commission (the FCC)

The key to the accuracy of public opinion polls is…

The technique of random sampling

Which foundational document explained how the federal government would feature checks and balances to keep its powers limited? (Like crabs in a bucket, if any part of the government tried to go over the top, they would be pulled back down to an equal position by the other branches)

Federalist No. 51

Which of the following is true of "divided government"?

It's been common in the last 55 years with one party controlling the White House (executive branch) and the other party having a majority in either the House or Senate (legislative branch).

Both major parties in the U.S. have similarities in their structure such as how they choose to organize and operate. What is the purpose of a party conference?

To select party leaders and decide committee assignments, held at the beginning of a session of Congress.

In comparing and contrasting the Democratic and Republican parties on the basis of ideology and organization, which of the following statements is NOT accurate according to your textbook and political scientists?

Organizationally, the Republicans have recently become the stronger party at both the national and state levels