POLS 2311 Exam 2

Chapter 6
1. Define public opinion
2. What is political socialization?
3. What is party identification?
4. What is selective perception?
5. What is an ideology?
6. How is public opinion measured?
7. What is sampling error?
8. What is a populist?
Chapter 7
9. What is political participation?
10. What is meant by suffrage?
11. Who was Susan B Anthony?
12. The 15th Amendment
13. Describe voter turnout in the United States.
14. What was the Motor Voter Act?
15. Who are likely voters?
16. What is virtual participation?
17. What is Social Capital?
18. What is a social movement?
Chapter 8
19. What is a political party?
20. Describe the history of American Parties.
21. What is realignment?
22. What is dealignment?
23. What united the Whig Party?
24. What is ticket splitting?
25. Why do we have a two party system?
26. What is proportional representation?
27. What is the gender gap?
28. Describe third parties in the United States.
29. Describe party organization.
30. What is hard money?

Chapter 9
31. What is an interest group?
32. What are the different types of interest groups?
33. What is a collective good?
34. What is the free rider problem?
35. What is lobbying?
36. What is amicus curiae?
37. What is the iron triangle?
38. What is an issue network?
39. What are PACs and Super PACs?
40. What ii inside lobbying?
Chapter 10
41. What is the news media?
42. What is the partisan?
43. What is yellow journalism?
44. What objective journalism?
45. What is a gatekeeper?
46. What is agenda setting?
47. What is framing?
48. What is the watchdog function?
Chapter 11
49. What requirements to serve in the House and Senate?
50. What are the terms of office for the House and Senate?
51. What is apportionment?
52. What is redistricting?
53. What is gerrymandering?
54. What is a primary?
55. Describe party leadership in the House and Senate.
56. What is the purpose of the committee system?
57. What are the different types of committees?
58. What are the functions of Congress?
59. What is the trustee theory?
60. What is the delegate theory?
61. What is a filibuster?
62. What is cloture?

Essay questions

1. Discuss voting and elections. What have been some of the barriers to voting? What amendments have addressed voting? Describe voter turnout, what might impact turnout and how we can improve turnout.  Also discuss how we nominate candidates for public office both past and present. 

2. Discuss Interest groups. What is an interest group?  What are the different types of interest groups? What are the strengths and weaknesses of interest groups? What methods do interest group employ?

3. Discuss the American Party system.  What are the functions of parties? What are the characteristics of parties?  Describe organization of parties and the history of American parties.

4. Discuss the function and organization of the Congress? What are the functions of Congress? What are the qualifications for office in the House and Senate. Who are the presiding officers of the House and Senate. What is the purpose of the committee system and what are the different types of committees?