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04/24/2009

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political opinion is...
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the standard by which gov. conduct is measured, the judge of the value of public policies, and the measurement of the virtue of political figures
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fundamental political values
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unify americans in a common set of goals for gov.
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What does gender gap refer to
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differences in voting behavior beween men and women
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why are groups and associations so critical to the formation of political opinions
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individuals often consciously or unconsciously adopt the the views of groups with which they identify
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what did james madison identify as the greatest source of political conflict for the US
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differences btw the rich and the poor
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what is the key difference btw those who have gone to college an dthose who have not
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there is a ghigher level of political participation among those with a college education
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a liberal would most likely support
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an expansion in government social services
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opposition to legalized abortion is a position most likely supported by
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conservatives
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what is the core political value prized most highly by american conservatives
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liberty
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peoples underlying beliefs and ideologies
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color their perceptions so that they often make automatic judgments on particular issues
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the ability of citizens to influence government through a knowlege and interest in politics is calles
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political efficacy
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the idea of a marketplace of ideas refers to
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the competition btw competing opinions and ideas that is aired in the public forum
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which of the following has not been part of the bush administrations effort to maintain suppport for its war on terror
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donation to academic institutions
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the small group slected by pollsters to represent the entire population is called the
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sample
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the typical margin of error in a sample survey of 1500 respondents is
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3 percent
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when are national election held in the united states
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first tuesday of november every four years
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during mideterm elections voters are electing
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members of congress
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Before teh 1890s, who was responislbe for printing election ballots
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political parties
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what unusual act did the texas legislature do in 2002
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redistriced whithout waiting for a new census
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the result that is produced when voters cast a ballot for the president and then automaticallly vote for the remainder of that party's candidates is called the
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coattail effect
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what is the last example of indirect voting in national elections
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electoral college
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private groups that raise and distribute funds for election campaigns are called
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political action commitees
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if a citizen votes for a candidate because he or she approves of the candidates past record, it is called
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retrospective voting
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the right of candidates to spend their own money on running for office
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is protected absolutly by the 1st amendment, according to the supreme court.
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churches and religious groups have been influential in all ot the following execpt
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health care reforms
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what was the supreme court case that ruled prayers in public school unconstitutional
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engel v. vitale
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the power of the christian coalition in the 1990s was due to
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its success in mobilizing a a large grassroots base.
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the proportion of yound people voting has ________ since 1971
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decreased
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what percentage of political advertising is aimed at those btw 18 and 24 years of age
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15 percent
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what is the most common form of participation taken by young peopel in the US
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community service volunteerism
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a decline in organizational membership has led to a decline in
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social trust
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what are white primaries
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primaries held in the south that were run by private political parties that excluded african americans from membership
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what was the original purpose of voter regisration
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to reduce corruption by making it more difficult to vote
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what statement about voting rights is correct
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many states have laws restricting the voting rights fo persons convicted of felonies
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which of the following have political parties been doing less of in recent years
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mobilizing voters
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robert putnam and other political scientists have argued that one of the most important reasons for the decline in civic participation is
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the rising use of television and other electrionic media.
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the supreme court has ruled that
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campaign contributions are a form of free speech
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one problem with wealthy american no longer participating in public insitutions such as schools is that
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imprtant groups of Americans nno longer have a stake in the public sector.
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if you are a US citizen, 18 or older, what is required for you to vote
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you must register with the government.
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errors in polling such as question format effect the polls'
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validity
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when a politician who uses polling data believes an issue is more important to people than it actually is, they have fallen for the
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illusion of saliency
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if i decide to support a candidate because i seee that he or she is the front runner in a pll, i become an example of
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the bandwagon effect
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an important reason that public policy and public opinion may not coincide in the US is that
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the American system of government includes arrangements such as an appointed judiciary that can produce policy decisions that may run contrary to prevailing popular sentiment
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the main goal of the group rock the vote is to
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draw young voters into political participation
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the main problem with voting as a form of political participation is
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that citizens cannot communicate very much information by only casting a ballot
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voting
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gives ordinary americans a more equal chance to participate in politics.
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during the 19th and 20th centuries, the criteria for determining eligibility to vote were determined by
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state governments
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throughout ameriacn history, which of the following was not a common restriction government placed on voitng rights
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occupational requirements
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the constitution was amended to allow women the right to vote in all public elecitons in
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1920
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according to the textbook, the cnetral challenge for establishing a democracy in Iraq has been
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securing Sunni participation in politics
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what is an important difference btw hispanic democratic voters and non hispanic voters?
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hispanic democrats tend to be more socially conservative than non-hispanic democrats.
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the phenomenon called the gender gam refers to the facts that
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more women vote for democrates than men.
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approximately what percentage of senators and representatives in congress are women
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15 percent
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which of the following statements is correct
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religion has played an important role in organizing political participation
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during the administration of ronald reagan and george bush, how many federal agencies or programs were terminated
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0
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which of the following statements about downsizing in the republican-led congress under speaker newt gingrich is coorect
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two small agencies were eliminated
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wichi fo the following is the best def. of deregulation
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all of these: reducing the number of reulatory agencies in the federal bureaucracy, giving regulatory tasks to state and local governments, shinking the number of government restraints on the conduct of private persons and corporations
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which of the following strategies has proven the best means of downsizing a federal agency
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reducing the budget of each agency
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devolution describes a process by which
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the federal government is downsized by delegating the implementation of programs to sate and local governments
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which of the following statements is the def. of privatization
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all of: way to shrink federal budget by selling gov, services of property in the private sector, a way to reduce government costs by relocating gov. programs to private groups or corporations, and way to reduce big government by doing without some to the programs it once provided
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which of the following presidents was most concerned with managing and reorganizing the executive bureaucracy
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Jimmy Carter
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individual members of congress can discover questions of public responsiblity when engaged in
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constituent case work.
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which of the following is the essence of the rule of law
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every state must judge government officials by the same laws as its citizens are judged.
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compared to the other two branches of the federal government, the federal courts have had ____ institutional crises during its history
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fewer
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if a private individual brought a suit against a corporation for breaking a contract, what kind of law would this lawsuit involve
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civil
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the area of authority possessed by court in terms of either subject area or geography is called its
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jurisdiction
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which of the following were not major contributions to George W. Bush's 2000 presidential campain?
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trial laywers
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before the civil service act of 1883, how were gov. appointments handled?
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appointments were made to political supporters as part of a spoils system
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which of the following statements about the merit system is/are not true
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every member and offical of a government agency has been appointed a part of the merit sytem.
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the largest sub unit of the federal executive branch are called
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departments
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which of the following is not an independent agencey
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FBI
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The National Park Service is locatied in
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the Department of the Interior
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which of the following is not an independent regulatory agency
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FDA
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Ronald Reagan's inability to dismantle the department of educaiton reflects the power of
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iron triangles
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which of the folloiwing is not part of the department of homeland security
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FBI
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the greatest number of federal governmetn proffessionals working abroad are undery the authority of the department of
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defense
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the controversy over the patriot act reveals the complications of balancing
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national security with the civil liberties of individuals
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the freeedom of information act is designed to
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make more national security documents availble to the public.
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who has the authority to set interset rates and lending activites for the nations banks
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the federal reserve system
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what was the mission of the national performance review
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to reorganize the fedral bureaucracy to make it more efficient and accountable, and less wasteful
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primary elections were introduced by the_____ in order to weaken the power of party leaders
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progressives
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