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How many Electoral College votes does Missouri receive? A. 18 B. 9 C. 14 D. 11 |
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Lobbying techniques include A. testifing before Congress B. Providing information to public officials C. Drafting legislation D. all of the above |
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United States political parties were weaked by A. interest groups. B. the admisison of Alaska and Hawaii to the union C. the Prgoressive reforms D. the New Deal and Great Society. |
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| C. The progressive reforms |
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4. As discussed in text and in lecture, civil service reforms, including the Pendleton Act, passed in the 1880s were designed to A. bring orginary citizens back into politics B. strengthen political parties C. weaken political parties D. enhance party patronage powers |
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C. Weaken political parties |
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5. Political concerns about the primary system include which of the following? A. political activists and extremists gain influence in the process. B. Primaries are undemocratic C. Primaries weaken political parties D. A&C |
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In 1870, the Right to vote was granted to all black males by A. state law B. the nineteenth amendment c. the fifteenth amendment d. congressional statute |
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| C. the fifteenth amendment |
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As discussed in the text and in lecture, in 1968, Vice president Hubert H. Hemphrey received the Democratic Party nomination for president A. by caucus. B. through the primary election process C. without entering any primaries D. when LBJ refuresed to run for a second term. |
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| C. without entering any primaries |
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The second party system is often called A. Progressive B. Populist C. Jacksonian D. Jeffersonian |
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The Democractice Party generally reserve slots at the national convention for A. congressional staff B. superdelegates C. those left out of the primaries D. members of the opposing party |
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Why does the US have a two party system? A. Third parties are ofeten poorly led. B. We don't have a two party system; there are many vioable political parties. C. The american electoral system favors it. D. The Constitution requires a two party system |
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| C. The american electoral system favors it |
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Recall your reading of Ruy Teixeira Voter Turnout in America: Ten Myths. Which of the following is not among the myths discussed by Teirxeria? (That is, which of the following is an accurate statement?) A. Voter turnout is low because party organization is weak B. Voter turnout is low because non voters are satisfied with the way thing sare. C. Republicans have done well in recent elections because of low voter turnout D. Turnout is low because citizens don't think there is a difference between democrats and republicans |
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| A. voter turnout is low in party because party organizations are relatively weak. |
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By world standards, Aerican voter turnout is A. quite high. B. little different from other democracies C. low. D. about average. |
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The constitution stipulates that the president is chosen by A. popular vote B. congress. C. direct election D. the the electoral college |
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As argued in lecture, if US voter turnout were to increase to about 85% (full mobilization) the likely effect would be ___. A. The Republican Party would win almost all elections B. The types of policies enacted by congress would change drastically C. the democratic party would win almost all elections D. None of the above |
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The Free-rider problem exists when individuals or groups seek to provid ___. a. solidary benefits. b. public goods. c. private goods. d. special interests |
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The Free-Rider problem occurs when ___. A. anyone joins any group b. people join a group for social reasons. c. those who share group goals do not join but still enjoy the results of the gorup's efforts. D. all of the above |
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| C. those who share goup goals do not join but still enjoy the results of the gorup's efforts. |
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As discussed in lecture, primary elections became important in selecting presidential candidates in ___. A. 1988 B. 1972 C. 1960 D. 2000 |
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As argued in text and in lecture, the chief mobilizing agent in modern democracies is/are A. the states B. political parties C. interest groups D. the registrar of voters |
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As discussed in text and in lecture, voter qulifications were A. limited to male property holders until the Fifteenth Amendment. B. greatly limited in the Constitution C. left primarily to the states in the constitution D. not a concern until the Industrial Revolution |
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| C. Left primarily to the states in the constitution |
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When a congressional Committee, an executive agency, and an interest group consituency work together it is referred to as a. lobbying b. collective action. c. a sub-government d. demosclerosis |
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as discussed in the text and in lecture, a major reason why many interest groups formed in the 1960's and 1970's was ___. A. the vietnam war b. the growth of government during this period c. the significant changes LBJ and Jimmy Carter made in the organization of the federal bureaucracy D. all of the above |
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| B. the growth of the government during this period |
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As discussed in lecture, political action committees may contribute ___. to each candidate per election. A. 50,000 B. 100,000 C. 5,000 D. 25,000 |
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The direct primary is A. a way for ordinary people to have a voice in nominating candidates b. an american invention c. a progressive reform. d. all of the above |
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As discussed in text and lecture, some americans do not vote becaues A. they are not patriotic b. a single vote has little impact on the outcome of most elections c. voting imposes economic costs of voting such as lost wages D. B&C |
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Professor Dow argued that one important consequence of low voter turnout is A those who vote tend to be demographically different those those who do not vote, and unrepresentative of the population. b. the candidate preferences of voters and non-voters differ. c. the policy preferences of voters and non-voters differ. d. non-voting produces incumbency advantage. |
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| A. those who vote tend to be demographically different those those who do not vote, and unrepresentative of the population. |
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The right to vote is called A. elector B. fairness clause C. turnout D. franchise |
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As discussed in the text and in lecture, the most competitive elctoral era in american politics was the A. jacksonian era b. modern era c. jeffersonian era d. civil war/first republican era |
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| d. civil war/first republican era |
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As discussed in the text and in lecture, the electoral system in the US is called A. proportional representation b. majoritarian system c. single-member district, simply plurality system. d. party list system |
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| c. single-member district, simply plurality system. |
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As discussed in the text, political parties a. help cictzens assign responsibility for government performance b. synthesize and balance interests c. organize government, especiialy in the legislature d. all of the above |
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As argued in lecture, U.S. voter turnout was highest in the nineteenth century when a. political parties were at their weakest b. every adult was finally enfranchised c. political parties were at their strongest d. the good ethics of the parties encouraged participation |
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| c. political parties were at their strongest |
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As discussed in text and lecture, one may overcome the free-rider problem through a. selective benefits b. coercion c. using solidary benefits. d. A&B |
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The presidential candidate who wins the most popular votes a. is the president-elect. b. recieves a mandate c. becomes president d. does not necessarliy become president |
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d. does not necessarliy become president |
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As discussed in the text and in lecture, caucus participants and primary election voters of both parties a. largly come from low-income groups b. tend to have less education than the general population c. tend to be more ideological than the general population d. tend to be less ideological then the general population |
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| c. tend to be more ideological than the general population |
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As argued in lecture, the primary reason why one should care about th elevel of voter turnout is because ____. a. citizen participation in governments is the core characteristic of democracy b. the extent to which politicians care about citizens is a function of how many vote c. the types of policies government enacts depends on how many people vote D. B&C |
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a. citizen participation in governments is the core characteristic of democracy |
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As discussed in lecture, one of the principle rulings in Buckly v. Valeo (1976) was a. campaign expenditures enjoy First Amendment speech protections b. television stations must provide equal time to democratic and republican candidates c. candidates cannot campaign at polling stations d. all of the above |
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a. campaign expenditures enjoy First Amendment speech protections |
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The practice of states moving their parimaries to earlier dates is called ___. a. primary packing. b. gerrymandering. c. rigging the mandate. d. front-loading |
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A critical election is one in which a. the dominant party loses seats b. the existing electoral alignment changes c. one party must win in order to control congress. d. the race is very close. |
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| b. the existing electoral alignment changes |
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The single strongest predictor of voter turnout is A. gender B. region of residence C. education D. whether one lives in an urban or rural area |
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As discussed in lecture, approximately ___ percentage of the electorate are self-identified democrats, and about __ percentage of the electorate are self-identified republicans. a. 49 & 40 b. 35 & 45 c. 60 & 20 d. 50 & 50 |
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As discussed in text and in lecture, Political Action Committees (PACS) are a. representatives of business interests only. b. representatives of labor and citizen interests only. c. specialized organizations for raising and spending campaign funds. d. traditional lobbying organizations. |
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c. specialized organizations for raising and spending campaign funds. |
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Women were extended franchise by the ___ amendment. a. First b. Nineteenth c. Twelfth d. Twenty-First |
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Since the 1980 election, women have been more likely to vote Democratic than men. This is called the a. mandate for women b. feminist edge c. gender gap d. sexual revolution |
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As discussed in the text, some argue that voting is a social act and therefore we should look for a social cuase for low voter turnout. Those people argue that voting is related to a. social connectedness b. socialism c. altruism d. social gospel |
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Recall your reading of Laura Olson and John Green's The Religion Gap. According to Olson and Green, in what year did a significant gap emerge in the partisan preferences of the least and most religious? a. 1992 B. 1968 C. 2000 D. 1980 |
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The basic law that Governs US campaign finance is ___. A. The Federal Election Campaign Act of 1974 B. The Soft Money Protection Act of 2002 C. The twenty-second Amendment D. The Political ACtion Committee Governance Act of 1965 |
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A. The Federal Election Campaign Act of 1974 (FECA) |
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As discussed in the text, efforts by party activists and interest groups to turn out potential supporters is called A. compaigning. B. franchising. C. mobilization D. instrumentalism |
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One of the most common ways that interest groups attempt to influence government officials is through a. coercion b. lobbying c. disinformation d. bribery |
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As discussed in lecture, about what percentage of party identifiers vote for their party's presidential nominee? a. 80 b. 70 c. 90 d. 60 |
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Recall your reading of Michael Munger's Senate Testimony on the Bipartisan Campaign Finance Reform Act of 2002. According to Munger, what are the functions performed by political parties? A. to simplify and present political alternatives b. to recruit and train candidates for political office c. to organize and manage the legislature and the law making process d. all of the above |
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As discussed in text and in lecture, the largest wave of group formation in American history occurred in the A. 1960s and 1970s B. 1920s and 1930s C. 1910s D. 1940s and 1950s |
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The term used in the text to describe allegiance to a party is a. systematic indentification b. affiliation c. party identification d. party allegiance |
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