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POLS 1101 Exam 2
Ibarra-VSU
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Political Studies
Undergraduate 1
02/26/2008

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Political Participation
Definition
Actions by which private citizens seeks to influence or support government and politics
Term
Unconventional Participation
Definition
Challenges existing government channels or institutions, violates principles or beliefs of the dominant culture, maybe effective for those who have been otherwise excluded from participation in a democratic polity, normally used by non-voter groups

NOT TRUE that unconventional participation always involves working outside the rules of democratic politics
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What is a conventional form of political participation?
Definition
Writing letters to public officials
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What is the first known act of unconventional participation in America?
Definition
Boston Tea Party
Term
What movement was responsible for creating the largest occurence of fundamental changes in the American political system?
Definition
Civil Rights
Term
Direct Action includes...
Definition
a citizens group appearing before the city council seeking change in an ordinance
Term
What is an example of influencing behavior?
Definition
Taking a case to court in order to change a law or policy
Term
According to a comparative study of political behavior in five countries, Americans have...
Definition
the lowest voting level, but a high likelihood of participating in other ways
Term
Which amendment prohibits states from denying the right to vote "on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude"
Definition
15th
Term
Which amendment gave women the right to vote?
Definition
19th
Term
Progressivism
Definition
The philosophy of political reform that trusted the goodness of people and distrusted special interests and political institutions
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Initiative
Definition
procedure by which votes can place an issue before the legislature or on a public ballot
Term
What are characteristics associated with a nonvoter?
Definition
low education, low income, and being relatively young
Term
Which reforms might increase voter turnout in the United States?
Definition
Making Election Day a national holiday
Extending the voting period
Making it easy to cast absentee ballots
Term
Why did Congress and the states move quickly to pass the 26th amendment, which lowered the voting age to 18?
Definition
hoped to channel student energy away from demonstrations and toward more conventional forms of participation
Term
Which qualification for voting was eliminated in all states by the 1850s?
Definition
Property Ownership
Term
A local government's city council votes to locate a prison parole work release center next to an affluent neighborhood. The neighborhood appeared before the council opposing this actions. These citizens are part of the...
Definition
NIMBY phenomenon
Term
Voting rights were initially restricted to..
Definition
white, male property holders over 21
Term
Harper v. Virginia State Board of Elections
Definition
The Supreme Court held that poll taxes were unconstitutional.
Term
The process of enfranchising African Americans had what impact on American Federalism?
Definition
It made the national government, rather than the states, the guarantor of voting rights
Term
The last major expansion of suffrage in the US involved the criterion of...
Definition
age
Term
What is the country with the lowest voting turnout among eligible voters?
Definition
US
Term
Voter registration laws in the US...
Definition
depress voter turnout
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A political party's primary purpose is to...
Definition
run candidates from their party for office
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Most theorists agree that a one-party democracy is...
Definition
not really a democracy
Term
A distinguishing fact about the Democratic Party is that it...
Definition
can claim to be the oldest political party in existence.
Term
Where in the Constitution are parties discussed?
Definition
Nowhere!!!!
Term
Which Amendment provided for election of President and VP on the same ticket?
Definition
12th
Term
Today's Republican Party was founded in what year?
Definition
1854
Term
The first critical election took place in the contest between...
Definition
Lincoln, Breckinridge, Bell, and Douglas
Term
The term "Solid South" refers to..
Definition
South's consistent Democratic voting record for much of the 20th century
Term
The current political makeup of the United States is best described as a(n)...
Definition
Almost equal balance among Democrats, Republicans, and independents
Term
What principles are part of the responsible party government model?
Definition
The winning party should carry out its programs once in office, parties should present clear and coherent programs to voters, voters should hold the governing party responsible at the next election for executing its programs, voters should choose candidates on the basis of party programs

NOT legislatures should be responsive to their constituents, even if doing so means voting against their party's program
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