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American political parties rarely, if ever, have much of an impact on either elections or public policy.
Which of the following is most influenced by the chairperson of the Democratic National Committee (DNC)?
Which issue dominated the Fourth Party System?
The loyalty that people have to one party is called:
Which important political event led to the New Deal Coalition?
While ________ many dues-paying members, ________ a loose connection with its supporters.
The party in government comprises:
Which of the following groups was part of the New Deal Coalition?
Which of the following is NOT a minor party?
Which of the following parties was part of the First Party System?
When the parties select their nominees for president:
American political parties are best described as:
Political parties exist in American politics because:
The leaders and workers of a party at the national, state, and local levels are known as:
The term party principle refers to:
The health care reform debate in 2009 showed that when a party controls the U.S. House, the U.S. Senate, and the White House:
The theory of conditional party government holds that political parties are only effective:
Any issue that splits the political party coalitions is known as:
On which of the following issues do Democratic and Republican identifiers disagree the most?
Which of the following is principally in charge of setting policy for the political parties?
A voter who uses a personal vote cue supports a candidate because she or he:
The actions officeholders take throughout the election cycle to build support for their reelection is called:
The process of campaigning for legislative office begins immediately after the most recent election ends.
Independent voters are those who:
The votes cast by citizens during elections are called:
The main way that American candidates reach the electorate is through:
Turnout among registered voters in presidential elections is generally between:
The winner of an American legislative election is the candidate who wins a majority of votes.
The collection of twenty-one presidential primaries and caucuses held on the first Tuesday of February 2008 was:
Which of the following is the appropriate order of events in presidential elections?
Which of the following is NOT necessarily a characteristic of a nationalized election?
The rise in the use of television advertising in campaigns is consistent with:
Which one of the following is NOT an important part of campaign strategy?
Traditionally, the first primary in the nation is in:
An important activity of any campaign is ________, which most directly involves ________.
Which of the following examples illustrates the importance of ballot design in elections?
A push poll is designed to sound like a voter survey but is actually used to spread false or misleading information about an opponent.
Which states do NOT allocate all of their electoral college votes to the winner of the state’s popular vote?
A straight-ticket voter is someone who:
Which of the following is a principal effect of campaign contributions in American legislative elections?
What happens if no candidate receives a majority of the electoral college votes?
The voting technology used for counting ballots does not influence election outcomes.
A candidate’s ground game is:
A ballot on which a voter selects candidates from more than one political party is called:
Which candidate from the 2008 presidential primary downplayed the importance of early contests?
An election in which any registered voter can participate in selecting a party nominee is called a(n):
Which of the following describes a situation in which people do not go to the polls on Election Day to cast votes even when they have a strong candidate preference?
A district with no sitting legislator who runs for reelection is called:
Candidates who are behind in election polls often use ________ as a way to gain momentum and make the race competitive.
A normal election takes place when ________, while a nationalized election takes place when ________.
Which of the following groups is responsible for regulating the financing of campaigns?
During campaigns, a candidate should:
Which of the following is a recent trend in American general elections?
In which of the following years did a nationalized election occur?
While the __ uses proportional allocation rules to determine representation, the___ almost always uses winner-take-all rules at national conventions
Which of the following groups is most likely to run positive campaign advertisements?
Which of the following is an example of an interest group that is entirely political?
Which of the following summarizes tactics used by a group conducting an outside strategy?
Which of the following summarizes tactics used by a group conducting an inside strategy?
When it comes to spending money on elections, the typical political action committee (PAC) tends to spend more than the average 527 organization.
Some interest groups are not primarily political organizations.
The principal difference between a mass association and a peak association is:
To overcome the free-rider problem, a group can attract people to join by providing them with:
Large-scale spending in elections is:
In a situation known as the revolving door, the people most qualified to work in a particular field are likely to have a conflict of interest when they move between government and an interest group.
There are many groups of people who have similar political interests but who do not have interest group representation. These are typically called latent groups.
For a group to take advantage of grassroots lobbying, it needs which of the following characteristics?
The key characteristic of a public good is that:
Grassroots lobbying is best defined as:
Which type of interest group tends to seek policy change on a wide variety of issues?
In what way can people be considered a resource for an interest group?
Which of the following are characteristics of mass associations?
The prisoners’ dilemma describes a situation in which people:
The free-rider problem is a problem of:
Selective benefits are important because:
Which of the following are resources that interest groups can use to influence public policy?
Although people constitute a useful resource for interest groups, a group’s impact is limited by the need to motivate members to participate in politics.
Approximately what percentage of Americans think that lobbyists have too much influence on politics in Washington?
Since 2000, the total amount of money spent on lobbying has:
Inside strategies usually involve which of the following tactics?
Which of the following groups spends a lot of money on lobbying and is a citizen group?
A key characteristic of a group with a centralized organizational structure is the presence of well-organized local groups that are fairly independent of each other.
Which of the following would be a type of economic group?
A group that lobbies for a collection of companies in the same industry is called:
A key implication of the collective action problem is that:
When we consider the different tactics that make up an inside strategy, which of the following is used LEAST?
Groups whose members are businesses or other organizations rather than individuals are:
Interest groups find it pointless to spend money on high-salience and high-conflict issues because:
Which of the following is a concern about how interest groups use the ballot initiative process?
Why do interest groups sometimes form coalitions to work for the same policy goal?
Which of the following is a regulation that pertains to interest groups?
Even when there is a group of people that share policy goals, it is possible that there is no interest group representing them. This usually occurs because:
Money is an important resource for interest groups because:
Which of the following is a common goal of mass protests?
What is the best tactic for an interest group to use in pursuing policy change?
An executive order is:
True or False?
One can be acquitted in a criminal case, but be found guilty in a civil case on the same issue
Which of the following is NOT a power/role of the US President?
C. Negotiating Treaties
When can the vice president cast a vote in the Senate?
Which of the following is a tool Congress can use to limit the president’s war-making powers?
Which of the following is a concern focused on the president’s power to pardon people of federal crimes?
The principal qualification for a president’s appointees in the Executive Office of the President is:
Although presidents can negotiate treaties, they require approval of ________ in order to take effect.
As commander in chief of the military, the president has the undisputed ability to:
Which executive branch organization is most directly responsible for helping the president achieve his policy initiatives?
There are currently ________ cabinet-level executive departments in the federal government.
Which president’s attempt to participate in a League of Nations illustrated the limits of presidential power?
Which of the following was one of Lyndon Johnson’s most notable accomplishments?
The power to veto legislation:
As the most powerful politician in the American political system, a president is usually able to achieve most of his political and policy-making goals.
A president’s ability to succeed in office despite clear limits on presidential power depends most strongly on:
As ________, the president has authority over the executive branch; as ________, he acts as the symbolic and political representative of the nation.
The term executive privilege refers to the president’s right to keep internal White House discussions private.
Which of the following is an example of a major policy accomplishment from President George W. Bush’s presidency?
Which president oversaw the development of an interstate highway system?
The president’s power to implement and execute laws provides few opportunities to influence policy.
Which of the following is part of the president’s legislative powers?
The first presidents, from Washington to Jefferson, helped guide political compromise on such important issues as:
A president’s appointment power includes which of the following offices?
The Emancipation Proclamation:
Presidents can avoid ratification of a treaty by simply announcing that the United States will comply. The disadvantage of this strategy is that it :
Debates over executive privilege are typically resolved by the clear language discussing it in the Constitution
Which of the following describes a situation in which a president negotiates a treaty that must be ratified by a majority of both the House and the Senate?
In a parliamentary system, who selects the head of state and the government?
Which of the following is true of the War Powers Resolution?
The claim of executive privilege is that presidents:
Which of the following is a limit on a president’s ability to issue executive orders?
How can Congress undo a president’s unilateral action?
If a president refused to follow a congressional law overturning one of his executive orders, the Supreme Court would:
Under which of the following conditions would we expect presidential approval to increase?
According to public opinion data, which quality is most important in a president?
How many times has the United States declared war?
Which of the following was a principal part of Ronald Reagan’s goals while president?
Presidents have become more important in influencing politics and policy in the last sixty years.
The Monroe Doctrine stated that:
Which of the following vice presidents best demonstrates the important role they can play on policy matters?
The president’s statutory authority is based on:
What is the most common form of government in the world?
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