Unit 2 review: government – Flashcards
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This is an important communication tool for a political spectrum are called
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Ticket
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Candidates for president and Vice President are called the party's
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Propaganda
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This term refers to ideas, information, or rumors, that are used to influence opinion
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Wards
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Adjoining precincts form
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Runoff
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This is the second primary election between the two candidates with the most votes
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Closed primary
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Only members of a political party can vote
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Straight party ticket
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How do party loyalists vote
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Polls
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A way to measure public opinion
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Political culture
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Set of values/beliefs about a nation and its government that most citizens share
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Universe
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The group to be studied in a scientific poll
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Representative sample
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A small group of people who are typical of the universe
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Random sampling
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Technique provides an equal chance for everyone in the universe to be selected for the poll
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Peer group
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An individual's friends, church, synagogue, clubs, and work groups
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Equal time doctrine
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Requires stations to give equal airtime to candidates for public office
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News release
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A ready made story prepared by government officials for the press
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News briefings
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Government officials make announcements during
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Leak
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Release of secret info by anonymous government officials
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Spot advertising
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Brief, frequent, positive description of a candidate that air on radio and television
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Open primary
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Elections in which all voters can participate in selecting a party's nominee
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Precincts
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Voting districts are called
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Single issue parties
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The liberty party and the free soil party are examples of
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Bosses
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These powerful political leaders chose delegates and controlled conventions
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One party system
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Authoritarian governments and theocracies are examples of a
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Caucuses
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Early in our nations history, these private meetings of party leaders chose candidates
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Election Day
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The first Tuesday after the first Monday in November is
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Moderates
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Voters who are in the middle of the political spectrum are called
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PACs
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These groups support political candidates through campaign contributions
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19th amendment
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Gave women the right to vote
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15th amendment
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Gave African Americans the right to vote
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Political socialization
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Individuals learn their political beliefs and attitudes in a process called
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Conservatives
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This group of Americans believes in a limited national government
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The economy
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Labor and business interest groups are concerned with this issue
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Liberals
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This group of Americans believes in an active national government
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Wire service
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The AP, Associated Press is a
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Mass media
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Radio, tv, and the internet are examples of
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Libel
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False, harmful written statements intended to damage a persons reputation constitue
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Federal Communications Commission
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This regulates the electronic media
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Captain
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In each precinct, a party has a volunteer called a precinct _______ who organizes party workers
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Suffrage
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The right to vote
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Voting rights act
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The ________ of 1965 outlawed literacy test.
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Doctors
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The American Medical Association is an interest group that influences the licensing and training of ________.
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Public opinion
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_______ includes the ideas and attitudes a significant number of Americans hold about government and political issues.
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Cluster sample
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A ________ is a method in which pollsters organize the people they interview by geographical divisions.
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Wire service
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________ employ reporters to collect news stories for newspaper and other media subscribers.
