GOVT 8-9 – Flashcards
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What are traditional forms of political activity?
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Activities designed to influence government including voting and face to face activitys.
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______ is the single most important political act for most Americans.
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Voting
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Accidental mobilization occurs when
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Citizens are exposed to politics unintentional but gain political knowledge from the exposure.
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Social capital refers to
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The quality of interactions among people and whether they share common perspective.
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What bloc of voters has recently been called "the sleeping giant"?
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Latinos
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One-third of all Asian Americas line in
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California
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On average, more women vote for _____ candidates and more men vote for _____ candidates.
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Democratic
Republican
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About____ percent of political advertising is aimed at Americans between 18 and 24 years of age
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14.2
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Nonelectoral forms of participation usually require more _________ than voting
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Time, money, and effort
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Studies have discovered _____ to be the key element of successful mobilization efforts.
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Personal contact
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Political parties have been doing less_____ in recent years
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Mobilization
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Which of the two parties was best organized in the 2012 election?
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Democratic
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During the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the criteria for determining one's eligibility to vote were established by _______.
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State government
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About _______ million Americans have lost their voting rights as a result of felony convictions.
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5.3
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A political party is an organization which
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Attempts to influence the government by electing their members to important government offices.
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Throughout its history, American politics has been dominated by_____ major political parties.
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2
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The United States began its tradition of the_______ during the early 19th century
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Two-party system
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Third-party candidates are better off under______
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Proportional representation
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What is the ultimate goal of a political party?
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To win the election by getting the most votes and seats
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A party's______ contains it's philosophy, principles, and policy positions.
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Platform
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Strong and often corrupt urban political party organizations during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries were called______
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Machines.
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Which groups are most likely to support the Republican Party?
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Business, upper-middle and upper class, white working class, military families, and religious and social conservatives.
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Between the Civil War and the 1960s, which region of the country was a Democratic stronghold?
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The south
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In contemporary American politics, solid support for the Republican Party comes from which region?
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Rural, suburban areas, and the south
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The Populist Party appealed to which of the following groups?
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Small farmers, urban workers, western mining interests
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In 1964, the Republican Party presidential nominee,______, espoused a number of ideas, such as less taxation and less government regulation of the economy, that became major themes for the Republican Party.
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Barry Goldwater
