Pol 101 Final Exam Test 5
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Elections perform all of the following functions EXCEPT
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. decreasing political efficacy
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. Citizens' feelings of effectiveness in political affairs is called
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political efficacy
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What method has increased voter registration in some states in recent years
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Motor Voter registration bills (voters are registered when they register for their driver's license)
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Those who are LESS likely to vote tend to be
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poor rather than wealthy
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A party's effort to inform potential voters and persuade them to vote for that party is known as
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. voter mobilization
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The single biggest factor accounting for how people decide to vote is
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party identification.
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. _______ voting occurs when people base their voting decisions on well-informed opinions and consideration of the future consequences of their votes.
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Prospective
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_______ voting occurs when people use their judgment of the current political situation along with the past performance of the incumbents.
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Retrospective
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______ is the idealized voting behavior, but _______ more realistically reflects how policy considerations influence voters' decisions.
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Prospective voting; retrospective voting
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A party caucus is a meeting of
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. local party members who choose delegates for the national convention.
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. Front-loading is the process of
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scheduling presidential primaries earlier in the primary season.
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Typically the three important tasks of the presidential convention are to pick the presidential candidate, a. raise money, and revise the party's rules.
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. select the vice presidential candidate, and write the party's platform
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All of the following statements concerning the Electoral College are true EXCEPT
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The rules of the Electoral College give all the states importance in presidential elections.
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A valence issue is an issue
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on which most voters and candidates share the same position.
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A _______ issue is one on which the parties differ in their perspectives and their proposed solutions.
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. position
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. Wedge issues are controversial matters
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that one party uses to split voters in the other party.
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____________________ refers to the leading candidate and expected winner of a nomination or election.
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b the frontrunner
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All of the following are reasons why Americans don't vote EXCEPT.
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being well educated
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The disproportionate amount of attention politicians pay to members of the middle and upper classes may best be attributed to the fact that
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these voters go to the polls at substantially higher rates than do members of other classes.
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. All of the following statements concerning the legal obstacles to voting in the United States are true EXCEPT
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Politicians have been eager to pass major electoral reforms in order to build a stronger base for their parties.
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. Politicians who are thinking about running for the presidency begin their run by
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testing the waters unofficially by asking friends and other politicians whether they think that their odds of winning are good.
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Front-loading affects the selection of a nominee by
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making success in earlier primaries all the more important in gaining and keeping momentum.
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. Because of the Electoral College, presidential candidates generally spend most of their time and resources in
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competitive states, especially large ones.
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Which of the following news sources has experienced a steady decline in popularity and use?
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. Newspapers
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Most politicians like radio and television because these media
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allow politicians to reach a broad audience without the adversarial questions of print reporters.
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The advent of cable and satellite television providers has had all of the following effects EXCEPT
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increasing numbers of channels which are devoted to reporting on a broad spectrum of topics.
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Although the Internet provides people with enormous amounts of information,
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it is difficult to sort and evaluate the available information.
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Which of the following types of news consumers is the least likely to be informed about or interested in politics?
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the disengaged
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Which of the following type of media is the most interactive in that users can actively choose the content that they want to learn about?
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the internet
