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Government 10-14 tes
Government 10-14 test
Question | Answer |
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The Process by which we develop our political values is called political | Socialization |
The main source of our political attitudes is our | Family |
The most vulnerable age to this process(political attitude) is in the ages from | 9 to 13 |
College tends to have what effect on students | Liberalizing |
What influences political beliefs and behaviors because 76% of Americans feel it is important in their lives | Religon |
The most consistently liberal religious group is the | Jewish |
The most consistently conservitive religious group is the | Evangelicals Pentocostal |
Cuban Hispanics tend to vote for the | Republican Party |
Mexican Hispanics tend to vote for the | Democratic Party |
Older people are more likely to vote, and often vote from a | Conservitive ideology |
What the public thinks about a particular issue at any point in time is called public | Opinion |
Whether a person is for or against an issue is called the | direction of their opinion |
How strongly a person feels aout their opinion is called the | intensity of opinion |
Whether or not they are likely to change their mind on the issue is called the | stability of their opinion |
When measuring public opinion by taking polls, the most important factor in determining the validity of the poll is that it must be taken with a | random sample |
Some polls are not for getting information, but for providing information about an opponent. This is called a | push poll |
Candidates measure the success of their campaign by using a seris of | tracking polls |
Polls conducted at selected polling places on election day are called | exit polls |
Sensationlism in journalism that is used to mislead is called | yellow journalism |
What kind of Radio, on the AM band, has attracted a conservative audience, but has not been successful for liberals. | Talk |
In 2005 what percentage of Americans got their news from television | 74 |
In 2005 44% of Americans got their news from the | Newspaper |
Broadcast media is regulated to some degree by the ___________ to ensure that the "public interest, convenience, and necessity" are served. | Federal Communications Commission (FCC) |
Broadcasters must provide candidates for the same office equal time under the | Equal Time rule |
Three roles played by the media are | Gate keeper, Score keeper, and Watch dog |
In the media who determines what is the news and what is not | Gate Keeper |
In the media who decides who is in and who is out in politics | Score Keeper |
In the media who is overseeing government officials to uncover corruption | Watch Dog |
The process by which the media coverage establishes national priorities is called | agenda building |
In a survey of journalists what percentage considered themselves Democrats or Liberals | 61% |
Ina survey of journalists what percentage considered themselves Republicans or Conservatives | 20% |
What is an organization that sponsors candidates for public office under that organizations name | Polictial Party |
The first political parties in America were | Democratic-Republicans and Federalists |
The party known as the Antifederalists, is also called the | Democrat-Republicans |
The Democrat-Republicans was led by | Thomas Jefferson |
Those who backed the new constitution were known as the | Federalist |
The Federalist Party was led by | Alexander Hamilton and John Adams |
The modern Democratic Party came into being in 1824 and was led by | Andrew Jackson |
The modern Democratic Party was opposed by Henry Clay's | Whig Party |
In 1854, the anti slavery party was formed from Democrats and Whigs, calling themselves the | Republican Party |
Teddy Roosevelt's Progressive Party and George Wallace's American Independent Party were the | Bolter Parties |
The Bolter Parties did what from their founding major parties | Seperated |
What kind of parties, such as the Socialist Workers Party have little success because their principles radically differ from America's mainstream | Ideological |
The statement of policies of a national political party is called the | Party Platform |
The national party chair and party officals from every state make up the | national committee |
The national committee governs the party. They plan and coordinate the party's | national convention |
Formally elected by the National Committee, the National Chair is usually appointed by the party's | Presidential candidate |
The lowest level and most basic unit of political organization is the | precent |
Ethnically what race is the strongest Democrat vote at 90% | African Americans |
What race tends to vote Democrat by a 3/1 margin | Hispanic |
Middle age voters tend to prefer the | Repblican Party |
The youngest and oldest tend to lean toward the | Democrat Party |
An organized group of people that seeks to influence public policy is an | interest group |
An person who represents an interest group to influence government is a | lobbyist |
This carries their interest to government decision makers | lobbyist |
Lobbying goes on in the legislature, executive branch, the _____________, and government agencies | Judicial Branch |
What interest group attempts to motivate the general public to put pressure on the government, this is called | grass roots lobbying |
According to the 1995 Lobbying Disclosure Act, lobbyist must do what with the House Clerk or Senate Secretary | Register |
According to the 1995 Lobbying Disclosure Act, lobbyist must report names of whom and name the agency lobbied | Clients |
According to the 1995 Lobbying Disclosure Act, lobbyist must estimate the ____________ they received from each client | amount |
This List is a funding interest group for liberal, female, Democratic Candidates | Emily's |
This is a similar organization to Emily's List for republican candidates | Wish |
The most valuable asset of an interst group or a lobbyist is credible | information |
People who vote tend to be more highly _________ than those who do not. | educated |
People over age _____ tent to vote but the numbers decline after age ______ | 30 and 70 |
By gender, who tends to vote at a slightly higher rate. | women |
The most politically active Americans make up about _____ of the population. | 5% |
Those who give financially to the parties and candidates are about ______ of the population | 10% |
The National Voter Registration Act (Motor Voter Act) required states to allow voter registration when obtaining a | drivers license |
A voter who considers the PAST perfomance of a candidate is using what judgment in their decision | retrospective |
Those who rely upon campaign promises are using | prospective judgment |
Party candidates are nominated to be on a general election ballot by winning a | primary election |
An election in which only party members may participate is a/an | closed primary |
An election in which non-party members may participate is a/an | open primary |
When a voter votes in the primary of the party in which they are Not a member, they are participating in | crossover voting |
If no candidates receives a majority of the vote in a primary or special election, the top two candidates face each other in a | run off election |
The election that is held on the Tuesday after the first Monday of November, in which we select office holders, is called the | general election |
The general election is the only election that requires this amount of votes to win | a plurality |
Direct democracy is partially practiced with three citizen actions: | Initiative, referendum, and recall |
This is an election in which citizens propose legislation and allows the voters to approve it | Iniative |
This is an election in which the legislature proposes legislation and allows the voters to approve it | Referendum |
This is an election in which voters can remove an elected office holder by popular vote | Recall |
Recently several states have moved their primary election dates up to have a greater effect on the final result. This process is called | front loading |
To win a presidential election, a candidate must have a | majority of the electoral votes, or a minimum of 270 votes |
The number of electoral college votes that a state has is a total of the number of _______, based upon population, plus one for each of the two_________ | Senators and US Representives |
The largest four states in number of electoral votes from the largest is: | California, Texas, New York, and Florida |
The process of distributing electoral college votes among the states based upon the national census is called | reapportionment |
Redrawing political districts based upon population changes is called | redistricing |
Redistricing is the process to benefit one party more than another which is called | gerrymandering |
Who has the responsibility of redrawing congressional district lines | The state legislature |
Thses ads are broadcast advertisements paid for by the candidate | Spot |
These are preferred by candidates because they are more credible than spots | News visuals |
Campaign contributions from individuals to candidates for federal office in 2006 were limited to how much per candidate per election | $2300.00 |
In the 2004 campaign, Political Action Committees (PAC) contributed this amount to US House of Senate candidates, compared to this amount coming from individuals | $294 million and $693 Million |
These Funds are donations from the general tax revenues to the campaigns of presidential candidates | Public |
This term refers to unregulated money donated by individuals and committees through stae and local parties | Soft money |
How many politcal committees are nonprofit and unregulated interest groups that focus on specific issues or causes and attempts to influence voters. | 527 |
This is an intentional course of action followed by government to deal with matters of concern | Public Policy |
Identifying areas of concern to address them in public policy is called | agenda setting |
What is creating specific courses of action to resolve a public problem | Policy formulation |
Accepting and putting that course into action is called policy | adoption and implementation |
Social Security is NOT a personal __________ it is a PAY AS YOU GO system where today's taxpayers are paying today's recipients | retirement account |
In 2006, the poverty income threshold for a family of four was | $19,307.00 |
The program under the Socical Security Act that helps the needy aged, blind, or disabled is called | Supplemental Security Income (SSI) |
The Personal Responsibilty and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (POWORA) places a __ year lifetime for aid from block grants, and requires recipients to find employment within ___ years | 5 and 2 |
SSI and Food Stamps are considered | entittlement programs |
The 2006 spending for health and human services was estimated at | $68.9 billion |
This is a federal program providing medical care for the poor | Medicaid |
This is a federal program providing medical care for elderly social security recipients | Medicare |
When the government practices a policy of leaving all economic factors to settle themselves, they are practicing a | laissez-faire policy |
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation was established to oversee the | Banking Industry |
The Securities Exchange Commission regulates | stock exchanges |
Economic regulation by Congress is based upon Congress' interpretation of the | Commerce Clause of Article 1, Section 8, of the constitution |
This is a reduction of market controls in favor of market-based competition | Deregulation |
This is a short term decline in the economy | Recession |
This policy deals with regulating the nation's money supply and interest rates. | Monatary Policy |
Monatary policy is usually controlled by the | Federal Reserve Board |
This policy refers to programs concerning taxes, spending, and debt management. | Fiscal Policy |
Who held forth the theory that governments can stabilize the economy through application of fiscal and monetary policies | John M. Keynes |
When the government spends more than it takes in within a budget cycle, it is engaging in a | deficit spending/financing |
The accumulation of several years of deficit creates a | national debt |
Two committess of Congress responsible for raising the tax revenues to sustain oublic policy are the | House Ways and Means Committee and the Senate appropiations Committee |
A policy that avoids participating in foreign affairs | Isolationism |
Emphasizes morality in foreign policy | Moralism |
Takes advantages of situations for national gain | Pragmatism |
Acting on national policy without consulting other nations | Unilateralism |
The Persian Gulf are was indentified as a vital interes of the United States by the | Carter Doctrine |
The treaty providing for free movement of goods between the US, Canada, and Mexico is the | North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) |
This organization has jurisdicition to manage multinational negotiations and impose solutions | The World Trade Organization(WTO) |
This holds that the United States has the right to use preemptive strikes against those nations/forces that are threatening US interest | The Bush Doctrine |
Chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons are considered to weapons of | Mass Destruction |
The chief agent in US foregin policy is the | President |
The President's prinicpal assistant in diplomatic policy is the | Secretary of State |
The President's prinicpal assistant in military policy is the | Secretary of Defense |
The executive agency responsibile for collecting and analyzing information about foregin nations is the | Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) |
Formed by the Defense Reorganization Act of 1947, the National Security Council has four statutory members: | The President, Vice President, Secretary of State and Denfense |
The primary disaster relief agency for the US government is the | Federal Emergancy Management Agency (FEMA) |
All treaties with other governments must have a ratification vote of 2/3 of the | Senate |
Presidents have bypassed these treaties by making these with foreign heads of state | Executive agreements |
The War Powers Act of 1973 requires that the President report to Congress within how many hours of placing US forces into combat | 48 |
If Con gress disapproves or does not concur within how many days, the troops must be redeplyed within the following 30 days | 60 |
The number of electoral college votes that a state has is a total of the number of REPRESENTIVES, based upon STATE POPULATION, plus one for each of the two SENATORS |