FREE AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND STUDY GAMES

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FREE AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND STUDY GAMES

ABOUT USG CHAPTER 9 EXAM QUESTIONS

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-Guarantee passing score -58 Questions and Answers -format set of multiple-choice -Expert-Verified Explanation Question 1: a business group that represents certain industries or parts of industries

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trade association

Question 2: The main task of a national nominating convention is to

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choose a party's candidate for president.Question 3: Compared with political parties in multiparty systems, what are parties in our two-party system more likely to do?

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lack party unity

Question 4: What party system is the most common party system?

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multiparty

Question 5: errors introduced by polling methods that lead to one outcome over others

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bias Question 6: a survey of a randomly selected fraction of voters after they have voted

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exit poll Question 7: freedom from bias and outside factors that may influence the results of a poll

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objectivity

Question 8: An interest group that endorses a candidate is

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asking voters to elect the candidate.

Question 9: information designed to shape public opinion

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propaganda Question 10: The objective for this chapter: I will analyze factors affecting the political process and their role in government, including the role of

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political parties, interest groups, mass media, public opinion, and campaign funding Question 11: organized group that seeks to win elections in order to influence the activities of government

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political party Question 12: any means of communication that provides information to a large audience, including magazines, radio, television news, and news on the Web

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mass media

Question 13: a ballot submitted on or before election day by a voter who cannot be present on election day

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absentee ballot

Question 14: a poll's margin of error, or uncertainty level

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sampling error Question 15: a primary election in which only voters registered as party members can vote in selecting that party's candidates

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closed primary Question 16: What is the relationship between interest groups and political action committees?

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Many interest groups have political action committees to support candidates for office.Question 17: What takes place on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of all even-numbered years?

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congressional election Question 18: the choices the government makes and the actions it takes in response to a particular issue or problem

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public policy Question 19: political candidates who announce that they are running for office and ask voters to write in their names on the ballot

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write-in candidates

Question 20: an organization of people with common interests that tries to influence government and its policies

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special interest group Question 21: a survey of people scientifically selected to provide opinions about something

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poll

Question 22: the process of naming candidates for elective office

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nomination process Question 23: a system of government in which two political parties compete for control of the government

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two-party system

Question 24: In our two-party system, each major party tries to

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appeal to as broad a base as possible.

Question 25: the lowest level of an organization or society

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grass roots Question 26: What is the origin of the today's two major U.S. political parties?

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a party split Question 27: to publicly declare support for a particular candidate in an election

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endorse