FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT AP GOV TEST REVIEW

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FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT AP GOV TEST REVIEW

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Question 1: PACs overwhelmingly favor

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incumbents

Question 2: True or False? Interest groups function in enacting legislation.

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False Question 3: Analysts often refer to a voter who does not select a party as:

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an independent

Question 4: What all does lobbying include?

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scheduled face-to-face meetings with members of Congress, approaching members of Congress as they walk through the Capitol, telephone calls to members of Congress, hosting receptions and special events for members of Congress.

Question 5: The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 did what?

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Eliminated the soft-money loophole

Question 6: What are the Three Faces of Parties?

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party in the electorate, party organization, and party in government Question 7: What is arguably the most important role of political parties in the American political system?

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They promote responsibility among elected officials and provide a check on their powers

Question 8: FDR promoted a _____

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New Deal Question 9: In 1836, the mutual interests of southern plantation owners and northern industrialists crystallized in the formation of the _____

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Whig Party Question 10: What are some examples of a political party's grassroots organizing tasks?

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volunteering on party-run campaigns, making campaign contributions, working in the day-to-day operations of the party, developing PACs ????? (check to make sure this is correct) Question 11: party that tries to give voters a clear choice by establishing priorities or policy stances different from those of the rival party or parties

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responsible party model

Question 12: True or False? Political parties identify narrow issue concerns.

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False

Question 13: Of all the types of interest groups in the US, agricultural interest groups probably

have:

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most disproportionate amount of influence

Question 14: Historically, political parties did what?

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excluded various groups from participating Question 15: Which interest groups are influential in local and national politics?

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AMA, American Bar Association, NEA, and AFL-CIO Question 16: Key factors in the organizational environment of an interest group include:

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leadership and the presence or absence of opposition from other groups

Question 17: Which occupations are represented by labor unions?

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teachers and tradespeople Question 18: when one chamber of Congress is controlled by the same party that controls the White House, while the other chamber is controlled by the other party

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truncated government Question 19: Over the last several decades, poetical scientists have agreed that the power of political parties has increased (significantly), decreased (significantly), or remained static?

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decreased significantly Question 20: The best predictor of whether one becomes a member of an interest group is ____ and ____.

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income and education

Question 21: What is an example of an issue advocacy party?

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Green Party Question 22: What functions in the policy-making process do interest groups serve?

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educate the public about policy issues, provide average citizens with an avenue of access to activism, mobilize citizens and stimulate them to participate in civic and political affairs, providing information and expertise to policy-makers Question 23: A fluid web of connections among those concerned about a policy and those who create and administer the policy

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issue network

Question 24: a shift in party allegiances or electoral support

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realignment

Question 25: A device used to reward political supporters is known as

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patronage

Question 26: Which of the following occupations are represented by professional

organizations?

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doctors and lawyers Question 27: Interest groups can ensure that laws passed by legislatures and signed by executives are in keeping with current constitutional interpretation by

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litigation