FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT POL TEST 3

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FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT POL TEST 3

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-Guarantee passing score -66 Questions and Answers -format set of multiple-choice -Expert-Verified Explanation Question 1: What did political scientist David Truman refer to as "potential interest groups?"

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unrepresented interests Question 2: Turnout for midterm elections in the United States is about what percent of eligible voters?

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33 percent

Question 3: Who is the incumbent?

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the current officeholder, running for re-election Question 4: The president pro tempore in the Senate is ____ the majority and minority leaders.

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less powerful than

Question 5: When items are put on the ballot, bypassing the state's legislature, it is known as

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an initiative.

Question 6: Grassroots mobilization involves

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interest group members contacting their elected officials.Question 7: From the end of the Civil War to the 1890s, the Republican Party remained the party of

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the North Question 8: Why did Republicans spend much more effort building a party apparatus than Democrats in the fifty years prior to 2004?

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They held a minority status in the electorate.Question 9: The process of redrawing legislative district boundary lines to provide political advantage or disadvantage is known as

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gerrymandering.Question 10: Which of the following statements about congressional polarization is accurate?

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The Republican Party has experienced the greatest ideological shift in recent years.Question 11: What would be the closest Senate counterpart to the House Ways and Means Committee?

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the Senate Finance Committee Question 12: Nonprofit groups that also engage in issue advocacy and are allowed to spend up to half of their revenue for political purposes are called

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527 committees.

Question 13: Members of interest groups are most likely to be

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wealthy Question 14: Pork barrel legislation is a form of ____ in which Members of Congress ____.

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patronage; secure direct benefits for their districts or states Question 15: The first party system in the United States pitted the Federalists, supported mainly by ____ against the Jeffersonian Republicans, supported mainly by ____.

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merchants; agrarian interests

Question 16: What is a closed primary?

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an election in which voters can participate in the nomination of candidates, but only of the party in which they are enrolled for a period of time prior to Election Day Question 17: PACs can contribute ____ an individual can to a candidate running for office.

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more than Question 18: Historically, the most important arenas of congressional policy making have been

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standing committees.Question 19: Which of the following could be considered a part of the New Politics agenda?

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improving environmental protection

Question 20: Iron triangles form among

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executive branch programs, legislative committees, and interest groups.

Question 21: The ______ theory of government is chiefly criticized for its inherent bias toward the wealthy and business-oriented interests in society.

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pluralist Question 22: What was decided by the Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission?

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It allowed outside groups and individuals to spend unlimited amounts of money on elections.

Question 23: In the case of Buckley v. Valeo, the Supreme Court ruled that

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there could be no limits placed on candidates' expenditure of their own funds, since such spending is considered free speech.

Question 24: Which of the following best describes the organization Anonymous?

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online grassroots organization

Question 25: The Electoral College is composed of

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presidential electors from each state who cast ballots for president and vice president.Question 26: How can a bill become a law without the signature of the president?

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if the House and Senate override the president's veto through a two-thirds majority

Question 27: In staff organizations, most of the work is done by

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paid professionals.Question 28: Members of the House of Representatives that are making voting decisions are most likely to listen to the interest groups that

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are connected to the constituents in the member's district.