AP Gov Unit 2 Quiz Review

Question 1

benchmark polls

Answer 1

polls before a candidate runs

Question 2

civic competence

Answer 2

a belief that one can affect govt policies

Question 3

civic duty

Answer 3

a belief that one has an obligation to participate in civic and political affairs

Question 4

class-consciousness

Answer 4

a belief that one is a member of an economic group whose interests are opposed to other groups’

Question 5

culture war

Answer 5

the war between two cultural groups (the orthodox vs. the progressive)

Question 6

orthodox cultural group

Answer 6

morality is as/more important than self-expression, and morals stem from commands of God or nature

Question 7

progressive cultural group

Answer 7

personal freedom is as/more important than moral rules, and morals must be viewed within the circumstances

Question 8

Morris Fiorina

Answer 8

the culture war is a myth - leaders are polarized but Americans take a middle position

Question 9

Alan Abramowitz

Answer 9

more and more people are picking parties based on these moral issues