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Chapters 16, 17, 18 Quiz Review Flashcards

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1
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Government of different political parties in order to form a majority

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Coalition Government

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2
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Voters may vote for either party even if they do not belong to that party

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Open Primary

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3
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Only members of that political party can vote

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Closed Primary

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4
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Basic beliefs about government

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Ideologies

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5
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Private meeting of party leaders

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Caucus

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Any party other than one of the two major parties

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Third Parties

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An official public meeting of a party to choose candidates for office

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Nominating Convention

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A statement of the party’s principles, beliefs, and positions on important issues

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Party’s Platform

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Individual parts of the platform

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Planks

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10
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Focuses exclusively on 1 makor social, economic, or moral issue

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SIngle-Issue Party

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Voting Districts

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Precincts

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Person responsible for the overall campaign strategy and planning

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Campaign Manager

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13
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Organizations established by special interest groups to collect money to support candidates

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Political Action Committees (PACs)

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14
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Targeted use of issue advocacy advertising and limited the use of “soft money” donations

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Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act

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15
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What is the Federal Election Commission (FEC)?

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Independent Agency in the Executive Branch

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16
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What does the Federal Election Commission (FEC) do?

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It administers federal election laws

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17
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Only voters whose grandfathers had voted before 1867 could vote without having to pay a pool tax or passing a literacy test

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Grandfather Clause

18
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Largest voting rights act in US history; the US government registered minority voters; ended literacy test

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Voting Rights Act of 1965

19
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This amendment outlawed pool taxes in national elections

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24th

20
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This amendment lowered the voting age from 21 to 18

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26th

21
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This amendment gave women the right to vote

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19th

22
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This amendment gave african-american men the right to vote

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15th

23
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One who is caught between conflicting elements in his or her life

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Cross-pressured voter

24
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Selecting only candidates from their party

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Straight-party ticket

25
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Using ideas, information, or rumors to influence opinion

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Propaganda

26
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When is Election Day (general election?)

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The first tuesday after the first monday in November.

27
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Middle-of-the road voters who want government regulation but suppor traditional values

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Moderates

28
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Voters who do not register for either of the two major political parties

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Independents

29
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Limit the role of government except in supporting traditional moral values

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Conservatives

30
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Believe that the Government should actively promote health, education and justice

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Liberals

31
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Work for the interest of all americans

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Public-interest group

32
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What is the purpose/goal of lobbying?

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To influence government policy makers

33
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What is a lobbyist’s greatest source of persuasion?

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Providing policy makers with useful information that supports the interest group’s position

34
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General attitude of the public regarding issues

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Public opinion

35
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Unscientific attempts to measure public opinion

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Straw Polls

36
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Groupes of people who are to be studied

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Universe

37
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A small group of people who are to be studied

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Representative Sample

38
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Technique in which everyone in the universe has an equal chance of being selected

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Random Sampling

39
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Largest labor union in America

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ALF-CIO

40
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What does ALF-CIO stand for?

A

American Federation of Labor

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