Chapters 16, 17, 18 Quiz Review

Question 1

Government of different political parties in order to form a majority

Answer 1

Coalition Government

Question 2

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

Answer 2

Open Primary

Question 3

Only members of that political party can vote

Answer 3

Closed Primary

Question 4

Basic beliefs about government

Answer 4

Ideologies

Question 5

Private meeting of party leaders

Answer 5

Caucus

Question 6

Any party other than one of the two major parties

Answer 6

Third Parties

Question 7

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

Answer 7

Nominating Convention

Question 8

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

Answer 8

Party’s Platform

Question 9

Individual parts of the platform

Answer 9

Planks

Question 10

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

Answer 10

SIngle-Issue Party

Question 11

Voting Districts

Answer 11

Precincts

Question 12

Person responsible for the overall campaign strategy and planning

Answer 12

Campaign Manager

Question 13

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

Answer 13

Political Action Committees (PACs)

Question 14

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

Answer 14

Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act

Question 15

What is the Federal Election Commission (FEC)?

Answer 15

Independent Agency in the Executive Branch

Question 16

What does the Federal Election Commission (FEC) do?

Answer 16

It administers federal election laws

Question 17

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

Answer 17

Grandfather Clause

Question 18

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

Answer 18

Voting Rights Act of 1965

Question 19

This amendment outlawed pool taxes in national elections

Answer 19

24th

Question 20

This amendment lowered the voting age from 21 to 18

Answer 20

26th

Question 21

This amendment gave women the right to vote

Answer 21

19th

Question 22

This amendment gave african-american men the right to vote

Answer 22

15th

Question 23

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

Answer 23

Cross-pressured voter

Question 24

Selecting only candidates from their party

Answer 24

Straight-party ticket

Question 25

Using ideas, information, or rumors to influence opinion

Answer 25

Propaganda

Question 26

When is Election Day (general election?)

Answer 26

The first tuesday after the first monday in November.

Question 27

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

Answer 27

Moderates

Question 28

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

Answer 28

Independents

Question 29

Limit the role of government except in supporting traditional moral values

Answer 29

Conservatives

Question 30

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

Answer 30

Liberals

Question 31

Work for the interest of all americans

Answer 31

Public-interest group

Question 32

What is the purpose/goal of lobbying?

Answer 32

To influence government policy makers

Question 33

What is a lobbyist's greatest source of persuasion?

Answer 33

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

Question 34

General attitude of the public regarding issues

Answer 34

Public opinion

Question 35

Unscientific attempts to measure public opinion

Answer 35

Straw Polls

Question 36

Groupes of people who are to be studied

Answer 36

Universe

Question 37

A small group of people who are to be studied

Answer 37

Representative Sample

Question 38

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

Answer 38

Random Sampling

Question 39

Largest labor union in America

Answer 39

ALF-CIO

Question 40

What does ALF-CIO stand for?

Answer 40

American Federation of Labor