My Missed Questions: Flashcards
What does the Keynesian Economics Policy focus on?
Government spending and significant government regulation.
What is the sampling error in polls and what does it mean?
Sampling error of plus or minus 3% which means that 95% of the time, public opinion poll data is true to that of an entire population.
What is an entrance/exit poll?
A type of public opinion poll used to predict the outcome of an election.
What is Fiscal Policy?
Determined by government legislation and addresses taxation and spending.
What are Age/Lifestyle Effects?
The impact of a person’s age and stage in life on their political views.
What does the Supply-side theory focus on?
Lowering taxes to ensure people have more money to spend in order to help relieve a recession.
What is does Monetary Policy do?
Addresses the money supply circulating in the economy.
What is a Representative Sample of a Public Opinion Poll?
A sample that best reflects the true characteristics of the entire population.
What is a Tracking Poll?
When the same/similar questions are asked over time to measure shifts in opinion. This most often used during election season.
What is a the Bandwagon effect?
The shift of support to candidate holding the lead in public opinion polls.
What is the Federal Reserve System?
Created by Congress to manage money supply. Example of an Independent Regulatory Agency.
Do all States have the same voter registration laws?
No.
What is true about poorly funded interest groups?
They generally have less influence over legislative policy than well funded groups.
What can Third Party Candidates do in relation to major parties?
Push major parties to address issues related to historically underrepresented groups.
What is soft money?
Political donations given to a political party and cannot be used to support one specific candidate.
What is the number of electors in a state determined by?
The number of members that serve in the House of Representatives + 2 Senators
What is voter alienation?
When voters feel like they should vote, but don’t; often due to feelings of underrepresentation.
What do the four types of Linkage Institutions do?
Connect (link) people with government and keep people informed.
What is an Amicus Curiae Brief?
Filed by an interest group to describe their positions on an issue before the Supreme Court.
What is Hyperpluralism?
When the government attempts to represent/meet needs of too many different groups and end up favoring elite ones.
What are the 3 key roles media plays in government?
- Agenda Setting: Decide what issues become national news
- Score Keeper: Keeping track of who is winning & losing
- Watch Dog: Investigative Journalism
What did the Citizens United v. FEC seek to overturn?
The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002.
What did the 24th Amendment do?
Banned poll taxes
What did the 17th Amendment do?
Direct election of Senators by people
What does Prospetive Voting look like?
A person votes for Democratic candidates based on the belief that the policies of the Democratic party will be personally beneficial.
What are Reserved Powers?
Powers held by the State governments.
Where must all legislation related to funding start?
The House of Representatives
What are Natural Rights?
Fundamental rights of all humans, NOT recieved from governemnt.
What are Congress’s implied powers derived from?
The Necessary and Proper Clause
What is Mandatory spending?
Does not need to be approved annually. Spending on enetitlement programs like social security, medicare, etc.
Who has the power to make treaties?
The President and the Senate (but needs 2/3 Senate vote for US to agree to it)
Who issues fines?
The Federal Bureaucracy
What are Earmarks?
Funding loopholes used by Congress people to direct funds to specific distrcts or states.
What’s an example of an informal power?
Bully-Pulpit
What does the Exclusionary Rule state?
Illegally obtained evidence can’t be used in a trial against someone.
What is Imminent Lawless Action?
The current standard/test for helping the government decide when to limit free speech.
What is Prior Restraint?
When the government censors material before it has even been published.
What does Procedural Due Process address?
The manner in which law is carried out. (Needs to apply all to equally and fairly).
What are the limits of the Exclusionary Rule?
- Consent of the Searchee
- Objective Due Process
- Inevitable Discovery Rule
The right to privacy is found in the penumbras (shadows) of which amendments?
4th, 5th, 9th, 14th
What Act required employers to pay men and women same wage for same job?
The Equal Pay Act of 1963
What is Afirmative Action?
The effort to improve opportunities for underrepresented or disadvantaged groups, especially in relation to employment or education.
What Act banned discrimination based on race, color, gender, religion, or national origin in public accommodations and employment.
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
What doees the 5th Amendment entail?
-Right to Grand Jury Trial
-Right against self-incrimination
-Right to due process of law
-Right to protection against double jeopardy
What does the 6th amendment entail?
-Right to an attorney
-Right to an impartial jury if your peers
-Right to speedy and public trial
