Political Parties

Question 1

Goal of political parties

Answer 1

Get candidates elected

Question 2

Are political parties mentioned in the constitution

Answer 2

No

Question 3

What did voting rights act of 1965 do

Answer 3

Prohibit racial discrimination on voting

Question 4

15th amendment

Answer 4

Black men right to vote

Question 5

17th amendment

Answer 5

Direct election of senators

Question 6

19th amendment

Answer 6

Women right to vote

Question 7

24th amendment

Answer 7

Poll taxes

Question 8

26th amendment

Answer 8

18 yr olds have right to vote

Question 9

Rational choice voting

Answer 9

Voting based on citizens interest

Question 10

Retrospective voting

Answer 10

Voting to decide whether party in power should be re-elected

Question 11

Prospective voting

Answer 11

Voting based on predictions on how a party will perform in future

Question 12

Party-line voting

Answer 12

Supporting a party by voting for candidates in one political party

Question 13

4 types of political groups

Answer 13

Political parties, interest groups, political action committees (PACs), and 527 groups

Question 14

What have primary elections done

Answer 14

Reduced power of political parties

Question 15

Are U.S political parties hierarchical

Answer 15

No

Question 16

How often is national conventions held

Answer 16

Every 4 years

Question 17

Are parties in decline

Answer 17

Yes

Question 18

What does the graph on of 156 show

Answer 18

More people are registering as independent

Question 19

Interest groups

Answer 19

Organizations dedicated to a particular political goal of set of goals

Question 20

What is lobbying

Answer 20

When interest groups try to influence legislators

Question 21

Amicus curiae means?

Answer 21

Friend of the court

Question 22

What did amicus curiae deal with

Answer 22

Litigation. Involving the court and legal action

Question 23

What is the free rider problem

Answer 23

All benefitting from the work of lobbyists

Question 24

Dark money entered politics with what court case …

Answer 24

Buckley v Valeo

Question 25

How do lobbyists influence legislators

Answer 25

Inform, legislate, and testify

Question 26

PACs

Answer 26

Collect money and distribute. They also have a limited amount

Question 27

Super PAC

Answer 27

Unlimited funds PACs can send. Difficult to identify donor

Question 28

Do super PACs officially coordinate with candidates

Answer 28

No

Question 29

Hard money

Answer 29

Tightly regulated contributions to candidates

Question 30

Soft money

Answer 30

Unregulated, unlimited contributions to political parties

Question 31

What impact does PACs have on elections?

Answer 31

Can buy politicians

Question 32

What does social media give

Answer 32

Selected exposure

Question 33

Party realignment

Answer 33

When coalitions making up two parties fall apart

Question 34

Critical election

Answer 34

When a new party comes to dominate politics