Unit 2 Test Review Flashcards
When individuals do not consider how people from other backgrounds may see things differently but rely on their own selective perception
ethnocentrism
The religion with the highest reported rate of voter turnout
Jewish
The group least likely to vote
Hispanics
The most votes
Plurality
The golden number of electoral votes
270
Why would small states object to a direct election of the president?
Over representation
Why would the two major parties object to a direct election of the president?
The electoral college makes it very difficult for minor parties to win, making their only viable competition one another
What amendment granted women the right to vote?
19th
Stresses importance of the individual, and of freedom, equality, private property, limited government, and popular consent
Classical liberalism
Clinton’s major preoccupation after winning the 1992 election was
health reform
FDR’s second bill of rights was committed to
economic security and independence
The first televised presidential debates were between
Kennedy and Nixon
Who redraws congressional district boundaries?
state legislatures
How often are congressional districts redrawn?
Every 10 years
