Government Exam
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- 195. Give 2 of the 8 Factors that effect voter turnout. (2 points) (GOVT 6g)
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Declining party activities
Election Day laws
Legal restrictions
Frequency of elections
Other forms of political part
Lack of ideological choices
Current voter attitude - 194. Give 2 reasons political parties are declining. (2 points)
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We are in an era of party de-alignment because of a divided government
No longer have any real power; more representational
Parties are used merely as a label - 182. The Know-Nothing Party is an example of a (an)
- one-issue. (GOVT 6a)
- 183. The Libertarian Party is an example of a (an)
- ideological. (GOVT 6a)
- 177. A description of the American political system once used by scholars, contending that policy making encompasses competition among interest groups. This idea is generally considered wrong. (GOVT 9b)
- Pluralistic political system
- 176. An inducement to join a mass-membership organization based on a sense of pleasure status, or companionship. (GOVT 9b)
- Solidary incentive
- 174. A widely shared demand for change in some aspect of social or political order. (GOVT 9b)
- Social movement
- 172. An interest group whose principal purpose is to benefit nonmembers. (GOVT 9b)
- Public interest group
- 170. An organization that seeks to influence public policy (generally speaking). (GOVT 9b)
- Interest group
- 164. A law that required groups and individuals that are seeking to influence legislation to register with the secretary of the Senate and the clerk of the House? (GOVT 9b)
- Federal Regulation of Lobbying Act of 1946
- 160. Plurality runoff method (GOVT 6b)
- Holding multiple rounds of party voting to ensure winner was elected due to popular vote
- 154. Which amendment allowed 18-21 year-olds the right to vote? (GOVT 6f)
- 26th amendment
- 153. Which amendment abolished the poll tax? (GOVT 6f)
- 24th amendment
- 150. 3 reasons elections are important to the American people. (GOVT 6a)
- Because it is symbolic, gives us function, and gives our country legitimacy
- 130. An alternative for choosing candidates in which party members meet to choose candidates. (GOVT 9d)
- Caucus
- 129. An electoral system in which the winner receives the most votes even if they do not constitute a majority. (GOVT 6b)
- Rally
- 128. The ultimate authority in both major political parties in the United States. These events are held every four years to nominate presidential candidates. (GOVT 6b)
- National party convention
- 120. The requirement that all delegates from each state vote with the majority at the convention. (GOVT 6b)
- Unit rule
- 96. A person that would become politically involved by writing a letter to a government
- Parochial participant
- 79. What was known as “new federalism?†(GOVT 4c)
- Nixon was in charge and was commissioned create revenue sharing to give money back to the states
- 68. A political system in which all the power is in the hands of the central government is known as a (GOVT 4c)
- Unitary government