Question 1

What is civic responsibility?  Also, give an example.

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These are the responsibilities of a citizen to society.  Example: voting in elections.

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taking out the trash because your ma said so

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changing the filter in your hvac system

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mowing your lawn twice a week.

Question 2

What is suffrage?

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the right to vote

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scooby dooby do

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the right to keep and bare arms

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freedom of the press

Question 3

How did the following change suffrage?  Fifteenth Amendment

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it gave black men the right to vote

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it gave women the right to vote

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it gave Chicago the right to allow dead people to vote

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it lowered the voting age to 18

Question 4

How did the following change suffrage?  Nineteenth Amendment

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it gave women the right to vote

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it gave Chicago the right to allow dead people the right to vote

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it lowered the voting age to 18

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it gave black men the right to vote

Question 5

How did the following change suffrage?  Twenty-Sixth Amendment

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it lowered the voting age to 18

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A set of particular comprehensive beliefs regarding views of social, economic, and political matters

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Gave black men the right to vote

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Gave women the right to vote

Question 6

Define the term ideology:

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A set of particular comprehensive beliefs regarding views of social, economic, and political matters

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Tend to believe that government can solve many societal problems

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A group of persons who seek to control government through the winning of elections and holding public office.

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Tend to believe bigger government threatens liberty and freedom, therefore less government is better government.

Question 7

Contrast liberals and conservatives:

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Liberals:  Tend to believe that government can solve many societal problems.
Conservatives:  Tend to believe bigger government threatens liberty and freedom, therefore less government is better government.

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Liberals:  Tend to believe that Kobe Bryant was the best basketball player ever.  Conservatives:  Tend to think that Michael Jordan was the best basketball player ever.

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Liberals:  Tend to believe that the best President ever was Abraham Lincoln.  Conservatives:  Tend to think that Lyndon Johnson was the best President ever.

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Liberals:  Tend to believe bigger government threatens liberty and freedom, therefore less government is better government.  Conservatives:  Tend to believe that government can solve many societal problems.

Question 8

What is a political party?

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A group of persons who seek to control government through the winning of elections and holding public office.  A party typically has a common set of political beliefs.

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A group of persons who seek to control government through the winning of elections and holding public office.  A party typically has a fractured set of political beliefs.

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A group of persons who seek to control government through the winning of elections and holding public office.  A party typically has an uncommon set of political beliefs.

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A group of persons who seek to control government through the winning of elections and holding public office.  A party typically has an uncivilized set of political beliefs.

Question 9

Contrast Democrats and Republicans on the following issues:

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A.  Abortion:  Democrats are for; Republicans are against.
B.  Death penalty:  Democrats are against; Republicans are for.
C.  Military spending:  Democrats believe in less, Republicans believe in more.
D.  Taxes:  Democrats support higher taxes; Republicans support lower taxes.

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A.  Abortion:  Democrats are for; Republicans are against.
B.  Death penalty:  Democrats are against; Republicans are for.
C.  Military spending:  Democrats believe in less, Republicans believe in more.
D.  Taxes:  Democrats support lower taxes; Republicans support higher taxes.

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A.  Abortion:  Democrats are for; Republicans are against.
B.  Death penalty:  Democrats are for; Republicans are against.
C.  Military spending:  Democrats believe in less, Republicans believe in more.
D.  Taxes:  Democrats support higher taxes; Republicans support lower taxes.

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A.  Abortion:  Democrats are for; Republicans are against.
B.  Death penalty:  Democrats are against; Republicans are for.
C.  Military spending:  Democrats believe in more, Republicans believe in less.
D.  Taxes:  Democrats support higher taxes; Republicans support lower taxes.

Question 10

What is an interest group?

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Private organizations whose members share certain views and work to shape public policy.

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Activities by which group pressures are brought to bear on legislators, the legislative process, and all aspects of the public-policy-making process.

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The political extension of special interest groups which have a major stake in public policy.

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A program of public provision for the economic security and social welfare of the individual and his or her family, especially the retired and the disabled.

Question 11

For each of these interest groups, briefly state what they stand for:  National Rifle Association (NRA)

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The Second Amendment and The Right to Keep and Bare Arms

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Support interests of people over 50

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Support workers rights

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Support for public education and teachers

Question 12

For each of these interest groups, briefly state what they stand for:  National Education Association (NEA)

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Support for public education and teachers

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Support workers rights

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Gun rights

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Support interests of people over 50

Question 13

For each of these interest groups, briefly state what they stand for:  American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)

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Support interests of people over 50

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Support workers rights

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Gun rights

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Support for public education and teachers

Question 14

For each of these interest groups, briefly state what they stand for:  American Federation of Labor (AFL-CIO)

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Support workers rights

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Gun rights

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Support for public education and teachers

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Support interests of people over 50

Question 15

What is Social Security?  What interest group would tend to support it?

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A program of public provision for the economic security and social welfare of the individual and his or her family, especially the retired and the disabled.  The group most likely to support this program is AARP.

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retirement program for seamstresses

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retirement program for high steel workers

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retirement program for welders

Question 16

What is lobbying?

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Activities by which group pressures are brought to bear on legislators, the legislative process, and all aspects of the public-policy-making process.

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A program of public provision for the economic security and social welfare of the individual and his or her family, especially the retired and the disabled.

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The political extension of special interest groups which have a major stake in public policy.

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Private organizations whose members share certain views and work to shape public policy.

Question 17

What is a political action committee (PAC)?

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The political extension of special interest groups which have a major stake in public policy.

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Activities by which group pressures are brought to bear on legislators, the legislative process, and all aspects of the public-policy-making process.

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A group of persons who seek to control government through the winning of elections and holding public office.

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Support for public education and teachers

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