
Semester Quiz 4
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- Q1One widespread effect of the mass media on presidential campaigns is that the mass media havelowered the cost of campaigns by allowing candidates to reach more votersintroduced a liberal bias that has moved all candidates to the leftincreased public optimism by encouraging more positive campaigningreplaced political parties as the primary source of information about a candidate30s
- Q2Which of the following is the most important factor in determining whether a candidate wins a congressional election?Individual campaign contributionsPosition on various policiesSupport by Political Action Committees (PACs)Incumbency status30s
- Q3In Federalist No 10, James Madison contended that government shouldlimit the number of factionstax factions to level the playing fieldpermit many factions to competedeny citizens access to competitive factions30s
- Q4All of the following tactics are used by interest groups to influence the political process exceptcreating a Political Action Committee to donate money to a campaignfiling amicus curiae briefs to the Supreme Courtdistribute incumbent's voting record before an electionkeeping all lobbying records confidential30s
- Q5Which of the following best defines political socialization?The process by which people acquire their attitudes about politicsThe interaction that occurs when individuals attend rallies or other political eventsThe process by which political parties raise money from wealthy corporationsThe process by which individuals formally join a political party30s
- Q6"Motor Voter" legislation allows eligible citizens to do which of the following?Call for free transportation to the polls on election dayRegister to vote at the offices of government agencies such as the department of motor vehiclesUse drive through voting machinesCast their vote at the local department of motor vehicles30s
- Q7Of the following, the most significant difference between the Constitution of 1787 and the Articles of Confederation was that the Constitutionmade states sovereign over the national government, while the articles made the central government sovereignprovided a strong national government with many powers, compared to the weak central government of the Articleswas difficult to amend, compared to the Articles which had an easier process of a simple majority votecreated a presidential system of government, compared to the parliamentary system of the Articles30s
- Q8Which of the following provides states with the greatest amount of flexibility when implementing policycategorical grantsproject grantsformula grantsblock grants30s