POLI 2051 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
If no candidate receives an electoral college majority, the election for president is
decided in the - Answers -House of representatives
When the house and senate pass different versions of the same bill - Answers -A
conference committee may be appointed to resolve the differences??
Which of the following generally increase with age - Answers -political participation and
strength of party attachment?
When can a party change its platform - Answers -During its national party convention?
According to the downs model, candidates are likely to place themselves - Answers -
Near the center??
The responsible party model implies that parties should - Answers -Be more
accountable to interest group demands??
Which of the following statements about the 1936 literary digest poll that predicted
roosevelt's reelection defeat is true - Answers -The poll oversampled those with higher
income
Which of the following is the 2010 landmark supreme court case that ruled that
individuals , corporations, and unions could spend unlimited amounts of money making
independent political expenditures (so long as there is no coordination with the
candidate campaigns) - Answers -Citizens united v. federal election commission
Whips serve what function - Answers -to persuade party members to support the
party's priorities?
Substantive representation refers to whether or not members of congress - Answers -
Mirror the personal, political relevant characteristics of citizens??
What are political action committees (PACs) seeking when they give campaign
contributions - Answers -Access to the officeholder??
Super delegates are - Answers -Allowed to participate in various aspects of each
party's convention but are not permitted to cast ballots in the nomination contest??
Why do interest groups typically offer selective benefits to their members - Answers -To
overcome the free rider problem??
In general, research demonstrates that the most persistent media bias is - Answers -
Toward a compelling story that will attract a large audience??
, is the tendency for viewers to seek news that aligns with their existing ideas - Answers
-Selective exposure
What is a political action committee (PAC) - Answers -An organization that solicits
campaign contributions from individuals and distributes them to political candidates
Which of the following is an example of a public interest lobby - Answers -A consumer
rights group??
How does lower voter turnout among young citizens affect the composition of those who
show up at the polls - Answers -Conservatives are overrepresented at the polls??
Comparing the two chambers of congress we find that the senate - Answers -Is more
hierarchal than the us house??
When you look at which story the media emphasized in covering issues, you are
examining the _______ of the media - Answers -Agenda setting effect?
Which of the following argue that the formation of so many influential interest groups
has made it increasingly difficult to accomplish major policy change in Washington -
Answers -Hyperpluralists??
Liberals, more than conservatives, tend to believe which of the following - Answers -
Women should have the freedom to choose whether to have an abortion??
If no candidate receives an electoral college majority, the election for president is
decided in the - Answers -House of Representatives??
Something of value, such as clean air, that cannot be withheld from non-members of an
interest group is known as a - Answers -Collective good??
The Democratic and Republican candidates for president are formally nominated by the
- Answers -National party conventions?
Is defined as the activities of members of Congress that help individual constituents,
particularly by cutting through bureaucratic red tape - Answers -Casework??
Which electoral reform would make it easier to elect third-party candidates to Congress
- Answers -proportional representation?
Which group makes up the smallest percentage of the minority population in the United
States - Answers -Native Americans?
If no candidate receives an electoral college majority, the election for president is
decided in the - Answers -House of representatives
When the house and senate pass different versions of the same bill - Answers -A
conference committee may be appointed to resolve the differences??
Which of the following generally increase with age - Answers -political participation and
strength of party attachment?
When can a party change its platform - Answers -During its national party convention?
According to the downs model, candidates are likely to place themselves - Answers -
Near the center??
The responsible party model implies that parties should - Answers -Be more
accountable to interest group demands??
Which of the following statements about the 1936 literary digest poll that predicted
roosevelt's reelection defeat is true - Answers -The poll oversampled those with higher
income
Which of the following is the 2010 landmark supreme court case that ruled that
individuals , corporations, and unions could spend unlimited amounts of money making
independent political expenditures (so long as there is no coordination with the
candidate campaigns) - Answers -Citizens united v. federal election commission
Whips serve what function - Answers -to persuade party members to support the
party's priorities?
Substantive representation refers to whether or not members of congress - Answers -
Mirror the personal, political relevant characteristics of citizens??
What are political action committees (PACs) seeking when they give campaign
contributions - Answers -Access to the officeholder??
Super delegates are - Answers -Allowed to participate in various aspects of each
party's convention but are not permitted to cast ballots in the nomination contest??
Why do interest groups typically offer selective benefits to their members - Answers -To
overcome the free rider problem??
In general, research demonstrates that the most persistent media bias is - Answers -
Toward a compelling story that will attract a large audience??
, is the tendency for viewers to seek news that aligns with their existing ideas - Answers
-Selective exposure
What is a political action committee (PAC) - Answers -An organization that solicits
campaign contributions from individuals and distributes them to political candidates
Which of the following is an example of a public interest lobby - Answers -A consumer
rights group??
How does lower voter turnout among young citizens affect the composition of those who
show up at the polls - Answers -Conservatives are overrepresented at the polls??
Comparing the two chambers of congress we find that the senate - Answers -Is more
hierarchal than the us house??
When you look at which story the media emphasized in covering issues, you are
examining the _______ of the media - Answers -Agenda setting effect?
Which of the following argue that the formation of so many influential interest groups
has made it increasingly difficult to accomplish major policy change in Washington -
Answers -Hyperpluralists??
Liberals, more than conservatives, tend to believe which of the following - Answers -
Women should have the freedom to choose whether to have an abortion??
If no candidate receives an electoral college majority, the election for president is
decided in the - Answers -House of Representatives??
Something of value, such as clean air, that cannot be withheld from non-members of an
interest group is known as a - Answers -Collective good??
The Democratic and Republican candidates for president are formally nominated by the
- Answers -National party conventions?
Is defined as the activities of members of Congress that help individual constituents,
particularly by cutting through bureaucratic red tape - Answers -Casework??
Which electoral reform would make it easier to elect third-party candidates to Congress
- Answers -proportional representation?
Which group makes up the smallest percentage of the minority population in the United
States - Answers -Native Americans?
