UTA POLS 2311 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS WITH WELL ELABORATED SOLUTIONS

UTA POLS 2311 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS WITH WELL ELABORATED SOLUTIONS What is an incumbent? - ANSWER -candidate running for re-election to a position he or she already holds Micro-targeting is ______________________ - ANSWER -uses recent technological developments to gather large amounts of online data. The data from people's digital footprints is analyzed to create and convey messages that reflect an individual's preferences and personality. Reconstruction after the Civil War was led by the ________________ Party. - ANSWER -republican Divided government occurs when ________________________________________. - ANSWER -one party controls the presidency while the other party controls at least one house of Congress. The single-most important political act for most Americans is _______________. - ANSWER -voting The most important factor in predicting whether an individual votes is ______________. - ANSWER -Education Level Presidential or general elections occur _____________ years. - ANSWER -in even numbered _______ electoral votes are required to win the presidency. - ANSWER -270 Primary elections were introduced by __________________ reformers. - ANSWER -progressive The best description of the ideal of pluralism is that ________________. - ANSWER -all interests are, and should be, free to compete for influence in government. 1. The Teamsters and AFL-CIO are examples of _________________ interest groups. - ANSWER -labor What is a free rider? - ANSWER -A person who enjoys the benefits of an action or a service without any effort on their part Interest groups can overcome the free rider by problem by offering _________________ - ANSWER -material benefits Approximately how many citizens are members of the AARP? - ANSWER -38 million The New Politics movement gave rise to _________________ interest groups. - ANSWER -public What is lobbying? - ANSWER -a strategy by a group to influence the policy process through the persuasion of public officials Lobbying is protected by which Constitutional amendment? - ANSWER -first amendment A legislative committee, an interest group, and an executive agency working together is called a(n) _________________________. - ANSWER -iron triangle Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas was a Supreme Court case pursed as part of the _____________________ strategy of litigation. - ANSWER NAACP's U. S. Senators serve a ______-year term. - ANSWER -six The total number of legislatures serving in both chambers of Congress is __________. - ANSWER -535 The number one profession of members of Congress is ___________________. - ANSWER -The legal profession What is gerrymandering? - ANSWER -a process of redrawing election districts and redistributing legislative representatives Who has the MOST real power in the Senate? - ANSWER -lies with the majority leader and the minority leader A private bill is _________________ - ANSWER -a proposal in Congress to provide a specific person with some kind of relief (often involving citizenship) What is the work of a Conference Committee - ANSWER -It writes the final wording when both the House and Senate pass similar bills that need to be reconciled. A filibuster allows member of the Senate to _______ - ANSWER -prevent a vote on a bill by speaking continuously on the floor What is logrolling? - ANSWER -a means by which legislators with nothing in common trade support, effectively saying to each other, "You support me on bill X, and I'll support you on bill Y." Who are the three presidents to be impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives? - ANSWER -Andrew Johnson in 1868 Bill Clinton in 1998 Donald Trump in 2019 Public opinion is - ANSWER -attitudes that people have about political issues, events, leaders, and institutions