MICHAEL MORRIS POLS 2311 FINAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
PASS 2026/2027
What condition must be met if a PAC spends money to support a candidacy? - ANS spending
must not be coordinated with the candidate
plurality system - ANS winner takes all
what group is key to the future of political parties? - ANS hispanic voters
proportional systems - ANS seats in legislature are allocated according to each party's share
of the popular vote
high cost of campaigns is due to - ANS the price of TV advertisements
example of single-issue party - ANS greenback party, NRA
what makes political parties "linkage institutions"? - ANS they connect citizens with the
government
@2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED 1
, the issue of slavery gave birth to which party? - ANS republicans
the influence of interest groups occurs through - ANS initiating lawsuits and lobbying
issue network - ANS informal group of officials, lobbyists, and policy specialists who come
together temporarily around a policy problem
james madison worried that - ANS government would be overly dominated by groups, but
recognized that a free society is obligated to permit the advocacy of self-interest
the largest number of PACs are associated with - ANS business
pluralist theory - ANS society's interest are most effectively represented through group action
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission - ANS allows corporations to fund campaigns
as long as there is no coordination with the candidate
framing - ANS process of selecting certain aspects of reality and then crafting news stories
around those aspects
the federal government's licensing of broadcasting was primarily based on - ANS the scarcity
of broadcasting frequencies
media perform the signaling role by - ANS informing the public of breaking events and new
developments
early american newspapers - ANS could not have survived without political party support
@2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED 2
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
PASS 2026/2027
What condition must be met if a PAC spends money to support a candidacy? - ANS spending
must not be coordinated with the candidate
plurality system - ANS winner takes all
what group is key to the future of political parties? - ANS hispanic voters
proportional systems - ANS seats in legislature are allocated according to each party's share
of the popular vote
high cost of campaigns is due to - ANS the price of TV advertisements
example of single-issue party - ANS greenback party, NRA
what makes political parties "linkage institutions"? - ANS they connect citizens with the
government
@2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED 1
, the issue of slavery gave birth to which party? - ANS republicans
the influence of interest groups occurs through - ANS initiating lawsuits and lobbying
issue network - ANS informal group of officials, lobbyists, and policy specialists who come
together temporarily around a policy problem
james madison worried that - ANS government would be overly dominated by groups, but
recognized that a free society is obligated to permit the advocacy of self-interest
the largest number of PACs are associated with - ANS business
pluralist theory - ANS society's interest are most effectively represented through group action
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission - ANS allows corporations to fund campaigns
as long as there is no coordination with the candidate
framing - ANS process of selecting certain aspects of reality and then crafting news stories
around those aspects
the federal government's licensing of broadcasting was primarily based on - ANS the scarcity
of broadcasting frequencies
media perform the signaling role by - ANS informing the public of breaking events and new
developments
early american newspapers - ANS could not have survived without political party support
@2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED 2
