PLSI Exam 4
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1. The oppressive mission system in California was offi- 1833 Secularization Act
cially disbanded by the Mexican government with the:
2. An Issue Network, such as the one that stopped de- false
velopment of Jesse Morrow Mountain (aka Wahalliah)
off Hwy 180, differs from an Iron Triangle because it
includes grass-roots interests and ordinary citizens.
3. A political party other than the two major political par- third
ties is known as a/an _____ party
4. A voter or candidate that does not identify with a po- independent
litical party is called a/an
5. The "public interest" reflects the best interests of the true
overall community, rather than the narrow interests of
a particular group
6. A social movement represents the demands of a large true
segment of the public for political, economic, or social
changes
7. An individual who attempts to influence the passage, lobbyist
defeat, or content of legislation and the government's
administrative decisions is called a:
8. A situation in which one major political party controls divided government
the presidency and the other controls of Congress is
known as:
9. The practice of rewarding faithful party workers and patronage
followers with govern employment and contracts is
called:
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10. The typical role of third parties is to both a and b
11. A large-scale lasting change in the types of voters who realignment
support each of the major political parties, which often
results in changes in majorities, is called a partisan
_______
12. The past 20 years has seen an increase in the number true
of women who run for office, not only at the state level
but for the US congress as well
13. The regulatory agency talked with enforcing federal Federal Election Commis-
election campaign laws is the: sion
14. The Supreme Court ruling that equated campaign Buckley v. Valeo (1976)
spending with free speech rights was:
15. The best indication of a public opinion poll's accuracy a random sample of at
is: least 1000 b. a margin of
error of +/-3% c. neutrally
worded questions
16. The relatively small number of individuals who are a random sample
interviewed for the purpose of estimating the opinions
of an entire population are known as:
17. Public opinion is the aggregate of individual attitudes true
or beliefs shared by some portion of the adult popula-
tion
18. What is the difference between race and ethnicity? ethnicity is based on cul-
ture, race is based on ge-
netics
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1. The oppressive mission system in California was offi- 1833 Secularization Act
cially disbanded by the Mexican government with the:
2. An Issue Network, such as the one that stopped de- false
velopment of Jesse Morrow Mountain (aka Wahalliah)
off Hwy 180, differs from an Iron Triangle because it
includes grass-roots interests and ordinary citizens.
3. A political party other than the two major political par- third
ties is known as a/an _____ party
4. A voter or candidate that does not identify with a po- independent
litical party is called a/an
5. The "public interest" reflects the best interests of the true
overall community, rather than the narrow interests of
a particular group
6. A social movement represents the demands of a large true
segment of the public for political, economic, or social
changes
7. An individual who attempts to influence the passage, lobbyist
defeat, or content of legislation and the government's
administrative decisions is called a:
8. A situation in which one major political party controls divided government
the presidency and the other controls of Congress is
known as:
9. The practice of rewarding faithful party workers and patronage
followers with govern employment and contracts is
called:
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10. The typical role of third parties is to both a and b
11. A large-scale lasting change in the types of voters who realignment
support each of the major political parties, which often
results in changes in majorities, is called a partisan
_______
12. The past 20 years has seen an increase in the number true
of women who run for office, not only at the state level
but for the US congress as well
13. The regulatory agency talked with enforcing federal Federal Election Commis-
election campaign laws is the: sion
14. The Supreme Court ruling that equated campaign Buckley v. Valeo (1976)
spending with free speech rights was:
15. The best indication of a public opinion poll's accuracy a random sample of at
is: least 1000 b. a margin of
error of +/-3% c. neutrally
worded questions
16. The relatively small number of individuals who are a random sample
interviewed for the purpose of estimating the opinions
of an entire population are known as:
17. Public opinion is the aggregate of individual attitudes true
or beliefs shared by some portion of the adult popula-
tion
18. What is the difference between race and ethnicity? ethnicity is based on cul-
ture, race is based on ge-
netics
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