Question 1

What is the most common alternative to a "winner-takes-all" system of elections?

Accepted Answer

A) Proportional representation 
B) List system 
C) Direct democracy 
D) Hare Plan 
E) Initiative 
A) Proportional representation 
B) List system 
C) Direct democracy 
D) Hare Plan 
E) Initiative A

Question 2

The Internet has given power to the people and encourages more grassroots political action.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

What term is used to define a form of illegal political participation that stresses nonviolence?

Accepted Answer

A) Political terrorism 
B) Subversion 
C) Sedition 
D) Demonstrations 
E) Civil disobedience 
A) Political terrorism 
B) Subversion 
C) Sedition 
D) Demonstrations 
E) Civil disobedience E

Question 4

Interest groups are formal or informal associations that recruit, nominate, and elect public officials.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In the 1936 presidential election, Literary Digest was the only poll to correctly pick the winner.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In 2005, it is estimated that there were well over 34,000 lobbyists in Washington, D.C.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following would be considered a public interest group?

Accepted Answer

A) Italian-American Foundation 
B) American Association of Retired Persons 
C) Disabled American Veterans 
D) National Association of Manufacturers 
E) Sierra Club 
A) Italian-American Foundation 
B) American Association of Retired Persons 
C) Disabled American Veterans 
D) National Association of Manufacturers 
E) Sierra Club

Question 8

What is the ideal number of respondents for an accurate poll of a large number of people?

Accepted Answer

A) 250 
B) 500 
C) 1,000 
D) 1,500 
E) 2,000 
A) 250 
B) 500 
C) 1,000 
D) 1,500 
E) 2,000

Question 9

How has the role of Political Action Committees (PACs) changed since the 1970s and why? How is the computer age helping to empower the individual?

Accepted Answer

The role of Political Action Committees

Question 10

According to the Pew Charitable Trusts, what "fuels" the current campaign system?

Accepted Answer

A) Patriotism 
B) Ego 
C) Political Parties 
D) Money 
E) None of the above 
A) Patriotism 
B) Ego 
C) Political Parties 
D) Money 
E) None of the above

Question 11

As outsiders in the competitive "game" of politics, why are most people at a disadvantage?

Accepted Answer

A) They don't understand the game very well. 
B) They don't get to make the rules. 
C) They can't break the rule and get away with it. 
D) All of the above are correct. 
E) None of the above is correct. 
A) They don't understand the game very well. 
B) They don't get to make the rules. 
C) They can't break the rule and get away with it. 
D) All of the above are correct. 
E) None of the above is correct.

Question 12

On whose behalf do lobbyists attempt to influence governmental policy?

Accepted Answer

A) Political parties 
B) Individual citizens 
C) Individual candidates 
D) Special interests 
E) None of the above 
A) Political parties 
B) Individual citizens 
C) Individual candidates 
D) Special interests 
E) None of the above

Question 13

What term is used to describe elections in which citizens are allowed to vote directly on specific questions of public policy?

Accepted Answer

A) Recall 
B) Primary 
C) Legislative referendum 
D) Run-off 
E) Republic 
A) Recall 
B) Primary 
C) Legislative referendum 
D) Run-off 
E) Republic

Question 14

Contrast the pluralist and elitist theories of democratic participation. Which more accurately reflects the situation in the United States? Explain.

Accepted Answer

The pluralist theory of democratic parti

Question 15

How many times have British voters had a national referendum?

Accepted Answer

A) Two 
B) Four 
C) Seven 
D) Nine 
E) None of the above 
A) Two 
B) Four 
C) Seven 
D) Nine 
E) None of the above

Question 16

Soft money refers to contributions given to a political party rather than a specific candidate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Compare the different types of public opinion polling. Does the use of polling improve or undermine political campaigns and elections?

Accepted Answer

Public opinion polling comes in various

Question 18

According to pluralists, the U. S. political system is centralized.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Although voter turnout is considered low in the United States, it is higher than that of most European countries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What does the theory of "low-information rationality" refer to?

Accepted Answer

A) Way voters use shortcuts to make political judgments 
B) Way that political pollsters extrapolate broad trends from small samplings 
C) Foolishness and ignorance of many voters' choices 
D) Tendency of political parties to only offer as much information as the media demands, and no more 
E) High level of political apathy among Americans 
A) Way voters use shortcuts to make political judgments 
B) Way that political pollsters extrapolate broad trends from small samplings 
C) Foolishness and ignorance of many voters' choices 
D) Tendency of political parties to only offer as much information as the media demands, and no more 
E) High level of political apathy among Americans

What is the most common alternative to a "winner-takes-all" system of elections?

The Internet has given power to the people and encourages more grassroots political action.

What term is used to define a form of illegal political participation that stresses nonviolence?

Interest groups are formal or informal associations that recruit, nominate, and elect public officials.

In the 1936 presidential election, Literary Digest was the only poll to correctly pick the winner.

In 2005, it is estimated that there were well over 34,000 lobbyists in Washington, D.C.

Which of the following would be considered a public interest group?

What is the ideal number of respondents for an accurate poll of a large number of people?

How has the role of Political Action Committees (PACs) changed since the 1970s and why? How is the computer age helping to empower the individual?

According to the Pew Charitable Trusts, what "fuels" the current campaign system?

As outsiders in the competitive "game" of politics, why are most people at a disadvantage?

On whose behalf do lobbyists attempt to influence governmental policy?

What term is used to describe elections in which citizens are allowed to vote directly on specific questions of public policy?

Contrast the pluralist and elitist theories of democratic participation. Which more accurately reflects the situation in the United States? Explain.

How many times have British voters had a national referendum?

Soft money refers to contributions given to a political party rather than a specific candidate.

Compare the different types of public opinion polling. Does the use of polling improve or undermine political campaigns and elections?

According to pluralists, the U. S. political system is centralized.

Although voter turnout is considered low in the United States, it is higher than that of most European countries.

What does the theory of "low-information rationality" refer to?

Introduction: The Study of Politics

The Idea of the Public Good: Ideologies and Isms

Utopias: Model States

Constitutional Democracy: Models of Representation

The Authoritarian Model: Myth and Reality

The Totalitarian Model: A False Utopia

Parliamentary Democracy

States and Economies in Transition: Between Democracy and Yesterday

Development: Myths and Realities

Political Socialization: The Making of a Citizen

Political Leadership: The Many Faces of Power

Issues in Public Policy: Politics, Principles, Priorities, and Practicies

Revolution: In the Name of Justice

War: Politics by Other Means

Terrorism: Weapon of the Weak

World Politics: The Struggle for Power

International Organizations: Globalization and the Quest for Order

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Exam 11: Political Participation: The Limits of Democracy

What is the most common alternative to a "winner-takes-all" system of elections?

The Internet has given power to the people and encourages more grassroots political action.

What term is used to define a form of illegal political participation that stresses nonviolence?

Interest groups are formal or informal associations that recruit, nominate, and elect public officials.

In the 1936 presidential election, Literary Digest was the only poll to correctly pick the winner.

In 2005, it is estimated that there were well over 34,000 lobbyists in Washington, D.C.

Which of the following would be considered a public interest group?

What is the ideal number of respondents for an accurate poll of a large number of people?

How has the role of Political Action Committees (PACs) changed since the 1970s and why? How is the computer age helping to empower the individual?

According to the Pew Charitable Trusts, what "fuels" the current campaign system?

As outsiders in the competitive "game" of politics, why are most people at a disadvantage?

On whose behalf do lobbyists attempt to influence governmental policy?

What term is used to describe elections in which citizens are allowed to vote directly on specific questions of public policy?

Contrast the pluralist and elitist theories of democratic participation. Which more accurately reflects the situation in the United States? Explain.

How many times have British voters had a national referendum?

Soft money refers to contributions given to a political party rather than a specific candidate.

Compare the different types of public opinion polling. Does the use of polling improve or undermine political campaigns and elections?

According to pluralists, the U. S. political system is centralized.

Although voter turnout is considered low in the United States, it is higher than that of most European countries.

What does the theory of "low-information rationality" refer to?

Introduction: The Study of Politics

The Idea of the Public Good: Ideologies and Isms

Utopias: Model States

Constitutional Democracy: Models of Representation

The Authoritarian Model: Myth and Reality

The Totalitarian Model: A False Utopia

Parliamentary Democracy

States and Economies in Transition: Between Democracy and Yesterday

Development: Myths and Realities

Political Socialization: The Making of a Citizen

Political Leadership: The Many Faces of Power

Issues in Public Policy: Politics, Principles, Priorities, and Practicies

Revolution: In the Name of Justice

War: Politics by Other Means

Terrorism: Weapon of the Weak

World Politics: The Struggle for Power

International Organizations: Globalization and the Quest for Order

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