Homework answers / question archive / Question 12 pts Laws, rules, and programs that directly affect people living in the United States are referred to as Group of answer choices Foreign policy External policy Domestic policy Internal policy   Flag this Question Question 22 pts A method for political parties to select their candidates for office whereby party members convene at local meetings is referred to as Group of answer choices Partisan selections Caucuses Elections Primaries   Flag this Question Question 32 pts How are courts defined? Group of answer choices As institutions that create the laws As institutions that enforce and execute the laws As institutions that interpret the laws As institutions that create, enforce, and interpret the laws   Flag this Question Question 42 pts Sources of information, including print, radio, television, and the Internet, that reach a large number of people are known as Group of answer choices Media Grand media Mass media Mass broadcasting   Flag this Question Question 52 pts Which of the following affects political public opinion? Group of answer choices Race Gender Partisanship All of the above   Flag this Question Question 62 pts Mass organizations that seek to elect candidates to public office and influence policy making are known as Group of answer choices Interest groups Political parties Social movements All of the above   Flag this Question Question 72 pts How does the government attempt to regulate the press? Group of answer choices Censorship Prior restraint Threatening to withhold funding All of the above   Flag this Question Question 82 pts Actions that government implements are known as Group of answer choices Decision making Policy making Political gesturing None of the above   Flag this Question Question 92 pts The difference between men & women on such crucial issues as partisan ID & voting for certain candidates is known as Group of answer choices Sex gap Gender gap Sex disparity Gender disparity   Flag this Question Question 102 pts American political culture is based on which principle? Group of answer choices Freedom Equality Exclusion All of the above   Flag this Question Question 112 pts Private organizations whose members act together to influence public policy to promote their common interests are known as Group of answer choices Political groups Interest/pressure groups Partisan/party groups Push groups   Flag this Question Question 122 pts The collective opinions of large segments of the population on an issues, candidate, or public policy on which the public might be much divided and lack consensus are known as Group of answer choices Political opinion Public opinion Personal opinion Faction opinion   Flag this Question Question 132 pts Interest groups are composed of Group of answer choices Individuals Institutions Both of the above Neither of the above   Flag this Question Question 142 pts The media’s power to influence the importance that the public places on issues is known as Group of answer choices Agenda setting Framing Priming Focusing   Flag this Question Question 152 pts The rules of conduct that pertain to a given political order in society, rules that are backed by the organized force of the community, are known as Group of answer choices Rules Laws Policies Instructions   Flag this Question Question 162 pts What binds interest/pressure groups together? Group of answer choices Common backgrounds An interest in politics An interest in the economy Common interests   Flag this Question Question 172 pts A form of journalism popular during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries that sensationalized stories and distorted facts to sell more papers was known as Group of answer choices The parallel press The penny press Yellow journalism The printing press   Flag this Question Question 182 pts The concept that competition among groups is the basis for public policy creation and political outcomes in a democratic government best reflects Group of answer choices Pluralism Elite theory The iron triangle Systems theory   Flag this Question Question 192 pts In the early nineteenth century, newspapers were controlled by Group of answer choices Political parties Religious organizations Interest groups All of the above   Flag this Question Question 202 pts Political parties in a two-party system that are not one of the dominant two political parties are known as Group of answer choices Recessive parties Opposition parties Weak parties Minor parties   Flag this Question Question 212 pts Which of the following is not a cable news station? Group of answer choices CNN FOX OWN C-SPAN   Flag this Question Question 222 pts Briefs filed by parties that have an interest in the outcome of a case but are not directly involved in it are called Group of answer choices Writ of mandate Write of certiorari Amicus curiae None of the above   Flag this Question Question 232 pts The political party an individual most identifies with specifically related to his or her Group of answer choices Partisan effects Political involvement Political values Partisan affiliation   Flag this Question Question 242 pts Which of the following is increasing most quickly in terms of its influence on politics? Group of answer choices TV The Internet Newspapers Weekly magazines   Flag this Question Question 252 pts The stage in the policy-making process in which certain issues reach a level of public concern that attracts the attention of government officials is known as Group of answer choices Policy implementation Agenda setting Policy formulation Policy adoption   Flag this Question Question 262 pts Those elite journalists responsible for covering the president and key executive branch officials are known as Group of answer choices President's press corps President's press group White House press group White House press corps   Flag this Question Question 272 pts Racial minorities traditionally have been _____ in the media industry Group of answer choices Underrepresented Overrepresented Absent Vocal   Flag this Question Question 282 pts Which of the following is not a critic of the theory of pluralism? Group of answer choices E

Question 12 pts Laws, rules, and programs that directly affect people living in the United States are referred to as Group of answer choices Foreign policy External policy Domestic policy Internal policy   Flag this Question Question 22 pts A method for political parties to select their candidates for office whereby party members convene at local meetings is referred to as Group of answer choices Partisan selections Caucuses Elections Primaries   Flag this Question Question 32 pts How are courts defined? Group of answer choices As institutions that create the laws As institutions that enforce and execute the laws As institutions that interpret the laws As institutions that create, enforce, and interpret the laws   Flag this Question Question 42 pts Sources of information, including print, radio, television, and the Internet, that reach a large number of people are known as Group of answer choices Media Grand media Mass media Mass broadcasting   Flag this Question Question 52 pts Which of the following affects political public opinion? Group of answer choices Race Gender Partisanship All of the above   Flag this Question Question 62 pts Mass organizations that seek to elect candidates to public office and influence policy making are known as Group of answer choices Interest groups Political parties Social movements All of the above   Flag this Question Question 72 pts How does the government attempt to regulate the press? Group of answer choices Censorship Prior restraint Threatening to withhold funding All of the above   Flag this Question Question 82 pts Actions that government implements are known as Group of answer choices Decision making Policy making Political gesturing None of the above   Flag this Question Question 92 pts The difference between men & women on such crucial issues as partisan ID & voting for certain candidates is known as Group of answer choices Sex gap Gender gap Sex disparity Gender disparity   Flag this Question Question 102 pts American political culture is based on which principle? Group of answer choices Freedom Equality Exclusion All of the above   Flag this Question Question 112 pts Private organizations whose members act together to influence public policy to promote their common interests are known as Group of answer choices Political groups Interest/pressure groups Partisan/party groups Push groups   Flag this Question Question 122 pts The collective opinions of large segments of the population on an issues, candidate, or public policy on which the public might be much divided and lack consensus are known as Group of answer choices Political opinion Public opinion Personal opinion Faction opinion   Flag this Question Question 132 pts Interest groups are composed of Group of answer choices Individuals Institutions Both of the above Neither of the above   Flag this Question Question 142 pts The media’s power to influence the importance that the public places on issues is known as Group of answer choices Agenda setting Framing Priming Focusing   Flag this Question Question 152 pts The rules of conduct that pertain to a given political order in society, rules that are backed by the organized force of the community, are known as Group of answer choices Rules Laws Policies Instructions   Flag this Question Question 162 pts What binds interest/pressure groups together? Group of answer choices Common backgrounds An interest in politics An interest in the economy Common interests   Flag this Question Question 172 pts A form of journalism popular during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries that sensationalized stories and distorted facts to sell more papers was known as Group of answer choices The parallel press The penny press Yellow journalism The printing press   Flag this Question Question 182 pts The concept that competition among groups is the basis for public policy creation and political outcomes in a democratic government best reflects Group of answer choices Pluralism Elite theory The iron triangle Systems theory   Flag this Question Question 192 pts In the early nineteenth century, newspapers were controlled by Group of answer choices Political parties Religious organizations Interest groups All of the above   Flag this Question Question 202 pts Political parties in a two-party system that are not one of the dominant two political parties are known as Group of answer choices Recessive parties Opposition parties Weak parties Minor parties   Flag this Question Question 212 pts Which of the following is not a cable news station? Group of answer choices CNN FOX OWN C-SPAN   Flag this Question Question 222 pts Briefs filed by parties that have an interest in the outcome of a case but are not directly involved in it are called Group of answer choices Writ of mandate Write of certiorari Amicus curiae None of the above   Flag this Question Question 232 pts The political party an individual most identifies with specifically related to his or her Group of answer choices Partisan effects Political involvement Political values Partisan affiliation   Flag this Question Question 242 pts Which of the following is increasing most quickly in terms of its influence on politics? Group of answer choices TV The Internet Newspapers Weekly magazines   Flag this Question Question 252 pts The stage in the policy-making process in which certain issues reach a level of public concern that attracts the attention of government officials is known as Group of answer choices Policy implementation Agenda setting Policy formulation Policy adoption   Flag this Question Question 262 pts Those elite journalists responsible for covering the president and key executive branch officials are known as Group of answer choices President's press corps President's press group White House press group White House press corps   Flag this Question Question 272 pts Racial minorities traditionally have been _____ in the media industry Group of answer choices Underrepresented Overrepresented Absent Vocal   Flag this Question Question 282 pts Which of the following is not a critic of the theory of pluralism? Group of answer choices E

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Question 12 pts

Laws, rules, and programs that directly affect people living in the United States are referred to as

Group of answer choices

Foreign policy

External policy

Domestic policy

Internal policy

 

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Question 22 pts

A method for political parties to select their candidates for office whereby party members convene at local meetings is referred to as

Group of answer choices

Partisan selections

Caucuses

Elections

Primaries

 

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Question 32 pts

How are courts defined?

Group of answer choices

As institutions that create the laws

As institutions that enforce and execute the laws

As institutions that interpret the laws

As institutions that create, enforce, and interpret the laws

 

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Question 42 pts

Sources of information, including print, radio, television, and the Internet, that reach a large number of people are known as

Group of answer choices

Media

Grand media

Mass media

Mass broadcasting

 

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Question 52 pts

Which of the following affects political public opinion?

Group of answer choices

Race

Gender

Partisanship

All of the above

 

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Question 62 pts

Mass organizations that seek to elect candidates to public office and influence policy making are known as

Group of answer choices

Interest groups

Political parties

Social movements

All of the above

 

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Question 72 pts

How does the government attempt to regulate the press?

Group of answer choices

Censorship

Prior restraint

Threatening to withhold funding

All of the above

 

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Question 82 pts

Actions that government implements are known as

Group of answer choices

Decision making

Policy making

Political gesturing

None of the above

 

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Question 92 pts

The difference between men & women on such crucial issues as partisan ID & voting for certain candidates is known as

Group of answer choices

Sex gap

Gender gap

Sex disparity

Gender disparity

 

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Question 102 pts

American political culture is based on which principle?

Group of answer choices

Freedom

Equality

Exclusion

All of the above

 

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Question 112 pts

Private organizations whose members act together to influence public policy to promote their common interests are known as

Group of answer choices

Political groups

Interest/pressure groups

Partisan/party groups

Push groups

 

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Question 122 pts

The collective opinions of large segments of the population on an issues, candidate, or public policy on which the public might be much divided and lack consensus are known as

Group of answer choices

Political opinion

Public opinion

Personal opinion

Faction opinion

 

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Question 132 pts

Interest groups are composed of

Group of answer choices

Individuals

Institutions

Both of the above

Neither of the above

 

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Question 142 pts

The media’s power to influence the importance that the public places on issues is known as

Group of answer choices

Agenda setting

Framing

Priming

Focusing

 

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Question 152 pts

The rules of conduct that pertain to a given political order in society, rules that are backed by the organized force of the community, are known as

Group of answer choices

Rules

Laws

Policies

Instructions

 

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Question 162 pts

What binds interest/pressure groups together?

Group of answer choices

Common backgrounds

An interest in politics

An interest in the economy

Common interests

 

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Question 172 pts

A form of journalism popular during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries that sensationalized stories and distorted facts to sell more papers was known as

Group of answer choices

The parallel press

The penny press

Yellow journalism

The printing press

 

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Question 182 pts

The concept that competition among groups is the basis for public policy creation and political outcomes in a democratic government best reflects

Group of answer choices

Pluralism

Elite theory

The iron triangle

Systems theory

 

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Question 192 pts

In the early nineteenth century, newspapers were controlled by

Group of answer choices

Political parties

Religious organizations

Interest groups

All of the above

 

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Question 202 pts

Political parties in a two-party system that are not one of the dominant two political parties are known as

Group of answer choices

Recessive parties

Opposition parties

Weak parties

Minor parties

 

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Question 212 pts

Which of the following is not a cable news station?

Group of answer choices

CNN

FOX

OWN

C-SPAN

 

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Question 222 pts

Briefs filed by parties that have an interest in the outcome of a case but are not directly involved in it are called

Group of answer choices

Writ of mandate

Write of certiorari

Amicus curiae

None of the above

 

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Question 232 pts

The political party an individual most identifies with specifically related to his or her

Group of answer choices

Partisan effects

Political involvement

Political values

Partisan affiliation

 

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Question 242 pts

Which of the following is increasing most quickly in terms of its influence on politics?

Group of answer choices

TV

The Internet

Newspapers

Weekly magazines

 

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Question 252 pts

The stage in the policy-making process in which certain issues reach a level of public concern that attracts the attention of government officials is known as

Group of answer choices

Policy implementation

Agenda setting

Policy formulation

Policy adoption

 

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Question 262 pts

Those elite journalists responsible for covering the president and key executive branch officials are known as

Group of answer choices

President's press corps

President's press group

White House press group

White House press corps

 

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Question 272 pts

Racial minorities traditionally have been _____ in the media industry

Group of answer choices

Underrepresented

Overrepresented

Absent

Vocal

 

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Question 282 pts

Which of the following is not a critic of the theory of pluralism?

Group of answer choices

E.E. Schattschneider

Robert Dahl

Theodore Lowi

None of the above

 

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Question 292 pts

The organization responsible for making rules and regulations for a party when the conventions are not in season, raising money for the party, and directing the party’s electoral strategy is known as a

Group of answer choices

National committee

National convention

National party meeting

General committee

 

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Question 302 pts

A concept of a person profiting from the activities of others without participating in those activities is known as

Group of answer choices

The free-rider problem

The logic of collective action

The collective good

The iron triangle

 

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Question 312 pts

What is one way that interest groups help to ensure that people will join them?

Group of answer choices

Provide collective benefits for society

Provide special benefits that are only distributed to active members

Provide opportunities to engage the political system

None of the above

 

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Question 322 pts

What is the Bradley effect?

Group of answer choices

The difference between how Black candidates’ poll and how they perform on Election Day

The difference between how White candidates’ poll and how they perform on Election Day

The difference between how female candidates’ poll and how they perform on Election Day

The difference between how Protestant candidates’ poll and how they perform on Election Day

 

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Question 332 pts

Which of the following best describes the ideological positions of racial and ethnic minority groups?

Group of answer choices

They are all quite liberal

They are all quite conservative

They are neither liberal or conservative

They are conservative on some issues and liberal on others

 

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Question 342 pts

Which of the following is not a way that organization maintain member participation?

Group of answer choices

Incentives

Interest in the purpose of the organization

Prestige

Provision of collective goods

 

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Question 352 pts

If a case is brought before a federal court concerning a law created by a state legislature, it is said to deal with

Group of answer choices

To review legal questions that arise from district court trials

To serve as federal trial courts that are fact-finding institutions

To hear appeals from federal appellate courts and state supreme courts

None of the above