Homework answers / question archive / Question 362 pts The power of labor unions is Group of answer choices Weaker than it was in the past Stronger than it was int he past The same as it was in the past Variable from week to week   Flag this Question Question 372 pts The practice whereby a president consults with senators in his party to find potential lower court vacancies that occurring the senator’s states is known as Group of answer choices Presidential courtesy Senatorial courtesy Judicial courtesy None of the above   Flag this Question Question 382 pts Which of the following is not a labor interest group? Group of answer choices Screen Actors Guild National Association of Manufacturers United Farm Workers of America Major League Baseball Players Association   Flag this Question Question 392 pts How is a vote’s psychological attachment to political party determined and measured? Group of answer choices Party membership Party identification Both of the above None of the above   Flag this Question Question 402 pts The largest Latino civil rights organization serving Latino groups is Group of answer choices NAACP MALDEF NCLR None of the above   Flag this Question Question 412 pts The last stage of the agenda-setting process is known as the Group of answer choices Agenda universe Systemic agenda Institutional agenda Decision agenda   Flag this Question Question 422 pts The process by which an individual, a group, or an organization seeks to influence government policy makers is known as Group of answer choices Litigation Lobbying Electioneering Education   Flag this Question Question 432 pts Which of the following is not a part of policy enactment? Group of answer choices Policy adoption Policy evaluation Policy formulation None of the above   Flag this Question Question 442 pts Although many policies are formulated, Group of answer choices Few are evaluated Few are adopted Few are rejected None of the above   Flag this Question Question 452 pts Indirect lobbying consists of Group of answer choices Letter-writing campaigns Phone calls General "grassroots" activities All of the above   Flag this Question Question 462 pts An early political party that Thomas Jefferson formed to oppose the nationalist policies of John Adams and Alexander Hamilton was known as the Group of answer choices Democratic-Republicans Republican-Democrats Federalist party Whig party   Flag this Question Question 472 pts A defined set of cases that avoids a lower court and goes directly to the Supreme Court is said to have Group of answer choices First jurisdiction Last jurisdiction Original jurisdiction Appellate jurisdiction   Flag this Question Question 482 pts Which of the following laws gives the public some time to comment and possibly shape public policy? Group of answer choices Civil Rights Act Civil liberties Act Administrative Procedures Act None of the above   Flag this Question Question 492 pts Elections in which voters select the individual to represent the party in the general election by voting directly for the candidates on the ballot are known as Group of answer choices Direct primaries Indirect primaries Open primaries Closed primaries   Flag this Question Question 502 pts How do members of the public communicate their policy adoption preferences? Group of answer choices Through the media Through interest groups Through social movements All of the above   Flag this Question Question 512 pts A congressional oversight committee meeting provides an example of Group of answer choices Policy formulation Policy adoption Policy implementation Policy evaluation   Flag this Question Question 522 pts Voters who do not designate a political party affiliation when registering to vote are known as Group of answer choices Political independents Political pundits Political scientist Political actors   Flag this Question Question 532 pts Which national party convention uses superdelegates in addition to delegates to nominate a presidential and vice presidential candidate? Group of answer choices Democratic Republican Both Neither   Flag this Question Question 542 pts Which of the following is the world’s largest business federation? Group of answer choices Business Roundtable National Association of Manufactures Consumer Financial Protection Agency U

Question 362 pts The power of labor unions is Group of answer choices Weaker than it was in the past Stronger than it was int he past The same as it was in the past Variable from week to week   Flag this Question Question 372 pts The practice whereby a president consults with senators in his party to find potential lower court vacancies that occurring the senator’s states is known as Group of answer choices Presidential courtesy Senatorial courtesy Judicial courtesy None of the above   Flag this Question Question 382 pts Which of the following is not a labor interest group? Group of answer choices Screen Actors Guild National Association of Manufacturers United Farm Workers of America Major League Baseball Players Association   Flag this Question Question 392 pts How is a vote’s psychological attachment to political party determined and measured? Group of answer choices Party membership Party identification Both of the above None of the above   Flag this Question Question 402 pts The largest Latino civil rights organization serving Latino groups is Group of answer choices NAACP MALDEF NCLR None of the above   Flag this Question Question 412 pts The last stage of the agenda-setting process is known as the Group of answer choices Agenda universe Systemic agenda Institutional agenda Decision agenda   Flag this Question Question 422 pts The process by which an individual, a group, or an organization seeks to influence government policy makers is known as Group of answer choices Litigation Lobbying Electioneering Education   Flag this Question Question 432 pts Which of the following is not a part of policy enactment? Group of answer choices Policy adoption Policy evaluation Policy formulation None of the above   Flag this Question Question 442 pts Although many policies are formulated, Group of answer choices Few are evaluated Few are adopted Few are rejected None of the above   Flag this Question Question 452 pts Indirect lobbying consists of Group of answer choices Letter-writing campaigns Phone calls General "grassroots" activities All of the above   Flag this Question Question 462 pts An early political party that Thomas Jefferson formed to oppose the nationalist policies of John Adams and Alexander Hamilton was known as the Group of answer choices Democratic-Republicans Republican-Democrats Federalist party Whig party   Flag this Question Question 472 pts A defined set of cases that avoids a lower court and goes directly to the Supreme Court is said to have Group of answer choices First jurisdiction Last jurisdiction Original jurisdiction Appellate jurisdiction   Flag this Question Question 482 pts Which of the following laws gives the public some time to comment and possibly shape public policy? Group of answer choices Civil Rights Act Civil liberties Act Administrative Procedures Act None of the above   Flag this Question Question 492 pts Elections in which voters select the individual to represent the party in the general election by voting directly for the candidates on the ballot are known as Group of answer choices Direct primaries Indirect primaries Open primaries Closed primaries   Flag this Question Question 502 pts How do members of the public communicate their policy adoption preferences? Group of answer choices Through the media Through interest groups Through social movements All of the above   Flag this Question Question 512 pts A congressional oversight committee meeting provides an example of Group of answer choices Policy formulation Policy adoption Policy implementation Policy evaluation   Flag this Question Question 522 pts Voters who do not designate a political party affiliation when registering to vote are known as Group of answer choices Political independents Political pundits Political scientist Political actors   Flag this Question Question 532 pts Which national party convention uses superdelegates in addition to delegates to nominate a presidential and vice presidential candidate? Group of answer choices Democratic Republican Both Neither   Flag this Question Question 542 pts Which of the following is the world’s largest business federation? Group of answer choices Business Roundtable National Association of Manufactures Consumer Financial Protection Agency U

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Question 362 pts

The power of labor unions is

Group of answer choices

Weaker than it was in the past

Stronger than it was int he past

The same as it was in the past

Variable from week to week

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Question 372 pts

The practice whereby a president consults with senators in his party to find potential lower court vacancies that occurring the senator’s states is known as

Group of answer choices

Presidential courtesy

Senatorial courtesy

Judicial courtesy

None of the above

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Question 382 pts

Which of the following is not a labor interest group?

Group of answer choices

Screen Actors Guild

National Association of Manufacturers

United Farm Workers of America

Major League Baseball Players Association

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Question 392 pts

How is a vote’s psychological attachment to political party determined and measured?

Group of answer choices

Party membership

Party identification

Both of the above

None of the above

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Question 402 pts

The largest Latino civil rights organization serving Latino groups is

Group of answer choices

NAACP

MALDEF

NCLR

None of the above

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Question 412 pts

The last stage of the agenda-setting process is known as the

Group of answer choices

Agenda universe

Systemic agenda

Institutional agenda

Decision agenda

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Question 422 pts

The process by which an individual, a group, or an organization seeks to influence government policy makers is known as

Group of answer choices

Litigation

Lobbying

Electioneering

Education

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Question 432 pts

Which of the following is not a part of policy enactment?

Group of answer choices

Policy adoption

Policy evaluation

Policy formulation

None of the above

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Question 442 pts

Although many policies are formulated,

Group of answer choices

Few are evaluated

Few are adopted

Few are rejected

None of the above

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Question 452 pts

Indirect lobbying consists of

Group of answer choices

Letter-writing campaigns

Phone calls

General "grassroots" activities

All of the above

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Question 462 pts

An early political party that Thomas Jefferson formed to oppose the nationalist policies of John Adams and Alexander Hamilton was known as the

Group of answer choices

Democratic-Republicans

Republican-Democrats

Federalist party

Whig party

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Question 472 pts

A defined set of cases that avoids a lower court and goes directly to the Supreme Court is said to have

Group of answer choices

First jurisdiction

Last jurisdiction

Original jurisdiction

Appellate jurisdiction

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Question 482 pts

Which of the following laws gives the public some time to comment and possibly shape public policy?

Group of answer choices

Civil Rights Act

Civil liberties Act

Administrative Procedures Act

None of the above

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Question 492 pts

Elections in which voters select the individual to represent the party in the general election by voting directly for the candidates on the ballot are known as

Group of answer choices

Direct primaries

Indirect primaries

Open primaries

Closed primaries

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Question 502 pts

How do members of the public communicate their policy adoption preferences?

Group of answer choices

Through the media

Through interest groups

Through social movements

All of the above

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Question 512 pts

A congressional oversight committee meeting provides an example of

Group of answer choices

Policy formulation

Policy adoption

Policy implementation

Policy evaluation

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Question 522 pts

Voters who do not designate a political party affiliation when registering to vote are known as

Group of answer choices

Political independents

Political pundits

Political scientist

Political actors

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Question 532 pts

Which national party convention uses superdelegates in addition to delegates to nominate a presidential and vice presidential candidate?

Group of answer choices

Democratic

Republican

Both

Neither

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Question 542 pts

Which of the following is the world’s largest business federation?

Group of answer choices

Business Roundtable

National Association of Manufactures

Consumer Financial Protection Agency

U.S. Chamber of Commerce

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Question 552 pts

Minor parties

Group of answer choices

Are highly ideological

Focus on very specific issues

Generally short-lived

All of the above

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Question 562 pts

An aspect of justiciability that requires that the conflict causing the case must still be germane and could not have been resolved on its own is known as

Group of answer choices

Justiciable

Mootness

Precedent

Standing

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Question 572 pts

Most U.S. circuit court of appeals decisions are made by

Group of answer choices

One judge

A three-judge panel

A five-judge panel

A jury

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Question 582 pts

Which party was ultimately destroyed by internal disagreements over slavery?

Group of answer choices

Democratic-Republicans

Democratic party

Republican party

Whigs

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Question 592 pts

Which of the following are means of expressing public opinion?

Group of answer choices

Voting

Writing to elected officals

Participating in demonstrations

All of the above

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Question 602 pts

Winning of an election by the candidate who receives the most votes is referred to as a

Group of answer choices

Majority

Plurality

Minority

Lion's share

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Question 612 pts

Which two states do not award state elector votes in a winner-take-all fashion?

Group of answer choices

Virginia & North Carolina

Alaska & Arizona

Nebraska & Maine

California & Ohio

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Question 622 pts

Can federal judges be removed from office because of unpopular decisions?

Group of answer choices

Yes, as written in the Constitution

Yes, given that the public can vote them out of office

No, impeachment is largely reserved for ethical violations

No, federal judges can never be removed from office

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Question 632 pts

Which of the following helps to explain the late twentieth- and early twenty-first-century dealignment?

Group of answer choices

Splintering over social issues

Splintering over gay rights

Splintering over presidential politics

Splintering over Supreme Court nominations

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Question 642 pts

A conception of judicial review that believes courts should not overturn laws or government actions unless there is a clear directive in the Constitution is known as

Group of answer choices

Judicial examination

Judicial restraint

Judicial activisim

Judicial decision making

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Question 652 pts

How does Mahood classify interest groups?

Group of answer choices

Racial and nonracial

Economic and noneconomic

Political and apolitical

Social and antisocial

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Question 662 pts

A type of sampling in which individuals to be interviewed are selected based on their proportion or quota in the general population being polled is known as

Group of answer choices

Probable sampling

Sampling error

Quota sampling

Probability sampling

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Question 672 pts

The stage in the policy-making process in which government actors draft a solution to a problem that they have recognized merits their attention is known as

Group of answer choices

Policy formulation

Policy adoption

Policy implementation

Policy evaluation

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Question 682 pts

Why are the results of much of the early research on public opinion flawed?

Group of answer choices

The methods used were poor

The surveys were too large

The surveys were based solely on White opinion

The surveys did not ask the right questions

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Question 692 pts

The power of a court to overturn a law or official government action because it is deemed unconstitutional is known as

Group of answer choices

Judicial review

Judicial restraint

Judicial activism

Judicial decision making

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Question 702 pts

A wing of the Republican Party that opposed civil rights for African Americans was known as

Group of answer choices

Black Republicans

Lilly White Republicans

Black and Tan Republicans

Tan Republicans