Chapter 12&14 Test

Question 1

What’s the difference between a right and a privilege

Answer 1

Right- something gautetees that gov cannot take away
Privileges- someone can obtain or receive, but gov can take away (drivers license)

Question 2

Political ideology

Answer 2

A set of beliefs about desired goals and outcomes of a process of governance

Question 3

Party identification

Answer 3

An individuals attachment to a political party

Question 4

Conservatism

Answer 4

Gov wants more control on social issues and less on economic issues

Question 5

Liberalism

Answer 5

Favoring less gov control over social behavior and more regulation on business and economy

Question 6

Libertarianism

Answer 6

Favoring little gov regulation and intervention beyond protecting private property and individual liberty

Question 7

Five different views of democrats

Answer 7

-liberty of privacy
-want more gun regulation
- pro-choice
-favor tax increases
-protect liberties of those accused of crime

Question 8

5 viewpoints of republicans

Answer 8

-liberty in Market place
-want more immigration (stronger law)
-stronger punishment for offenders
-pro-life
-favor tax cut for businesses

Question 9

Laissez-faire economic policy

Answer 9

Gov intrude as little as possible in the economic transactions between citizens and businesses

Question 10

Command and control economy

Answer 10

Gov dictates much of nation’s economic activity like the amount of production and price for goods

Question 11

Mixed economy

Answer 11

Many economic conditions are left to individuals and businesses with gov regulating economic activity

Question 12

Gross domestic product

Answer 12

Total value of goods and services produced by economy

Question 13

Unemployment rate

Answer 13

The percent of people actively looking for work who cannot find jobs

Question 14

Inflation

Answer 14

The rise in prices of goods and services

Question 15

Keynesian economic theory

Answer 15

Boost economy by spending more money

Question 16

Supply side theory

Answer 16

Lower taxes on individuals and business trends to boost supply (mostly republicans)

Question 17

Fiscal policy

Answer 17

Govs use of taxes and spending to impact the economy

Question 18

What do republicans generally support regarding the economy

Answer 18

Higher military, spending less on everything else, lower taxes unless wealthy corporations

Question 19

What can too large of the money supply lead to

Answer 19

Inflation

Question 20

Monetary policy

Answer 20

Set of economic police tools designed to regulate the amount of money in the economy done in federal reserve

Question 21

Straight ticket voting

Answer 21

Voting only for people of one party

Question 22

Split ticket voting

Answer 22

Voting for candidates of different political parties on the same ballot

Question 23

Party’s platform

Answer 23

The top priorities that they are doing

Question 24

Where is a party platform voted on

Answer 24

At the convention

Question 25

What are responsibilities of the party leadership chair

Answer 25

Spokesman for their party and raise money for their political candidates

Question 26

Recruitment

Answer 26

Process where political parties identify potential candidates

Question 27

How do political parties assist during a political campaign

Answer 27

Maintain voter data base to target elections and helps handle cost and burden of campaign

Question 28

Party coalition

Answer 28

Groups of voters who support a group of voters over time

Question 29

Realignment

Answer 29

People shift from one party to the other

Question 30

Critical election

Answer 30

Major national election changes balance between the two parties

Question 31

Party era

Answer 31

One party wins most national elections

Question 32

What is the era of divided government

Answer 32

Trend since 1969, one party controls both houses of congress

Question 33

Polarization and how is it occurring

Answer 33

Voters consider themselves one party or the other, it makes it hard to compromise

Question 34

Delegates

Answer 34

A person who acts voters represent at a convention

Question 35

Primary elections

Answer 35

Voters choose delegates who support presidential candidates for nomination

Question 36

Open primaries

Answer 36

All eligible voter ma may vote regardless of party affiliation , must cite on a ballot at one party

Question 38

Closed primaries

Answer 38

Only those that have registered as a number of a political party may vote (meant to encourage an increase in party identifications)

Question 39

Caucus

Answer 39

A meeting to select delegates

Question 40

Superdelegates

Answer 40

Party leader not pledged to any candidate