Political Participation (20-27%)

Question 1

Franchise/Sufferage

Question 2

a. Voter eligibility
b. Voting barriers
c. Voter turnout

Question 3

Expansion of Voting:
a. Civil Rights Act of 1957
b. Civil Rights Act of 1964
c. Voting Rights Act 1965

Question 4

Suffrage Amendments:
a.15
b.19
c. 23
d. 24
e. 26

Question 5

17th Amendment

Question 6

Historical barriers to voting:
a. Poll tax
b. Literacy tests
c. Grandfather clause
d. White primary

Question 7

Voter registration policies

Question 8

National Voter Registration Act (NVRA)

Question 9

Help American Vote Act (HAVA)

Question 10

a. Conventional political participation
b. Unconventional political participation

Question 11

Ticket-splitting

Question 12

a. Retrospective judgment
b. Prospective judgment

Question 13

Two-party system

Question 14

a. Third Parties
b. Minor Parties

Question 15

Party platform

Question 16

a. National Convention (DNC, RNC)
b. National Chairperson
c. National Committee

Question 17

a. Delegates
b. Superdelegates

Question 18

Mandate

Question 19

a. Primary
b. Closed primary
c. open primary

Question 20

Caucus

Question 21

New Hampshire Primary

Question 22

Super Tuesday

Question 23

Crossover voting

Question 24

Runoff

Question 25

General election

Question 26

a. Ward b. Precinct c. Polling place

Question 27

Ballot measures: a. Initiative b. Referendum

Question 28

Recall

Question 29

Front-loading

Question 30

a. Electroal college b. Electors

Question 31

a. Red states b. Blue states c. Swing states

Question 32

a. Winner-take-all primary b. Proportional primary

Question 33

a. Reapportionment b. Redistricting c. Gerrymandering

Question 34

Incumbency

Question 35

Franking privileges

Question 36

Coattail effect

Question 37

Midterm elections

Question 38

Nomination campaign

Question 39

General election campaign

Question 40

Campaign: a. Campaign manager b. Finance chair c. Communications director d. Press secretary e. Campaign consultant

Question 41

a. Canvass b. Get-out-the-vote (GOTV)

Question 42

Independent expenditure groups

Question 43

a. Public funds b. Matching funds

Question 44

Political Action Committee (PAC)

Question 45

a. Super PACs b. 527 Groups c. 501(c) group

Question 46

Campaign finance reform

Question 47

a. Hard money b. Soft money

Question 48

a. Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA) b. Federal Election Commission (FEC)

Question 49

Buckley v. Valeo

Question 50

Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA)

Question 51

McConnell v. FEC

Question 52

Citizens United v. FEC

Question 53

Interest groups

Question 54

Think tanks

Question 55

Free Rider problem

Question 56

Iron Triangles

Question 57

a. Positive campaign ads b. Negative campaign ads

Question 58

a. Contrast ad b. Inoculation ad

Question 59

Horserace Journalism

Answer 59

Does not focus on candidate policy. Instead focuses on differences on candidates rather than similarities, polling data, and public perception in elections. They want the media to focus on who is winning during a campaign.

Question 60

Narrowcasting

Answer 60

- Has a specific audience with a tailored message - Highly targeted and defined by values, preferences, demographic attributes