Test 6 (final test) Flashcards
(22 cards)
When two parties work together it is called
Bipartisan
Businesses that give money to a candidate
Political Action Committees (PACS)
Devices that attempt to collect information by asking people questions
Public Opinion Polls
A group of people that seek to control government through winning elections and holding office
Political Party
This required citizen to pay in order to vote
Poll Tax
Which amendment passed in 1971 changed the voting age to 18?
The 26th amendment (old enough to fight old enough to vote)
Attitudes of a significant amount of people on matters of government and politics
Public Opinion
Legislation gave the federal government the power to oversee all elections, appoint voting examiners, and refer voters
The voting act of 1965
A private organization that tries to persuade public official to respond to shared attitudes of its members
Interest groups
The size of an American voting population is referred to as
Electorate
Held within a party to pick the party’s candidates:
Caucus
Plurality is the largest number of votes, not majority
TRUE
Gerrymandering was used to encourage the American people to vote
FALSE
Interest groups represent the views of all people
FALSE
Split ticket voting is voting for different parties on a ballot
TRUE
A caucus refers to businesses that give money to candidates
FALSE
Suffrage refers to everyone’s right to vote
TRUE
Hard money is money raised to elect a candidate
TRUE
Family, religion, education, race, and gender all contribute to out political socialization
TRUE
The Grangers, Sierra club, American legion, American Medical Association, and the NAACP are examples of
Interest groups
________ is a means of communication that reaches large audiences simultaneously
Mass media
Which amendment gave women the right to vote?
The 19th amendment
