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Political Parties for $100 A group that tries to control government by winning elections and holding public office

Political Parties for $100 What is a Political Party?

Political Parties for $200 The date set by Congress for holding national and Congressional elections

Political Parties for $200 What is the first Tuesday following the first Monday in November of every even-numbered year?

Political Parties for $300 The many goals that a government pursues 

Political Parties for $300 What is public policy?

Political Parties for $400 Opposing viewpoints about the Constitution led to conflicts which created this type of American political system.

Political Parties for $400 What is the two-party system?

Political Parties for $500 The political system, found in many countries, which is composed of several parties supporting different special interests.

Political Parties for $500 What is a multi-party system?

Voting and Voters for $100 A _____ is an organization of workers who work in the same job or industry.

Voting and Voters for $100 What is a labor union?

Voting and Voters for $200 All of the following have been used to keep African Americans from voting EXCEPT poll taxes. literacy tests. federal court orders. d. threats and social pressures.

Voting and Voters for $200 What is c. a federal court order?

The difference between moderate and independent Voting and Voters for $300 The difference between moderate and independent

Voting and Voters for $300 What is Independent – no affiliation with a political party (independents are weak party voters) Moderate – political ideology is in the middle or not strongly conservative or liberal?

A person’s beliefs about life, culture, and so on. Voting and Voters for $400 A person’s beliefs about life, culture, and so on.

Voting and Voters for $400 What is ideology?

Voting and Voters for $500 ALL states require these three qualifications in order to vote in state and national elections.

Voting and Voters for $500 What are: U.S. citizen A resident of the state holding the election 3. At least 18 years old

Elections for $100 Campaigns and interest groups are most effective when they rally ___________ support (meaning “of or from the people”)

Elections for $100 What is grass roots?

Elections for $200 An election, or selection process, where only declared party members may vote.

What is a Closed Primary? Elections for $200 What is a Closed Primary?

Elections for $300 These political extensions of special interest groups donate large amounts of money to political campaigns

Elections for $300 What are PACs.

Elections for $400 Money given to party organizations for “party-building activities” that is not limited and does not have to be reported

Elections for $400 What is soft money?

The smallest geographic unit for conducting an election. Elections for $500 The smallest geographic unit for conducting an election.

Elections for $500 What is a precinct?

Public Opinion for $100 A representative slice of a chosen universe in which members are equally likely to be picked.

Public Opinion for $100 What is a random sample?

This step comes FIRST when conducting a scientific poll. Public Opinion for $200 This step comes FIRST when conducting a scientific poll.

What is defining the universe? Public Opinion for $200 What is defining the universe?

Public Opinion for $300 The process by which people formulate their political attitudes and opinions.

political socialization? Public Opinion for $300 What is political socialization?

Means of communication that reach many people simultaneously. Public Opinion for $400 Means of communication that reach many people simultaneously.

Public Opinion for $400 What is mass media?

This form of mass media has had the most impact on American politics. Public Opinion for $500 This form of mass media has had the most impact on American politics.

Public Opinion for $500 What is television?

Interest groups for $100 These organizations that attempt to shape public policy claim to work for “the public good.”

What are public-interest groups? Interest groups for $100 What are public-interest groups?

Interest groups for $200 A technique of persuasion aimed at influencing individual or group behaviors to create certain beliefs.

Interest groups for $200 What is propaganda?

Interest groups for $300 Most interest groups are formed on the basis of . . .

What are economic interests? Interest groups for $300 What are economic interests?

Interest groups for $400 This type of group concentrates on electing or defeating candidates based on one issue .

What are single-interest groups? Interest groups for $400 What are single-interest groups?

How interest groups try to influence government Interest groups for $500 How interest groups try to influence government

Interest groups for $500 What is lobbying?

Exist in nearly all dictatorships today Final Jeopardy - System of Government- Exist in nearly all dictatorships today

You got a problem with that? Final Jeopardy Answer What is a one-party system? You got a problem with that?