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a.ideologies.b.voting privileges. c.theocracies.d.precincts. A multiparty system often represents different beliefs or

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theocratic parties minor parties. authoritarian parties. anti- Republicans. Third parties are also called

Answer Return minor parties.

caucuses.single-member districts. political bosses.precinct captains. In the United States, nearly all elected officials are selected by

Answer Return caucuses.

a two-party government a theocratic government an authoritarian government a coalition government When multiple parties combine, they form this.

Answer Return a coalition government

single-issue parties.a coalition government. ideological parties.a two-party government. The Liberty Party and the Free Soil Party are examples of

Answer Return single-issue parties.

proportional districts. wards. caucuses.precincts. Voting districts are called

Answer Return precincts.

caucuses.voting districts. wards.proportional districts. Adjoining precincts form

Answer Return wards.

nominating conventions candidate conventions nominating committees caucuses Early in our nation's history, these private meetings of party leaders chose candidates.

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precinct captains ward captains patronsbosses These powerful political leaders chose delegates and controlled conventions

Answer Return bosses

runoffplurality election closed primary open primary This is a second primary election between the two candidates with the most votes.

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precinct captains ward captains national committee chairperson bosses The powerful influence of these people led to the primary elections as the method of selection at the state and local levels.

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open primarypetition nominating convention closed primary In this type of election, only members of a political party can vote.

Answer Return closed primary

patronsplatform ticketplank Candidates for president and vice president are called the party's

Answer Return ticket

closed primaryopen primary proportional representation district voting Under this system a state's delegates represent the candidates according to the popular vote in the primary.

Answer Return proportional representation

precinct captains uncommitted delegates ward captainspatrons At each party's national convention, candidates attempt to win the support of these people.

Answer Return uncommitted delegates

white, male property owners the same religion all U.S. citizens politicians The Founders believed the voters should be

Answer Return white, male property owners

votingPACs political parties poll tax This is vital to the success of United States democracy.

Answer Return voting

the Fifteenth Amendment the Voting Rights Act the Nineteenth Amendment suffrage This gave women the right to vote.

Answer Return the Nineteenth Amendment

the Nineteenth Amendment the Voting Rights Act the Fifteenth Amendment the grandfather clause This gave African Americans the right to vote.

Answer Return the Fifteenth Amendment

Political Action Committee. grandfather clause. Nineteenth Amendment Voting Rights Act. Even after the Fifteenth Amendment passed, many African Americans could not vote because of the

Answer Return grandfather clause.

soft moneythe poll tax contributions from labor unions contributions from businesses These contributions raised questions about how the money was raised.

Answer Return soft money

Sierra Clubthe Grange AFL-CIONAM This is a business-related interest group.

Answer Return NAM

AFL-CIOSierra Club the GrangeNAM This is a labor-related interest group.

Answer Return AFL-CIO

agriculturethe economy the environment public welfare Labor- and business-interest groups are concerned with this issue.

Answer Return the economy

unlimited meals and gifts. misinformation. campaign contributions research and writing of bills. Lobbyists sometimes provide

Answer Return research and writing of bills.

scientifically based. representative samples. cluster samples. biased sampling. Straw polls are

Answer Return biased sampling.

an interest group the mass media. a public- interest group the universe The group to be studied in a scientific poll is called

Answer Return the universe

straw pollrepresentative sample biased samplerandom sample This is a small group of people who are typical of the universe.

Answer Return representative sample

representative sample cluster sample random sampling straw poll This technique provides an equal chance for everyone in the universe to be selected for the poll.

Answer Return random sampling

pollscultural pluralism lobbyingmass media records This is a way of measuring public opinion.

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mass medianewspapers wire services telecommunications This includes all the means for communicating information to the general public.

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the presidentmedia events Congresspress conferences This is a major focus of the mass media.

Answer Return the president

Ronald Reagan Bill Clinton John F. Kennedy Franklin D. Roosevelt This president was known for his "fireside chats" on the radio.

Answer Return Franklin D. Roosevelt

George Bush Ronald Reagan John F. Kennedy Gerald Ford The era of television politics began

Answer Return John F. Kennedy

press conference news release backgrounderspot advertisement A ready-made story prepared by government officials for the press is called a

Answer Return news release

libel laws First Amendment fairness doctrine FCC This is the protector of the media.

Answer Return First Amendment

libelratings prior restraint the shield laws False, harmful written statements intended to damage a person's reputation constitute

Answer Return libel

equal time doctrine prior restraint libelshield law The Supreme Court has struck down attempts to give government this power.

Answer Return prior restraint

Federal Communications Commission Telecommunications Commission First Amendment Civil Liberties Act This regulates the electronic media.

Answer Return Federal Communications Commission

prior restraintfairness doctrine equal time doctrineshield laws This required stations to guarantee airtime to both sides of a controversial issue.

Answer Return fairness doctrine

public broadcasting print media wire services electronic media The Internet is an example of

Answer Return electronic media

E-governmentaction alerts petitionselectronic mailing lists These are automated notifications that provide subscribers with current information on a topic.

Answer Return electronic mailing lists

E-commerceE-government cyber- volunteering THOMAS This refers to Web sites that provide government services online.

Answer Return E-government

Fifth AmendmentCommunications Decency Act United States v. American Library Association Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union This guaranteed freedom of speech on the Internet.

Answer Return Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union

imagespropaganda political agendas "plain folk" technique This term refers to ideas, information, or rumors that are used to influence opinion.

Answer Return propaganda

independentsmoderates conservativesliberals These voters are considered weak party voters.

Answer Return independents

party voters conflicting voters political voters cross-pressured voters Caught between issues, these voters are called

Answer Return cross-pressured voters

Electoral College election laws political party loyalty card stacking This has a great deal of influence on some voters.

Answer Return political party loyalty

straight-party ticket landslide cross-pressured ticket political ticket Party loyalists vote a

Answer Return straight-party ticket

liberalsmoderates independentsconservatives Voters who are in the middle of the political spectrum are called

Answer Return moderates

suffrageVoting Rights Act propagandatelevision This has helped many voters to be better informed

Answer Return television

candidates political parties political cultures interest groups Candidates are supported by non- nominating

Answer Return interest groups

lobbyingpublic support campaign contributions newsletters This is the direct way interest groups try to influence government.

Answer Return lobbying

giftspropaganda informationfinancial aid This is the lobbyist's strongest weapon.

Answer Return information

using propaganda card stacking using television effectively quoting the Voting Rights Act Candidates who quote only those statistics that support their position are

Answer Return card stacking

the Federal Election Campaign Act parties the presidentthe Supreme Court PACs are regulated by

Answer Return the Federal Election Campaign Act

lobbyinginterest group influence political socialization peer group pressure Individuals learn their political beliefs and attitudes in a process called

Answer Return political socialization

peer group universe political culture interest group An individual's friends, church, synagogue, clubs, and work groups make up that person's

Answer Return peer group

cluster sample political culture public opinion peer group belief The set of values and beliefs about a nation and its government that most citizens share is called a

Answer Return political culture

the medialiberals conservativesmoderates This group of Americans believes in a limited national government.

Answer Return conservatives