AP Gov Unit 5

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The Save the Turtles Political Action Committee (PAC) can only support one candidate. Which candidate would the PAC choose to support, based upon the candidates' positions on important issues? Options: Don McDude, Bernie McSanders, Mitchie O'Connell, Hilaria McLinton

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Bernie McSanders

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What do lobbyists try to do?

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influence the decisions made by government officials

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What do the following groups have in common? M.A.D.D., A.A.R.P., W.W.F., N.R.A., P.E.T.A.?

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They're all interest groups seeking to draw attention to and lobby for their causes.

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Why is the same event sometimes reported differently by different news networks?

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Newspapers and networks hold certain political beliefs (biases) that are shown in their reporting.

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What would be the most accurate source to find information about candidates' views during an election? Options: a private interest group's website, a record of the candidates' voting history on issues-related legislation, a TV commercial sponsored by a political party, a newspaper editorial

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a record of the candidates' voting history on issues-related legislation

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"The impeachment of Trump doesn't matter to me because he's the Republican candidate, and I always vote Republican" would be an example of:

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Party-line voting

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"I'm going to vote for Bernie Sanders in the primary because I think he has the best plan to help me with my student loan debt" would be an example of:

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Rational choice

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"Nancy Pelosi's leadership in the House has been awful, I will vote Republican because of it" would be an example of:

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Retrospective voting

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"I'm voting for Joe Biden because he gives me hope that we will be able to unify our country and begin to get things done across party lines" would be an example of:

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Prospective voting

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Voting rights have __________ over time.

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Increased