AP Gov Unit 5 - Political Participation- Review Exam

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What is a strategy an interest group might use to influence an election's outcome (results)? Options: pay candidates to quit running, conduct public opinion polls, run TV and newspaper ads, hire high-powered lobbyists to influence legislators

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run TV and newspaper ads

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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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Which is NOT a way that the media affects government? Options: monitor elected officials to ensure responsible behavior, influence voters' criteria for evaluating candidates, encourage voters to share their beliefs and views, shape legislation (laws) by influencing Congressional voting

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shape legislation (laws) by influencing Congressional voting

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How do Political Action Committees (PACs) influence government?

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financially supporting causes and campaigns

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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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"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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Which of the following was NOT banned by the Voting Rights Act of 1965? Motor voter laws, Grandfather Clauses, Literacy Tests, Poll taxes

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Motor voter laws