Globalyceum Unit Exam 2

A  Interest groups would always pursue their own political interests vigorously.

B  Interest groups would always form.

C  No single interest would win or lose all of the time.

D  All of these.

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  Because it surveys every American citizen.

B  Because is has the highest level of sampling–in the tens of thousands.

C  Because is has the best statisticians.

D  Because it uses the same, full-proof questions every ten years.

A  Interests compete for political power, resources, and money, but no one dominates the playing

B  None of these.

C  Interest groups compete for political power until one group wins by garnering the most resources.

D  Interests compete for political power until one group dominates the playing field.

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  Political parties.

B  All of these.

C  Mass movements.

D  Organized interests.

A  By manipulating election rules in debates and public funding to discriminate against the minor parties.

B  By poaching popular third party candidates before they begin to help their party.

C  By refusing to give successful third party candidates leadership positions in the legislature.

D  By using their vast funds and media resources to disparage minor party candidates.

A  All of these.

B  Tend to choose a political affiliation early in life.

C  Tend to identify with a party by their mid 20s.

D  Tend to stay identified with a political party consistently the rest of their lives.

A  All of these

B  Said that “liberty is to faction what air is to fire.”

C  Believed that political interest groups should be suppressed.

D  Thought that factions would simply turn into political parties and become harmless.

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  Those who are marginalized in some states or regions but not in others.

B  Those who have multiple historic disadvantages in the political system, such as women of color

C  Those who do not agree with the Republican or Democratic Parties’ principles.

D  Those who have tried to work within the political process but are forced to “go to the streets” to advocate for their issues.

A  None of these

B  Relatively rare

C  Are a relatively accidental feature of the American history

D  Mentioned in the Constitution

A  None of these.

B  Work in the campaign of an incumbent legislator.

C  Hold a public march in the streets.

D  Attend political meetings of politicians and picket.

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  Should be elected and only for a 10-year term.

B  Should be elected for life.

C  None of these.

D  Should be appointed for life.

A  Energy.

B  Numbers.

C  All of these.

D  Commitment.

A  Only in years when the presidential election is particularly interesting.

B  No, Americans like to vote for direct democracy issues rather than indirect democracy representation.

C  No, because Americans are more interested in local issues.

D  Yes, consistently American participate in presidential elections over other elections.

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  A march that occurred in Philadelphia during the Constitutional Convention.

B  It was an armed resistance to the authority of the State of Massachusetts.

C  A tax riot in Vermont that occurred in 1770.

D  A walkout of Congress in 1792 over the Indian policy of George Washington.

A  To find out more about the candidate’s positions on the issues.

B  To find more information about the candidate’s biography.

C  To find out which prominent people and organizations support the candidate.

D  To find an unbiased account of the candidate’s voting history.

A  Closed primaries

B  Open primaries

C  Hybrid primaries

D  Top-two primaries

A  All of these.

B  They went to Congress.

C  They went to the the Equal Opportunity Commission (EEOC).

D  They chose a legislative and an executive strategy.

A  Moderate on social issues, except for the right to life issues.

B  Conservative on social issues.

C  Have no opinion on social issues.

D  Moderate on social issues.

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  The number of eligible voters in that state

B  The number of representatives it has in Congress.

C  The current population of that state.

D  The population of that state, based on the most recent census.

A  The Living Wage Movement and The Fight for $15

B  #Black Lives Matter and the NAACP

C  The Sierra Club and the Environmental Defense League

D  NOW and the Women’s Rights Caucus

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  The founding of over 700 groups.

B  Nearly 10,000 groups.

C  None of these.

D  Actually a pretty small number–only 200 groups.

A  How active for the intersectionally marginalized are they? Because without that the organization is a failure.

B  How active for the intersectionally marginalizedn are they, what institutions do they target, and what coalitions do they form?

C  What coalitions do they form? Because coalitions are the key to success.

D  What institutions do they target and what coalitions do they form? Because the political activity is the most important barometer.

A  The incumbent has a very good chance of getting re-elected if he or she runs again.

B  The candidate uses his position to enrich him or herself.

C  The candidate listed at the top of the ballot is more likely to get elected.

D  The candidate can tap into the federal government to get money to run for re-election.

A  All of these

B  Democracy

C  Liberty

D  Equality

A  New York

B  Florida

C  Texas

D  California

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  Political socialization

B  All of these

C  Political fraternization

D  Political indoctrination

A  DREAMers

B  EPA

C  The Tea Party

D  #Black Lives Matter

A  The president

B  The state legislatures

C  The courts

D  The Congress

A  Ask students to watch TV news

B  Ask student to participate in mock elections

C  Ask students to read newspapers.

D  Tell students who to vote for.

A  The National Organization of Women (NOW).

B  The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).

C  All of these.

D  The Japanese American Citizen’s Leagues (JACL).

A  Congressmen providing assistance to constituents.

B  Hospitals offering charitable care to indigent patients.

C  The American Association of Retire People (AARP) offering travel discounts

D  District attorneys offering reduced sentences for testimony about a crime.

A  400

B  270

C  All 538 of the votes

D  150

A  Lower-class women

B  Mostly women of color

C  Women of all classes and races.

D  Immigrant women.

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  Believed that association was the secret of democracy in America

B  All of these.

C  Regarded “faction” as a form of association.

D  Believed that “faction” could be good

A  All of these

B  We have to question whether groups that claim to represent the disadvantaged actually do it.

C  Just because an organization has some indication in its name that it represents the marginalized, they sometimes could be doing more harm than good.

D  Even though organizations may not be doing a good job of advocating for the marginalized, we should still celebrate the fact that they are making the effort.

A  Presidential elections, mid-term elections, primary elections.

B  State elections, mid-term election, presidential elections

C  Primary elections, mid-term elections, presidential elections.

D  Mid-term elections, primary elections, presidential elections.

A  Requiring voters to show a particular kind of ID at the pol

B  Requiring that a naturalized citizen refrain from voting for 10 years

C  Allowing felons to vote once their prison sentences are over

D  Preventing anybody who is the child of an immigrant from voting