PSC 101- Exam 2 Complete Questions With Accurate Answers.
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Interest Groups - correct answer Group of individuals with a common interest who attempt to influence government policy
Importance of Interest groups - correct answer -Most Americans are either part of or benefit from inte...
Interest Groups - correct answer Group of individuals with a common interest who
attempt to influence government policy
Importance of Interest groups - correct answer -Most Americans are either part of
or benefit from interest group activity
-interest groups are a longtime part of American Politics
-Interest groups are vital - yet biased- part of the political process
-Most Americans do not recognize that they are part of the interest group system.
Political parties - correct answer A group of individuals with some ideological
agreement who organize to win elections, run government and make public policy. Attempt to create
broad coalitions (links to proximity voting)
Roles of parties in american politics - correct answer provide/recruit candidates
conduct elections
educate the public
organize government
make public policy
provide loyal opposition
provide a "cue" for voters
Characteristics of american parties - correct answer Two parties, Highly
decentralized, Semi-public, Open Organizations, Loose coalitions, fairly non-ideological.
Party regulations - correct answer -Founding fathers generally distrusted parties
and did not include them in the constitution
-Parties quickly became part of how American Politics worked
-Because of this Key public role, parties were a logical "target" for regulation
silence of the election (well known candidates, issues and perceived importance)
Elections - correct answer -Most direct form of linkage between public and gov't
decision makers
-occur on a regular cycle (calendar)
-Most occur at state and local level
-highly "rule governed" to insure fairness
-election law largely state law within basic parameters of federal rights
Elements of Election Law - correct answer Who may vote, what is voted upon,
direct democracy, electoral calendar.
Who may vote - correct answer most anyone over 18
must be registered
States may set some rules on registration, but federal law limits what states can do
What is voted upon - correct answer primaries, general election,
Referendum,Initiative, Recall
Primaries - correct answer select candidates, generally run by party
Closed Primary - correct answer only vote in party of your registration
Open primary - correct answer may vote in either party primary, but not both
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