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- 1. Multiple ChoicePeople turning away from the major political parties.DealignmentRealignmentCritical electionParty polarization
- 2. Multiple ChoiceBelief that the upper class exercises great influence over public policy.Elite theoryPluralismParty polarizationParty platform
- 3. Multiple ChoiceTheory that policy making is the result of interest group competition.Elite theoryPluralismParty polarizationParty platform
- 4. Multiple ChoiceAn increase in divisions across ideological and party lines...e.g., Democrats and Republicans unwilling to compromise.Elite theoryPluralismParty polarizationParty platform
- 5. Multiple ChoiceA list of positions and programs that the party adopts at the national convention. Each position is called a plank.Elite theoryPluralismParty polarizationParty platform
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these is not a role of the mass media?GatekeeperScorekeeperWatchdogEqualizer
- 7. Multiple ChoiceInfluencing government decision makers through indirect pressure (usually in the form of letters, emails, phone calls) from large numbers of constituents.Independent expendituresIssue advocacy adsGrassroots mobilizationSoft money
- 8. Multiple ChoiceConsists of citizens over 50 with influences on issues like Social Security and prescription drugs.AARPACLUNAACPNRA
- 9. Multiple ChoiceLegal experts focusing on civil rights and civil liberties.AARPACLUNAACPNRA
- 10. Multiple ChoiceAdvocates for African American civil rights.AARPACLUNAACPNRA
- 11. Multiple ChoiceFocuses on 2nd Amendment rights (anti-big government)AARPACLUNAACPNRA
- 12. Multiple ChoiceAn organization whose efforts primarily benefit non-members.Public interest groupEconomic interest groupSocial action groupProfessional association
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhich group does NOT consistently support the Democratic Party?Southern conservativesAfrican AmericansPacifistsMembers of organized labor
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhich group does NOT consistently support the Republicans?Business interestsEnvironmentalistsReligious conservativesWall Street and financial interests
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these is NOT a category of minor parties?Single issue partiesSplinter partiesMulti-issue partiesIdeological parties
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