Transcript People-and-politics-jeopardy-2

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B. Words that sound good but have little meaning
The “glittering generalities” technique uses…
A. Beautiful pictures to sell an idea
B. Words that sound good but have little
meaning.
C. The faces of famous people to sway public
Opinion.
D. Soothing music and subliminal messages
To persuade people.
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A. Want the government to provide public
Benefits to assist the poor
Democrats……
A. Want the government to provide public
Benefits to assist the poor
B. Want less government activity
C. Believe that public benefits should be
Provided by the private sector.
D. Are typically backed by small farmers
And the business community.
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D. Nominating Supreme Court justices
Which of the following is not a function of
A political party?
A. Recruiting and nominating candidates.
B. Educating the public about campaign
Issues.
C. Monitoring the actions of office holders.
D. Nominating Supreme Court justices
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B. US citizen and a resident of VA
Which of the following is a voting requirement
In Virginia?
A. 21 years of age
B. US citizen and a resident of VA
C. Passage of a DMV test
D. Pass a literacy test
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C. Receive 270 electoral vote
To be elected, a presidential candidate must
A. Win both the popular vote and the
electoral vote.
B. Win the popular vote
C. Receive 270 electoral vote
D. Win the popular vote in the state of
Florida
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D. By drawing attention to a particular
Issue and arousing public concern
How does the media influence policy makers?
A. By broadcasting the state of the union address
B. By criticizing the news coverage of other media
Sources
C. By organizing debates among leading entertainers
D. By drawing attention to a particular
Issue and arousing public concern.
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C. Recruiting candidates for political office.
Which of the following actions is least likely to be
Taken by a interest group?
A. Making campaign contributions to a candidate
Sympathetic to their cause.
B. Testifying before congressional committees
In order to publicize their cause.
C. Recruiting candidates for political office.
D. Lobbying government officials.
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A. Political parties
An organization made up of people who share
similar ideas of how the government should
be run are?
A. Interest groups
B. Political parties
C. Political action committees
D. Candidates
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A. Moderate
The Majority of Americans are..
A. Moderate
B. Conservative
C. Liberal
D. Reactionary
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B. No candidate wins the majority in the
Electoral college
The president is chosen by the House of
Representatives if…..
A. Different candidates win the popular
Vote and the electoral vote.
B. No candidate wins the majority in the
Electoral college
C. The candidate with the most votes is already
A member of congress.
D. There is widespread electoral fraud
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D. Presidential
What type of election has the
highest turnout rate?
A. Mayoral
B. Gubernatorial
C. Congressional
D. Presidential
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C. Appeal to the political center
Which of the following is not a similarity
Of Republicans and Democrats?
A. Organize to win elections
B. Party platforms
C. Appeal to the political center
D. Influence public opinion
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B. Influence public opinion
Political parties….
A. Organize to win elections
B. Influence public opinion
C. Appeal to the political center to win
Majority support
D. All of the above
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A. 270 electoral votes
The candidate needs ____________ to win the
Presidency.
A. 270 electoral votes
B. The majority of the public vote
C. A majority vote in the House of Rep.
D. All of the above
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Believe Propaganda
Which of the following is NOT a strategy to use when
evaluating campaign ads?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Believe propaganda
Evaluate sources of information
Separate fact and opinion
Detect bias
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A. Help candidates win elections
The most important function of a political party
A. Help candidates win elections
B. Monitor the actions of office holders
C. Set party goals
D. Help citizens
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B. Typically revolve around a political personality
Third parties……
A. Are not found in American politics.
B. Typically revolve around a political personality
C. Receive a lot of attention from the media
D. All of the above
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C. Level of Education
Which of the following factors is least likely to
Affect voter turnout?
A. Age
B. Income
C. Level of education
D. race
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propaganda
Techniques used to influence opinion are called?
• Editorials
• Propaganda
• Commentaries
• Ads
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B. Propaganda
Techniques used to influence opinion are called..
A. Editorial
B. Propaganda
C. Commentaries
D. ads
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