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AP US Gov Jeopardy. Interest groups are sometimes referred to as Lobbies Charges Delegations Political Action Committees Caucuses Interest Groups– 10 points. A group that focuses on influencing elections rather than trying to influence the elected is called A lobbyist An iron triangle - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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AP US Gov JeopardyInterest Groups Media Congress The Presidency Misc.
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Interest groups are sometimes referred to as a. Lobbiesb. Chargesc. Delegationsd. Political Action Committeese. CaucusesInterest Groups– 10 points
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A group that focuses on influencing elections rather than trying to influence the elected is calleda. A lobbyistb. An iron trianglec. An interest groupd. A political action committeee. A campaign financerInterest Groups– 20 points
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The intended outcome of pluralism isa. Compromiseb. Class warfarec. Consumerismd. Consolidatione. Weak governmentInterest Groups– 30 points
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To build a financial structure of sustaining an organization and funding the group’s activities, most interest groups primarily rely ona. Public expenditures and tax credits.b. Membership dues and voluntary.
contributionsc. Research contracts and royalties from
intellectual properties.d. Selling of ancillary service such as
insurance or vacation tours.Interest Groups– 40 points
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Selective benefits of groups memberships that emphasize friendship, networking, and consciousness raising are best described asa. Solidary.b. Material.c. Purposive.d. Informational.e. Social.
Interest Groups– 50 points
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A form of modern journalism in which the media adopt a hostile posture toward the government and public officials is known asa. The partisan press.b. Yellow journalism.c. Adversarial journalism.d. Fourth estate aggression.e. Muckraking.Media– 10 points
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The prime source of news for educated and influential individuals tends to bea. Radio.b. Blogs.c. Television.d. Newspapers.e. Friends.Media– 20 points
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In the US, the relationship between the government and the media can best be defined as:a. Controls the media.b. Owns the broadcast media but does not
control the content.c. Does not own the communications networks
but does regulate broadcast media.d. Does not own the communication networks
and does not regulate broadcast media.Media– 30 points
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American radio and television are regulated by an independent regulatory agency established in 1934 called thea. Public Broadcasting Corporation.b. National Broadcasting Commission
(NBC).c. National Regulation Authority (NPR)d. Federal Communications Commission
(FCC)Media– 40 points
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A federal requirement that broadcasters provide candidates for the same political office an equal opportunity to communicate their messages to the public is called thea. Equal time rule.b. Right of rebuttal.c. Fairness doctrine.d. Matching time requirement.Media– 50 points
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The Senate has the power to approve treaties with aa. Plurality voteb. Majority vote.c. Two-thirds vote.d. Three-fourths vote.e. UnanimousCongress– 10 points
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The minimum age required to serve as a US senator isa. 18b. 21c. 25d. 30e. 35Congress– 20 points
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The capturing of federal projects and awarding of federal funds for a congressional representative’s own district is legislation described asa. Pork-barrelb. Advocacyc. Constituencyd. Patronagee. Procurance GovernanceCongress– 30 points
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State legislatures must redraw congressional districts to reflect the population changes everya. Two yearsb. Four yearsc. Six yearsd. Ten yearse. Twelve yearsCongress– 40 points
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In the House, the elected individuals who are responsible for lining up a party members on important votes and relaying voter information to the leaders are calleda. Prods.b. Whips. c. Strikes.d. Relays.e. Wires.
Congress– 50 points
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Originally, congressional representatives would select the presidential candidate for their respective party through a method that came to be denounced asa. “throning.”b. “king caucus.”c. “Smoke-filled rooms.”d. “Anointing the Emperor.”e. “crowning convention”The Presidency– 10 points
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In most instances of domestic disorder—whether from human or natural causes—presidents tend to exercise unilateral power bya. Deploying national troops.b. Declaring state of emergency.c. Suspending the writ of habeas corpus.d. Closing banks and other financial
institutions.
The Presidency– 20 points
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The primary sources of the president’s power in the legislative arena come from the two constitutional provisions covering the veto and thea. “tax and spend” power.b. “executive order” power.c. “state of the union” address.d. “advise and consent” provision.e. “commander in chief” power.The Presidency– 30 points
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No bill vetoed by the president can become law unless both the House and the Senate override the veto by aa. Majority vote.b. Plurality vote.c. Two-thirds vote.d. Three-fifths vote.e. Three-fourths vote.The Presidency– 40 points
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President Nixon established the Environmental Protective Agency through an executivea. Order.b. Decree.c. Agreement.d. Prerogative.e. Privilege.The Presidency– 50 points
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A claim by a victorious candidate that the electorate has given him or her a special authority to carry out promised made during the campaign is known asa. A mandate.b. Civic empowerment.c. Voters authorization.d. A vote of confidence.e. Citizen agreement.Misc.– 10 points
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Holding a political office for which one is running is calleda. Rank.b. Tenure.c. Seniority.d. Incumbency.e. Official advantage.Misc.– 20 points
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An expensive, well designed ad that features the successful track record in environmental protection by a major oil company that is published in the New York Times is an example ofa. Lobbying.b. Corridoring.c. Going public.d. Damage control.Misc.– 30 points
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The currently popular infotainment program that presents comedic parodies of political figures and calls itself “America’s most trusted name in fake news” is calleda. Weekly Updateb. The Daily Showc. Weekend Update.d. Serious News Central.e. The Colbert Report.Misc.– 40 points
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Libel suits against CBS News by Gen. William Westmoreland and against Time magazine by General Ariel Sharon of Israel were defeated in court because they failed to show actuala. Errors.b. Malice.c. Damages.d. Falsification.e. Exaggeration.Misc.– 50 points