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Title: Question 1


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Question 1
  • This amendment guarantees freedom of the press.
  • 1st Amendment

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Question 2
  • This a group with broad common interests who
    organize to win elections.
  • Political party

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Question 3
  • This is a broad statement of party beliefs,
    positions, and goals.
  • Platform

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Question 4
  • What is the symbol of the Republican Party?
  • An Elephant

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Question 5
  • This is a single belief or position that a party
    takes.
  • Plank

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Question 6
  • What amendment outlawed the use of a poll tax?
  • The 24th Amendment

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Question 7
  • What does the word suffrage refer to?
  • The right to vote

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Question 8
  • Give an example of the bandwagon propaganda
    technique.
  • Everyone is doing it so you should, too, etc.

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Question 9
  • Name one reason third parties have been largely
    unsuccessful in winning elections in the US.
  • Hard to raise , difficulty getting on the
    ballot, etc.

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Question 10
  • What is a voting district called?
  • A precinct

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Question 11
  • What amendment allowed women to vote?
  • The 19th Amendment

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Question 12
  • How many electoral votes does NC have?
  • 15

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Question 13
  • This amendment prevents being denied from voting
    due to race.
  • 15th Amendment

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Question 14
  • Give an example of the stacked cards propaganda
    technique.
  • Bad things will occur if my opponent wins, etc.

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Question 15
  • What are the 2 types of primary elections.
  • Open and closed primaries

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Question 16
  • The Federal Elections Campaign Act created
    public financing. What is that?
  • Tax dollars support campaigns

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Question 17
  • This is a group of people who organize around a
    common policy or goal to influence government.
  • Special Interest Group

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Question 18
  • Who chooses a partys Vice Presidential
    candidate?
  • The Presidential Candidate

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Question 19
  • Name 1 of 3 groups that cannot directly
    contribute to political campaigns.
  • Foreigners, Labor Unions businesses

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Question 20
  • Name 3 requirements to vote in NC.
  • Registered, 18, 30-day residency, citizenship,
    not a felon in prison.

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Question 21
  • What is directly contacting legislators known as?
  • Lobbying

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Question 22
  • What do you call the candidate who is currently
    in office that is seeking reelection?
  • The incumbent

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Question 23
  • Name a labor union in the US.
  • AFL-CIO, UAW, NEA, NCAE, etc.

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Question 24
  • What state has the most electoral votes?
  • CA

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Question 25
  • What agency oversees the public airwaves?
  • The FCC

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Question 26
  • What group oversees federal election laws?
  • The FEC

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Question 27
  • What are the two types of mass media?
  • Electronic and print

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Question 28
  • What party is considered liberal and which is
    conservative?
  • A liberal usually is a Democrat conservatives
    are usually Republicans.

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Question 29
  • What is the symbol of the Democratic Party?
  • A donkey

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Question 30
  • Name a third party that has run for president.
  • Reform, Green, Progressive, Libertarian, etc.

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Question 31
  • For what do the letters NAACP stand?
  • National Association for the Advancement of
    Colored People

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Question 32
  • What does it mean to be a moderate?
  • Someone who has views on the left and right in
    the middle.

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Question 33
  • What are the people surveyed in a poll called?
  • The sample

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Question 34
  • What is the ideas and attitudes of a significant
    number of Americans called?
  • Public Opinion

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Question 35
  • What is prior restraint?
  • Government censorship of information before it is
    published
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