Question

A) popular election.
B) state legislatures.
C) members of the House.
D) governors of their states.
E) electors.

Answer 1

B

Answer 2

a

Answer 3

ANS: B

Answer 4

d

Answer 5

An ideal response will:
1, Define protest as a form of political participation designed to achieve policy change through dramatic and unconventional tactics.
2,Explain that protests are designed to receive media attention. The media have a willingness to cover the unusual, drawing attention to the point of view of protesters, which many Americans might otherwise never encounter.
3, Point out that the flamboyant means of a single protest or a protest movement, such as Occupy Wall Street, are now part of the standard playbook for demonstrators, who orchestrate their activities so as to provide television cameras with vivid images.

Answer 6

Answer: E

Answer 7

Professionals tend to be more strategic. While amateurs tend to be more willing to enter “long shot” races, professionals will carefully weigh a variety of factors before entering a race. These include whether a seat is open, how vulnerable the incumbent is, how well they fit into their party in Congress, their fundraising potential, and the broader political environment.

Answer 8

Answer: A

Answer 9

Answer: The general services administration

Answer 10

Answer: An ideal response will:
1. Describe how Franklin D. Roosevelt led a Democratic coalition that captured the votes of large numbers of Americans who repudiated Republican policies during the Great Depression, and that realignment lasted for nearly four decades.
2. The New Deal coalition supported an expansion of federal government powers and responsibilities, particularly in the areas of social services (e.g., old-age assistance, aid for the poor, encouragement of unionization, subsidies for agriculture, and regulation of business).

Answer 11

A

Answer 12

True

Answer 13

C

Answer 14

Students' answers may vary.

Answer 15

Answer: b

Answer 16

b

Answer 17

Ans: B) fosters political tolerance.

Answer 18

Answer: A

Answer 19

False

Answer 20

Answer: b. Sam Houston, a leading founder of the Republic.

Answer 21

Ans: E) All of these factors influence and decide and interest groups political effectiveness.

Answer 22

c

Answer 23

A

Answer 24

D

Answer 25

Answer: A

Answer 26

Answer: A public or other position of authority and high rank that allows the holder of the position to publicly speak out and be listened to on any matter. They can bring issues up that were not originally in discussion.

Answer 27

b

Answer 28

C

Answer 29

Ans: C.) a lack of viable alternatives to the two-party system

Answer 30

An ideal response will:
1, Explain that age and education level increase political participation.
2, Discuss why aging and education affect political participation.
3, Assess whether he is more likely to vote.

Answer 31

FALSE

Answer 32

Ans: A. push

Answer 33

C

Answer 34

d

Answer 35

Answer: C

Answer 36

A

Answer 37

b. Northwest Ordinance

Answer 38

A

Answer 39

d. the size of the economy 
 

Answer 40

Indirect lobbying consists of attempts to influence government policymakers by encouraging the general public to put pressure on them. Examples include the following: public education campaigns, issue advocacy ads, direct mailings, public mobilization efforts, social protest, mass movements, and protests. Grassroots lobbying is yet another example and should be distinguished from astroturf lobbying, which is manipulative in nature, rather than springing from legitimate public concern.

Answer 41

c

Answer 42

B

Answer 43

Ans:
A.) the party's political objectives
B.) the party's stance on a wide variety of issues

Answer 44

a. Once electoral rights are extended to one group, there will be demands to extend them to another group and that will lead eventually to universal suffrage.

Answer 45

d. Rulings are generally accepted and followed anyway.

Answer 46

c

Answer 47

ANSWER: A

Answer 48

Answer: C

Answer 49

Answer: b. false

Answer 50

C

Answer 51

True

Answer 52

False

Answer 53

Answer: E

Answer 54

C