The use of issues in campaign strategy is about ______.

a. setting the agenda
b. persuading the public of the value of your solutions to problems while ignoring your opponent
c. debating issue positions with your opponent
d. avoiding all talk of issues
e. taking both sides of controversial issues or being as vague as possible


a. setting the agenda

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Many of the country's most famous interest groups have arisen out of social movements

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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In an open primary

A. anyone can vote for anyone for office. B. only members of a party can vote for a nominee. C. any voter may vote for any party, but only one party. D. voters meet in person and take several ballots to find a consensus candidate. E. None of these are correct.

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__________ was given credit for forcing the two major party candidates in 1992, President George H. W. Bush and Governor Bill Clinton, to address the federal deficit, the amount by which annual government spending exceeds incoming revenue

A) George Wallace B) John Anderson C) Ralph Nader D) Strom Thurmond E) Ross Perot

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SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. Social movements

a. have loosely defined organizational structure b. represent people who weren’t included in political institutions c. employ informal mechanisms to fulfill their purpose d. play no role in political development

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