News Clip 12.2: Democrats Win House, Republicans Keep SenateClick on the above link to access the Interactive eBook. Once you've signed in, scroll to page 519 and watch the video. When you've finished watching the video, come back to the test and answer the following questions:According to Steve Peoples of the Associated Press, the 2018 midterm election changed the balance of power in Washington.
A. True
B. False
Answer: A
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One important reason the president needs to work hard to unify his party is the ____________, which has become much more pronounced recently
A) ?growth of social media B) ?increased influence of third parties C) ?falling population D) ?sophistication of citizen involvement in the legislative process E) ?loss of the moderate middle in Congress
Any procedure used by the researcher to counteract potential threats to the validity of the research is called
A) a counter-validational measure. B) a control. C) a constraint. D) a confound.
A major difference between political parties and interest groups is that
a. Interest groups typically shift their positions on issues over time, while political parties tend to keep the same positions on issues over time. b. Interest groups usually recruit candidates for office, while political parties usually limit themselves to making campaign contributions to candidates. c. Political parties seek to gain control of government, while interest groups seek to influence public policy. d. Political parties tend to have narrow coalitions of support, and interest groups tend to have broad coalitions of support. e. Political parties usually focus on one issue, while interest groups focus mainly on many issues
Bargaining and compromise
a. rarely lead to successful political outcomes. b. are essential for producing successful political outcomes. c. usually result in disappointment from political actors unable to achieve their ideal policies. d. generate bad policies that make society worse than if no political action had occurred.