Voting, Money, and Elections Review (4/18)
dividing an electoral district to limit the voting strenght of a particular group
Gerrymandering
People who do not believe their actions can affect politics have no sense of _________
political efficacy
The declaration in the voting rights act that required approval from the justice deparment prior to any changes to existing election laws is ______________.
preclearance
________________________ is the practice of voting for candidates of more than one party in any one election
Split ticket voting
the term regularly used to describe those people who have no specific major party affiliation
Independent
is a means of communication that transmits some kind of information
Medium
a sharply focused short report that can be aired in roughly 30 to 45 seconds
sound bite
a governmental or political attitudes held by a signifiant number of people
public opinion
a means of communication that reaches widely dispersed audiences at the same time
mass media
Public opinion includes only those views that relate to __________
public affairs
Increased voting rights for African Americans have come about as a result of ...........
the Civil Rights Movement, Federal Regulation of Elections, and changes in electoral procedures in the South
made the 15th Amendment a truly effective part of the Constitution
Voting RIghts Act of 1965
A voter's age, race, and religion are examples of ________ factors that affect how he o she will vote
sociological
in the past, some states limited voting rights by _______________
charging a poll tax
the phenoenon in which fewer votes are cast for offices farther down the ballot
Ballot fatigue
____________________ is not a significant reason for non0voting in U.S elections
Widespread use of religious and literacy tests
the term political socialization can be defined as
the process by which people formulate their political attitudes and opinions
firt established a Federal commission to investigate claims of individual voter discrimination
The Civil Rights of 1957
People with no sense of political efficacy feel that .....
any choice they make will have no effect
A person who votes in the presidential election but does not vote for a Congressional candidate in the same elction is known as a "________"
nonvoting voter
is the single most significant predictor of a person's partisan voting behavior
Party identification
A 48 year old ollege professor in Chicago
is most likely to vote
The 15th Amendment ratified in 1870, did not secure the right of African Americans to vote primarily because of ....
the Federal Government did not intervene to uphold the amendment
Gerrymandering is unfair becuase.....
it sets District boundaries to decrease one gourp's voting strength
When a contest between two candidates is very close....
people are more likely to vote
As party identification has weakened....
the number of Independents has grown
People in ________________ would be most liekly to support a Democratic candidate for President
Boston, Massachusetts
The biggest reason why people fail to vote is a __________
lack of interest
Most of the money used in political campaigns came from .......
large donations from Anonymous private donors
The biggest drawback of the need for large amounts of money to campaigne is that .....
people who cannot raise the money are denied a chance to be elected
The most expensive item in a typical campaigne budget is ________________
television advertisements
A major motivation of contributos to political campaigns is _________________
money = influence
Money spent by a group to sponsor a state Republican voter awareness campaign for young people would be considered ___________
soft money
The impact of the mass media on the public agenda can best be described as its ability to tell people ......
what issues to think about
The influence of the mass media on American public opinion is limited by the fact that....
most Americans do not follow public affairs closely
The earliest and one of the most signifiant agents in the political socialization prcess is __________
the family
the best way to learn more about political issues
Exploring a wide variety of sources of political information
now the principle source of political information for about 80% of the population of the U.S
Digital devices
Radio is set apart from other forms of media because....
of its availability and convenience
When using television to attract voters, candidates must contend not only with the high cost of air time, but also with .....
the desire of viewers to be entertained as well as informed