Voter Turnout in Elections

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Source #1 most directly describes the media’s role as –

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a scorekeeper.

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Which of the following explains one way in which political parties serve as a linkage institution? Political parties represent the views of their members to policymakers through lobbying. Political parties endorse a platform that communicates the party’s beliefs to eligible voters. Political parties seek to pursue policy change through litigation. Political parties form PAC’s and make campaign contributions to candidates that they prefer.

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Political parties endorse a platform that communicates the party’s beliefs to eligible voters.

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One reason that voter turnout is lower in mid-term elections than presidential elections is because –

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mid-term elections include elections for the U.S. Congress, but not an office as high-profile as president.

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Political socialization is –

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the process through which an individual develops his or her political beliefs.

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Which of the following accurately describes a difference between an interest group and a political party? Interest groups are formed around one specific policy area, but political parties are formed around many policy areas., Interest groups may not advocate for a specific candidate in an election, but political parties may advocate for a specific candidate., The purpose of an interest group is to control government by getting candidates from the group elected, while the purpose of a political party is to influence government on particular policy area from outside government., Interest groups donate money to political campaigns, but political parties are forbidden from doing this under federal law.

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Interest groups are formed around one specific policy area, but political parties are formed around many policy areas.

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Children are most likely to adopt the party identification –

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of their parents.

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Which of the following statements about voting behavior in national elections is most accurate?
- Minority voters are more likely to vote than white voters.
- Men are more likely to vote than women.
- Older individuals are more likely to vote than are college students.
- Those with less than a high school education are more likely to vote than are college graduates.

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Older individuals are more likely to vote than are college students.

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According to the description provided in Source #1, the NAACP was able to successfully end segregation in Southern schools through the use of which of the following forms of political participation? Options: grassroots protest, lobbying through a political action committee, electoral success through a political party, litigation

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litigation

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A political party is...

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an organized group of people with similar political ideas

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Political socialization is –

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the process through which an individual develops his or her political beliefs.