HPC Midterm

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In order to increase their influence and access to government officials, PACs focus their attention on funding which of the following members of congress?
Third party candidates,
Incumbents & majority party members,
Minority party members & party leadership,
Incumbents & minority party members.

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Incumbents & majority party members

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Which of the following describes an interest group? A group of people aligned in voting behavior attempting to influence government, A group of people with shared policy goals attempting to influence public policy, A professional organization seeking to gain control of government offices, A group of people with shared policy goals attempting to influence elections

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A group of people with shared policy goals attempting to influence public policy

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Which of the following is the most accurate result of the 5 to 4 Citizens United v FEC case (2010)?
Options: Interest groups are limited in campaign activity, Corporate spending has decreased over time, Interest groups have become more influential in elections, Expansion of hard money influence in elections

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Interest groups have become more influential in elections

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A primary election in which voters are required to identify a party preference before the election and are not allowed to split their ticket is called

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closed primary

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Which of the following provides the most accurate explanation of how consumer-driven media increases partisan polarization? Consumer-driven media tends to avoid discussing controversial political topics. Consumer-driven media reinforces existing political biases in individuals. Consumer-driven media relies heavily on corporate advertising. Consumer-driven media is overwhelmingly conservative.

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Consumer-driven media reinforces existing political biases in individuals.

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Which of the following form an "iron triangle"? Options: President, Congress, Supreme Court; President, House majority leader, Senate majority leader; Interest group, Senate majority leader, House majority leader; Bureaucracy, A congressional committee, interest group

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Bureaucracy, A congressional committee, interest group

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What are the steps to cyclical theory? Options: Critical election, party realignment, party era, party realignment, Critical election, party era, third party challenger, party era, party realignment, critical election, third party challenger, party era

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Critical election, party realignment, party era

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Which of the following models of voting was Madison warning about in Fed 10?
Prospective voting,
Retrospective voting,
Party line voting,
Rational choice voting

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Party line voting

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Which of the following describes a result of the media profit motive in that the public demand drives media to only cover certain topics? Narrowcasting and selective exposure, political ads and investigative journalism, media bias and fake news, watchdog journalism and broadcasting

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Narrowcasting and selective exposure

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Identify the correct order of presidential elections: caucus, general, national convention; primary elections, national convention, general election; national debates, primary election, general election; national convention, primary election, general election.

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primary elections, national convention, general election