Linkage Institutions: AP Gov

People who seek to control Gov't through winning elections

Example = Democrats & Republicans

• Political Party
• Interest Group
• Political Lobbying
• Political Agenda

Private organizers who share certain views & work to shape public policy

Example = NRA or MADD

• Interest Group
• Mass Media
• Political Party
• Interest Factions

Pressure legislators & public-policy-making; Seek to influence on an issue

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• Lobbying
• Public Opinion Polls
• Mass Media
• Interest Groups

The use of ________, especially TV has really changed modern politics in the USA.

• Mass Media
• Literature
• Fliers
• Lobbying

Public issues which the people’s attention is focused

Current Example = Pres. Trump & Russia

• Public Agenda
• Random Samples
• Public Opinion Polls
• Mass Media

The use of Ping-Pong balls in the NBA Draft Lottery is a version of using a _______________.

• Random Sample
• Public Agenda
• Lobbying
• Public Opinion Poll

A new party is formed whose main concern is the environment. What kind of party would this be? 

• An ideological party
• an economic protest party
• a single-issue party
• a splinter party

What is one way minor parties affect American politics?

• they get voters to vote for major party candidates
• they get the attention of newspapers, television, and radio
• they win state and local elections
• they influence the outcomes of elections

The party out of power criticizes the policies and behaviors of the party in power. What is this called?

• the governing function 
• the bonding agent function
• the nominating function
• the watchdog function 

Which has been a trend in the history of American voting rights?

• higher and higher minimum voting age
• higher and higher voter turnouts
• less and less people granted suffrage
• more and more people granted suffrage