AP Gov Unit 5

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

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

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 

Which of the following terms means that people are gradually moving away from both major parties?

• realignment

• dealignment

• gerrymandering

• reevaluation

Over time, the ideas first developed by minor parties are often _______  by major parties. 

• attacked
• absorbed
• ignored
• repressed

Television and radio are regulated by the

• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
• Department of Health & Human Services
• Federal Communications Commission
• Securities & Exchange Commission

Which of the following is not a main type of interest group?

• economic issues
• equality concerns
• consumer interests
• litigation