Government Unit 5 Review

Which term applies to the group of people qualified to vote in the United States?

• electorate

• electoral college

• board of electors

• faction

What does a political action committee (PAC) do?

• It gets candidates nominated at a convention.

• It searches for new candidates within the party.

• It promotes party platforms.

• It raises money for political campaigns.

Which of the following is true about interest groups?

• Their members are extremely conservative and only elicit public support from the conservative population.

• Their goal is to influence government policy in a way that is favorable to their members.

• They avoid lobbying as a means of influencing public policy.

• They never use the judicial branch to advance their causes.

Since the time of Jackson, a national convention has been used to do which of the following?

• determine the party budget and platform

• organize state caucuses

• nominate a party candidate for president

• organize the machine politics in major cities

Which term applies to organizations that help connect people to the government?

• factions

• political bridges

• brokerages

• linkage institutions

What policy states that the media outlets can maintain privacy of their sources?

• Equal Time Doctrine

• Shield Laws

• Freedom of Information Act

• War Censorship