AP GOPO Unit 2 Review Game

This constitutional amendment eliminated poll taxes.

• 15th Amendment

• 19th Amendment

• 24th Amendment

• 26th Amendment

Which demographic group has voted most consistently for the Democratic Party in national elections over the last three decades?

• African Americans

• Latinos/Hispanics

• Southern Whites

• women

Most candidates who are recruited by political parties to run for office...

• have worked first as political consultants for political parties

• have worked in media/journalism

• have served in local office

• have done a good job working for the government in some capacity

This term refers to changes in the social bases of the political parties' voters.

• party coalition

• recruitment

• party identification

• realignment

Interest groups are most likely to have influence in Congress when the issue at stake...

• has been dramatized by the media

• divides legislators along party lines

• is narrow/niche in scope and isn't part of the public discourse

• is part of the president's list of legislative promises they made on the campaign trail

In an open primary...

• voters are not required to be registered with a political party in order to vote for partisan candidate

• voters are required to identify a party preference before the election and are not allowed to split their ticket

• voters must pay a poll tax to vote

• party members select the best candidate through a series of discussions and votes

In a closed primary...

• voters are not required to be registered with a political party in order to vote for partisan candidate

• voters are required to identify a party preference before the election and are not allowed to split their ticket

• voters must pay a poll tax to vote

• party members select the best candidate through a series of discussions and votes

In a caucus...

• voters are not required to be registered with a political party in order to vote for partisan candidate

• voters are required to identify a party preference before the election and are not allowed to split their ticket

• voters must pay a poll tax to vote

• party members select the best candidate through a series of discussions and votes

[SELECT 3] What are the reasons why incumbents in the House of Reps enjoy an electoral advantage over challengers?

• incumbents are better known to voters than challengers

• incumbents are likely to raise more campaign funds than their challengers

• incumbents get substantial financial support from their party's national committee

• incumbents often serve on committees that enable them to help the constituency

Interest groups use political action committees (PACs) to...

• raise money for campaign advertisements

• generate research that can be used to influence public opinion

• help political party organizations determine who the party nominee should be

• make campaign contributions in order to gain access to legislators