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WorksheetsPS21A Exam 2 Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 14mins
What is judicial review?
When the President nominates a judge.
The checks and balances placed on the judicial branch.
The Court's ability to declare something unconstitutional.
When judges discuss a case.
True or False? The Republican and Democratic parties contain a similar makeup of supporters when it comes to race and gender.
True
False
Rules that shape how political parties operate fall under which party role?
Party in the electorate
Party in government
Party as organization
Party as representation
Which layer of organization of the federal judiciary does not hear any original jurisdiction cases?
Appellate/Circuit Courts
Supreme Court
State Supreme Courts
District Courts
True or False? It is easy for third-party candidates to win elections in the United States.
True
False
What is the voting system in place in the United States?
Proportional representation
with multi-member districts
Proportional representation
with single-member districts
Plurality rule with multi-member districts
Plurality rule with single-member districts
Which is not a type of selective incentive for interest group members?
Material goods
Purposive incentives
Solidary rewards
Reelection incentives
True or False? People may join an interest group if they feel like their interests are being threatened.
True
False
What is one example of an insider tactic interest groups may use?
(a)
What was the main point of the discussion around Ralph Nader?
Party structure makes it hard for third parties to compete
Interest groups tend to favor the interests of the rich
Public opinion means less these days
How Nader became the first third-party President
True or False? Plurality rule means that the winning party must have received at least 50% of the vote.
True
False
What are the two views of court power discussed in class?
Judicial Caution and Judicial Championing
Judicial Activism and Judicial Restraint
Judicial Liberty and Judicial Oppression
Judicial Freedom and Judicial Constraint
What is not something the President considers when nominating a Supreme Court Justice?
The nominee's judicial ideology
Being able to reward a political ally
Their own legacy
Whether the nominee will run for President one day
Who said that parties are designed to serve the needs of ambitious politicians?
(a)
What does "aggregate public opinion" refer to?
The sum of all individual opinions
All of an individual's opinions
How a person's opinions change over time
How opinions differ based on issue
True or False? Political party and political ideology refer to the same thing.
True
False
What influences the context that helps citizens evaluate candidates, campaigns, and political issues?
Free speech
Framing
Attitudes
Public opinion
What aspects of our lives can shape the way we've been politically socialized?
True or False? Americans typically agree that private businesses should not be regulated at all by the government.
True
False
What do we call the tool used to systematically investigate the opinions of ordinary people based on random samples?
Issue publics
Scientific polling
Cognitive shortcuts
Public opinion
