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Unit 5: Exam #1: PO200RAS2A2020 American National Government, Exams of Nursing

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Unit 5: Exam #1
Due Apr 19 at 11:59pm Points 200 Questions 41
Time Limit None
Instructions
Introduction:
Please complete this exam after you’ve studied and reviewed all course materials,
focusing on Units 1-5.
Unit Learning Outcome(s) Reflected in assignment: All ULOs for Units 1-5
Directions:
Select the best answer for each multiple choice question (4 pts. each) and write a
few sentences to a paragraph answering four short answer questions (10 pts.
each).
Attempt History
Attempt Time Score
LATEST A ttemp t 1 91 minutes 160 out of 200 *
* Some questions not yet graded
Score for this quiz: 160 out of 200 *
Submitted Apr 14 at 8:43pm
This attempt took 91 minutes.
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Unit 5: Exam

Due Apr 19 at 11:59pm Points 200 Questions 41

Time Limit None

Instructions

Introduction:

Please complete this exam after you’ve studied and reviewed all course materials,

focusing on Units 1-5. Unit Learning Outcome(s) Reflected in assignment: All ULOs for Units 1-

Directions:

Select the best answer for each multiple choice question (4 pts. each) and write a

few sentences to a paragraph answering four short answer questions (10 pts. each). Attempt History Attempt Time Score

LATEST Attemp t 1 91 minutes 160 out of 200 * * Some questions not yet graded

Score for this quiz: 160 out of 200 *

Submitted Apr 14 at 8:43pm This attempt took 91 minutes.

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Question 1

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With regard to voting, what was the purpose of a

“grandfather clause”?

To allow for a tax-free transfer of wealth

To make access to polling places easier for senior

citizens

To prevent African-Americans from voting while

allowing poor whites the right to vote

To allow incumbents to remain on the ballot after

losing a primary

Which amendment gave women the right to vote?

22nd

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Question 2

The 2002 Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act is commonly

nicknamed after which 2 senators?

Obama and McCain

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Feingold and McCain

Johnson and Davis

Kerry and McConnell

Which of the following was the 2010 Supreme Court

decision that helped lead to a vast increase in campaign

spending by outside groups and Super PACs?

McConnell v. Federal Election Commission

Federal Election Commission v. Wisconsin Right to

Life, Inc.

Buckley V. Valeo

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Question 5

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Quick polls

Exit polls

Voter polls

Street polls

Polls based on interviews conducted on election day

with randomly selected voters are known as what?

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Question 6

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Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission

When it comes to gender and public opinion, which

statement is accurate?

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Men tilt, Republican, Women tilt Democratic

Men tilt Democratic, Women tilt Republican

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Question 7

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Political elites

Political entrepreneurs

Political leaders

Political players

People with a disproportionate amount of political power

as well as knowledge are known as:

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Question 10

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Lyndon Johnson

Ronald Reagan

John Kennedy

Generally speaking, do political elites have influence

over external shocks, such as economic issues, or

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Question 11

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Political parties

British royalty

Independent journalists

For-profit entrepreneurs

During the earliest era of US journalism, who controlled

the media?

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Question 12

problems the public can subjectively experience?

Yes

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No

The style of sensationalist journalism used by moguls

such as Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst

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Question 13

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House incumbents generally have a reelection rate of

what percent?

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Question 16

According to class PowerPoint slides, which of the

following is not a role of the national press:

Watchdog

Scorekeeper

Gatekeeper

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Cheerleader

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Restricted primary

Closed primary

Blanket primary

Open primary

A primary in which only registered party members may

vote is known as a(n):

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Question 17

What are the age requirements for serving in the House

and Senate?

30 for House, 35 for Senate

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25 for House, 30 for Senate

3180 for House, 30 for Senate

21 for House, 25 for Senate

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Question 18

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Soft money

Franking funds

Independent expenditures

Walking money

What is the term for funds obtained by political parties

that are spent on party activities but not on behalf of a

specific candidate?

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Question 21

Question 22

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Organizations that raise and spend money to advance

political causes but cannot coordinate with a candidate

or lobby directly for that person (think Media Fund,

Progress for America) are known as what, due to their

tax code number?

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527 groups

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None of the above, all are loyal

Business interests

Jewish people

African-Americans

Which of the following is NOT a coalition of voters

generally loyal to the Democratic Party?

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Question 23

427 groups

911 groups

17 groups

A belief that one has an obligation to participate in civic

and political affairs is known as:

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Question 24

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Political norms

Political elites

Political typology

Political ideology

A more or less consistent set of beliefs about policies

the government ought to pursue is known as:

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Question 27

Latino voters are a homogeneous group

TRUE

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FALSE

There are members of the US House of

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Question 28

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Neither

Both

Retrospective voting

Prospective voting

Voting for a candidate because you like his or her past

actions in office is known as:

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Question 29

Representatives.

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Question 30

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The military

The Vice Presidency

A Governorship

Congress

President Obama is rare in that he came to the White

House directly from:

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Question 32

The “franking privilege,” an important part of the

incumbency advantage, allows members of Congress to

do what?

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Send postage-free mail

Send Congressional emails for free

Use free Congressional car service

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Question 33

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FALSE

TRUE

In presidential campaigns, the largest single campaign

expenditure is typically advertising.

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Question 34

Ride public transportation for free within their districts

Where can we find political parties in the United States?

As a label in the mind of voters

As an organization that recruits and campaigns for

candidates

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Question 35