AP Gov Unit 3

One of the main function of parties is electioneering. Under the rubric, parties

Problems with media coverage of campaigns include

Obsession with the horse race aspects of the campaign

Proliferating polls of sometimes dubious quality

Expectation game they sometimes play

All of the above

In federalist 10, madison proposed to cure the mischiefs of factions by

Abolishing equality

Controlling the effects

Removing the causes

Amending the constitution

All are true about 527's except

Not allowed to run issue advocacy ads

They can accept donations

They are tax exempt groups

They can spend money on election activities

Libel is

Verbal malice

Written representation of fact

Verbal defamation of character

Written defamation of character

According to _____ theory, interest groups compete & counterbalance each other in the political marketplace

Free market

Hyper elitist

Pluralist

Marxist

A PAC is the political arm of

Business

Trade association

Professional group

All of the above

The S.C. Ruled the gov can't prevent the publication of classified docs in

Washington post v mitchell

Ny times v us

Us v ellisburg

Wright v us

Power not stated in constitution, but is considered to reasonably flow from article 1 section 8

Expressed power

Implied power

Derivative power

Concurrent power

Media may have less influence than many think because

Main goal is to earn profits

Must follow the fairness doctrine

Of selective exposure

Federal restrictions on issue advocacy ads

Largest number of PAC's are run by

Corporations

Labor unions

Non connected groups

Trade association

State's rights are guaranteed under the ______ amendment

6th

8th

5th

10th

Mc culloch v maryland, the S.C. Ruled that

Commerce clause allowed congress to charter a bank

States had power to tax creations of congress due to congruent

Supremacy clause didn't apply

States could tax creations of congress due to 10th amendment

All of these are true about PAC contributions to candidate campaigns except

Not allowed less than 30 days before an election

Example of hard money

Amounts are limited by federal law

Must be disclosed to the FEC

Where is the supremacy clause applicable

State and national law concur

State and local law conflict

State and national law conflict

State law exists where no national law exists

S.C. Ruled no limit on candidates' expenditures of own funds/considered free speech

Nixon v us

Valeo v us

Buckley v us

Buckley v valeo

Sound bites

Appeal to elites more than mass public

Banned by FCC

Enhance a candidate's image

Not allowed in issue advocacy ads

According to madison in federalist 51, which would reduce the abuses caused by factions

Large republic

Republic of virtue

Bill of rights

2 party system

TV and radio are regulated by the federal gov by

Federal broadcast commission

National censorship association

national television regulation

Federal communications commission

A federally registered group that raises funds to donate to the political process is known as

Political party

Issue group

Special interest

PAC

The single member district system

Is used in european parliamentary government

Has been struck down by the supreme court

Is a barrier to success for the 3rd parties in the US

Supported by democrats

While (the) _____ may have at one time been democratic, it is now strongly republican

East

Orange county

Minority groups

South

In a state with a _____, a citizen could vote only for candidates of their party

Open primary

Open caucus

Closed primary

Plurality

Money raised in unlimited amounts by political parties for party building purposes

Soft money

Hard money

Just right money

Green money

Article IV required states recognize judicial proceeding of other states. Known as the _____ clause.

Commerce

Full faith and credit

Contract

Necessary and proper

Almost all lobbyists use ______ as a lobbying technique

Testimony at legislative and personal hearing

Protests and demonstrations

Filing suit or engaging in litigation

All of the above

What is true about newspapers in the 60's?

Number has increased but circulation has decreased

Number decreased and circulation decreased

Number decreased but circulation has increased

They have held steady

People gradually moving away from both parties is referred to as

Partisan drift

Coalition politics

Alignment

Dealignment

In terms of organization structure, american political parties are

Organized by regions of the county that are at the state of national level

Decentralized and fragmented

Useless

Centralized and hierarchical

Info given to media by anonymous office as way of testing public reaction to possible policy

Trial balloon

Policy agenda

527

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