| A | B |
|---|
| Political impact of anti foregin sentament highest when | imigration numbers high |
| individual liberty means | powers denigd to gov't and power to be left alone |
| political equality tention between | religious belives abd secular ideas |
| early Americans believed they could create a gov't | w/ economic disparity amoung citizens |
| about _______% population takes full advantage of opportunities to participate in politics | 1/10 |
| under Articles of Confederation states were | supreme over national gov't |
| founders created | gov't of fragmented power |
| seperation of powers most closly associated w/ | gov't of limited powers |
| according to Lock gov't should | treaten peoples natural rights |
| Beard argued wealthy intrest promoted | new constitution |
| founder thought primary virture of federlism | limiting powers of gov't |
| "nessecary and porper clause" alows | what agrees w/ the constitution |
| ______provided federal money to states during great depression | grants in aid |
| federal mandate requires | particular programs |
| state and local governments____federal gov't | bigger in sum then/ growing faster then |
| opinions less likely to change when people | well informed about an issue |
| Bill Clinton rose and fell after 1992 convetion shows | less info more apt to change opinions |
| Great Depression, war in vietnam and watergate changed opinions of | adults about gov't |
| people take interest in gov't when | address issues of concern to them |
| public opinion usually dominates | public policy making |
| regarding election coverage, media shows _____ bias | little |
| most powerful agenda setters in media | newspapers |
| reasearch reveals increassed media attention | sways publics prioitization of civic problems |
| Shaping a news story | infotainment |
| large media claims pressured to | ensure bottom line is profitable |
| nations largest interest group | American Association of Retired Persons(AARP) |
| ______most numerous and most powerful interest groups | bussiness |
| organizations try to acheive some goals | interest groups |
| growth of many diff. interest groups traced to | presence of demographic diff. |
| interest groups develope b/c | groups more chance to influence gov't |
| organizations that seek to control gov't | political parties |
| those who identify w/ political party | party in the electorate |
| proportional representation means that | # of seats party gets in proportion to its precentage of vote |
| vote for minor party may be counter preductive | may alow least favored major party candidate to win |
| direct primary | lets voters choose parties nomoniees |
| presidential primaries the key ingreidient | momentum |
| Super Tuesday | makes primary process harder for little known candidates |
| related to choice of nomoniee for vice president | ticket balancing |
| in trying to determine how someone will vote best info to know is | party identification |
| voting turnout tends to be lower | in the south |
| redistributing house seats every ten years | reapportionment |
| franking privileges for members of congress | free mailings to constituents |
| which factor more important in congressional elections | incumbency |
| conference committees | reconcile House and Senate versions of same bill |
| getting money added to budget | a pork barrel project |
