POLI 2051 EXAM 2 REVIEW QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 100% SOLVED
Which of the following is a function of the federal bureaucracy? -
✔✔implementing laws passed by Congress
A/n ___ is an organization of people w/ shared policy goals entering the
policy process to try to achieve those goals. - ✔✔interest group
What is substantive representation? - ✔✔representing the interests of
groups they aren't members of themselvesWh
Which statement about the consumption of political news via TV and
newspaper is accurate? - ✔✔older people consumer more than younger
people
Which statement describes a drawback of privatization of government
functions? - ✔✔it reduces the ability to scrutinize government functions
What are political action committees (PACs) seeking when they give
campaign contributions? - ✔✔access to officeholders
What is the typical aim of protests in the US? - ✔✔affecting public policy
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, Which of the following accurately describes voter participation in the US? -
✔✔many Americans do not vote, especially in local elections
Younger voters are most likely to identify as ___. - ✔✔independents
On a campaign, whose job is it to work with reporters to help candidates
get the sort of press coverage they desire? - ✔✔the press secretary
What is a party platform? - ✔✔a party's stated policy goals
The Department of Homeland Security was established to overcome which
bureaucratic shortcoming? - ✔✔fragmentation of policies related to
domestic security
How can a president be removed from office? - ✔✔House impeaches by a
majority votes; Senate convicts with a 2/3 majority
Which of the following is a requirement of the Federal Election Campaign
Act? - ✔✔All candidates for federal office must disclose who contributed $
to them
___ is the phenomenon that people's beliefs often guide what they pay
attention to and how they interpret events. - ✔✔selective perception
Which statement best describes the president's influence over agency
budgets? - ✔✔he proposed agency budgets through the OMB but depends
on Congress
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AND ANSWERS 100% SOLVED
Which of the following is a function of the federal bureaucracy? -
✔✔implementing laws passed by Congress
A/n ___ is an organization of people w/ shared policy goals entering the
policy process to try to achieve those goals. - ✔✔interest group
What is substantive representation? - ✔✔representing the interests of
groups they aren't members of themselvesWh
Which statement about the consumption of political news via TV and
newspaper is accurate? - ✔✔older people consumer more than younger
people
Which statement describes a drawback of privatization of government
functions? - ✔✔it reduces the ability to scrutinize government functions
What are political action committees (PACs) seeking when they give
campaign contributions? - ✔✔access to officeholders
What is the typical aim of protests in the US? - ✔✔affecting public policy
change
1
©NINJANERD 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025.
, Which of the following accurately describes voter participation in the US? -
✔✔many Americans do not vote, especially in local elections
Younger voters are most likely to identify as ___. - ✔✔independents
On a campaign, whose job is it to work with reporters to help candidates
get the sort of press coverage they desire? - ✔✔the press secretary
What is a party platform? - ✔✔a party's stated policy goals
The Department of Homeland Security was established to overcome which
bureaucratic shortcoming? - ✔✔fragmentation of policies related to
domestic security
How can a president be removed from office? - ✔✔House impeaches by a
majority votes; Senate convicts with a 2/3 majority
Which of the following is a requirement of the Federal Election Campaign
Act? - ✔✔All candidates for federal office must disclose who contributed $
to them
___ is the phenomenon that people's beliefs often guide what they pay
attention to and how they interpret events. - ✔✔selective perception
Which statement best describes the president's influence over agency
budgets? - ✔✔he proposed agency budgets through the OMB but depends
on Congress
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