Civics EOC Review Category 3 Questions and Answers

Civics EOC Review Category 3 Questions and Answers bias - Correct Answer ️️ -a preference, opinion or attitude that favors one way of thinking or feeling over another candidate - Correct Answer ️️ -a person running for political office Communist Party - Correct Answer ️️ -a political party that believes the government should control the economy and there's no private property Democratic Party - Correct Answer ️️ -a political party that believes that the federal government should take a more active role in people's lives, particularly those who are in need (public healthcare, tax rich, limit gun ownership, protect the environment) Libertarian Party - Correct Answer ️️ -a political party that believes in individual freedom and the only purpose of government is to protect this freedom party platform - Correct Answer ️️ -a document stating the aims and goals of a political party Republican Party - Correct Answer ️️ -a political party that believes that the federal government should play a small role in people's lives; (private healthcare, lower taxes on businesses, protect gun ownership, favor the economy over the environment) Socialist Party - Correct Answer ️️ -a political party that believes people should own and control industry through democratically controlled public agencies, believes in private property third party - Correct Answer ️️ -a political party that is not one of the two major parties in the country; a minor party two-party system - Correct Answer ️️ -a political system consisting primarily of two major parties, more or less equal in strength elector - Correct Answer ️️ -a person who has the right to vote in an election evaluate - Correct Answer ️️ -to determine or to judge issue based platform - Correct Answer ️️ -a document stating the goals and principles of a political party or political candidate, also known as a political platform natural born citizen - Correct Answer ️️ -someone who was born in the U.S. or born to U.S. citizens qualification - Correct Answer ️️ -the traits and accomplishments that fit a person for some function or office U.S. House of Representatives Qualifications - Correct Answer ️️ -Constitution requires that a person be at least 25 years-old, a resident of the state he/she wants to represent, and a citizen for at least 7 years. US Senate Qualifications - Correct Answer ️️ -Constitution requires that a person be at least 30 years-old, a resident of the state he/she wants to represent, and a citizen for at least 9 years interest group - Correct Answer ️️ -people who are concerned with some particular issue or part of the government and who try to influence legislators or to act in their favor, also known as a special interest group lobbying - Correct Answer ️️ -to conduct activities in order to influence public officials lobbyist - Correct Answer ️️ -a person who conducts activities in order to influence public officials media - Correct Answer ️️ -refers to various means of communication. ex: television, radio, newspapers and the Internet (web) petitioning the government - Correct Answer ️️ -any nonviolent, legal means of encouraging or disapproving government action, directed to the judicial, executive or legislative branch political action committee (PAC) - Correct Answer ️️ -a political organization that seeks to promote the cause of a particular interest group, usually through raising money and campaigning to elect candidates who support the group's views public policy - Correct Answer ️️ -government actions in the form of laws public sphere - Correct Answer ️️ -a place where society discuses the issues that affect everyone watchdog - Correct Answer ️️ -Media acts in this role to monitor the government and ensure that they are following the law/telling the truth, also a way to influence the government propaganda - Correct Answer ️️ -the method of spreading ideas or information to convince people to believe in a certain issue or act a certain way Symbolism - Correct Answer ️️ -the use of something to represent ideas