MICHAEL MORRIS POLS 2311 FINAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
ALREADY GRADED A+
what condition must be met if a PAC spends money to support a
candidacy? Ans✓✓✓spending must not be coordinated with the
candidate
plurality system Ans✓✓✓winner takes all
what group is key to the future of political parties? Ans✓✓✓hispanic
voters
proportional systems Ans✓✓✓seats in legislature are allocated
according to each party's share of the popular vote
high cost of campaigns is due to Ans✓✓✓the price of TV
advertisements
example of single-issue party Ans✓✓✓greenback party, NRA
what makes political parties "linkage institutions"? Ans✓✓✓they
connect citizens with the government
the issue of slavery gave birth to which party? Ans✓✓✓republicans
, the influence of interest groups occurs through Ans✓✓✓initiating
lawsuits and lobbying
issue network Ans✓✓✓informal group of officials, lobbyists, and policy
specialists who come together temporarily around a policy problem
james madison worried that Ans✓✓✓government would be overly
dominated by groups, but recognized that a free society is obligated to
permit the advocacy of self-interest
the largest number of PACs are associated with Ans✓✓✓business
pluralist theory Ans✓✓✓society's interest are most effectively
represented through group action
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission Ans✓✓✓allows
corporations to fund campaigns as long as there is no coordination with
the candidate
framing Ans✓✓✓process of selecting certain aspects of reality and then
crafting news stories around those aspects
the federal government's licensing of broadcasting was primarily based
on Ans✓✓✓the scarcity of broadcasting frequencies
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
ALREADY GRADED A+
what condition must be met if a PAC spends money to support a
candidacy? Ans✓✓✓spending must not be coordinated with the
candidate
plurality system Ans✓✓✓winner takes all
what group is key to the future of political parties? Ans✓✓✓hispanic
voters
proportional systems Ans✓✓✓seats in legislature are allocated
according to each party's share of the popular vote
high cost of campaigns is due to Ans✓✓✓the price of TV
advertisements
example of single-issue party Ans✓✓✓greenback party, NRA
what makes political parties "linkage institutions"? Ans✓✓✓they
connect citizens with the government
the issue of slavery gave birth to which party? Ans✓✓✓republicans
, the influence of interest groups occurs through Ans✓✓✓initiating
lawsuits and lobbying
issue network Ans✓✓✓informal group of officials, lobbyists, and policy
specialists who come together temporarily around a policy problem
james madison worried that Ans✓✓✓government would be overly
dominated by groups, but recognized that a free society is obligated to
permit the advocacy of self-interest
the largest number of PACs are associated with Ans✓✓✓business
pluralist theory Ans✓✓✓society's interest are most effectively
represented through group action
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission Ans✓✓✓allows
corporations to fund campaigns as long as there is no coordination with
the candidate
framing Ans✓✓✓process of selecting certain aspects of reality and then
crafting news stories around those aspects
the federal government's licensing of broadcasting was primarily based
on Ans✓✓✓the scarcity of broadcasting frequencies
