POLI 330N Week 4 Quiz 3 with Answers | COMPLETE GUIDE

POLI 330N Week 4 Quiz 3 with Answers POLI330 Quiz week 4 Question 1 3 / 3 pts (TCO 3) What group or groups do interest groups overrepresent? The wealthy and specialized interest groups Businesses and nonprofit organizationsrrect! The wealthy and businesses The larger interest groups and specialized interest groups Chapter 10, page 158 Question 2 3 / 3 pts (TCO 3) Why did the 2010 healthcare reform bill contain no provision for public insurance options?rrect! The insurance industry blocked the Democrats' efforts for a public option. The people had no desire for a public option. Democrats were not interested in a public option. Farmers, heavily invested in the insurance industry, blocked them Chapter 10, page 157 Question 3 3 / 3 pts (TCO 3) Many interest groups are brought about by government, insofar as they are _____. Correct! associated with government programs funded largely by the government almost exclusively based in the nation’s capital usually formed by former politicians Chapter 10, page 158 Question 4 3 / 3 pts (TCO 3) When interest groups approach the _____, they may not be in need of or want of a new law, but merely favorable interpretation of existing rules and regulations. courts corporate world public administration Chapter 10, page 165 Question 5 3 / 3 pts (TCO 3) Large parties in particular can be analyzed as _____. generations of like-minded voters coalitions of interest groups team-led organizations based around a theme trustworthy representatives of national interest Chapter 11, page 173 Question 6 3 / 3 pts (TCO 3) The American electoral system is based on the British “first past the post” (FPTP) system, named so because _____. third parties can “post” to earn representation major parties are subject to intense scrutiny by third partiesCorrect! it resembles a horse race; even a nose better wins it tends to promote more equal representation Chapter 11, page 184 Question 7 3 / 3 pts (TCO 3) Today’s voters tend to be _____ loyal to their parties compared to the past. more less similarly equally Chapter 11, page 185 Question 8 3 / 3 pts (TCO 3) What do you think might be a side effect of or a cause of nations with very high voter turnout having that level of turnout?orrect! They may have a kind of political fever in which partisan politics has become too intense. They likely play host to elections in which indistinct personalities and a relatively unified electorate bring out more voters. They probably don’t offer automatic voter registration. They usually have mandatory voting. Chapter 12, page 188 Question 9 3 / 3 pts (TCO 3) Describe the impact of education on those who vote. Education drops the sense of participation and makes people feel more cynical, which makes people more likely to take action but not to actually follow political news. Education lifts the sense of participation and abstract intellectual curiosity, which makes people more likely to follow individual politicians. Education lifts the sense of political knowledge, which makes people more likely to follow political news and feel t! Education lifts the sense of participation and abstract intellectual curiosity, which makes people more likely to follow political news and feel involved. Chapter 12, page 189 Question 10 3 / 3 pts (TCO 3) _____ regions may harbor economic and cultural resentments at being ruled by a distant capital. Urban Liberal Northernorrect! Outlying Chapter 12, page 193 Quiz Score: 30 out of 30