Question

Question 1

According to the crash course video on political parties, why do political scientist feel that the primary process can lead to further party polarization (parties becoming less moderate)?

	a.	Low voter turnout leads to partisan voters which leads to partisan candidates
	b.	Primaries are held at different times around the country
	c.	Low voter turnout leads to only elites voting and they pick their favorite candidates
	d.	Only moderate voters vote in primaries

Question 2

According to your text book, which three factors influence voter's decisions at the polls? (2016 election not included)

		partisan loyalist/ issues and policy preferences/ candidate characteristics
		partisan loyalist/ social media/ candidate likability
		social media campaign/ partisan loyalty/ candidate characteristics
		partisan loyalty/ issues / endorsement from former politician

Question 8

The number of Electoral College votes a state has is determined by

		How many members of the House the state has plus 2
		How many members of the Senate the state has plus 2
		How many judicial districts the state has
		How many people the state has divided by the number of congressional districts

Question 39

In the lobbying world, to be “Microsoft” means that a company has

		Become vulnerable to adverse legislation and investigation as a result of failing to lobby the federal government.
		Only lobbied members of one political party
		Lobbied only the federal government, opening itself up to adverse actions by state governments.
		Allowed other companies to become free-riders on its costly lobbying efforts.

Question 46

When people answer polls in an inaccurate way it is called_____________. For example, over reporting how much you vote, exercise, or go to church.

		Social desirability effect
		Impressing the pollster
		Biased answers
		Selection bias

Question 50

Public interest groups differ from other types of interest groups in that

		They claim to serve the common good, not just their own interests
		They were first political associations to use the strategy of direct mailing
		Unlike other interest groups, their status is like that of a charity, not a political organization
		They do not engage in lobbying

Answer 1

Ans. 1

Option A

The primaries were developed after the progressive moment which included internal democracy. Low voter turnout leads to partisan voters which leads to partisan candidates.

Ans. 2

Option A

Except for the 2016 election, there were three major factors affecting the vote cast process, the Candidate characteristics, issues and policy preference, and partisan loyalty.

Ans. 3

Option B

The calculation of Electoral College votes depends on the members of the senate the state plus two.

Ans. 4

Option A

Ans. 5

Option A

Social desirability effects are responsible for many behaviors because they are evaluating by society or favorable for it.

Ans. 6

Option A

Public interest groups works for common goods and social values rather than self-benefits.