Unit 2 Test Study Guide
Chapter 6
1. Define Public Opinion.
2. How would a candidate running for office use public opinion polls?
3. Define Census.
4. Define Minority Majority.
5. Define Political Culture.
6. Define Reapportionment.
7. Define Political Socialization.
8. What are the different forms of political socialization? Which is the most impactful?
9. What is party affiliation? How do people decide which party to be affiliated with?
10. Define Sample.
11. Define Random Sampling.
12. Define Sampling Error.
13. Define Random-Digit Dialing.
14. What is the effect of cell phones on public opinion polls?
15. What is the effect of the internet on public opinion polls?
16. Define Exit Polls.
17. Why does the wording of questions matter? What are some things to avoid?
18. What are some of the differences in what liberals and conservatives believe?
19. Define Gender Gap.
20. Define Political Participation.
21. What are different forms of conventional participation?
22. What are different forms of unconventional participation?
23. Define Protest.
24. Define Civil Disobedience.
25. Which form of political participation is most common?
Chapter 9
1. Define Nomination.
2. Define Campaign Strategy.
3. Define National Party Convention.
4. What type of people are usually delegates to national party conventions?
5. Define McGovern-Fraser Commission.
6. Define Superdelegates.
7. Define Invisible Primary.
8. Define Caucus.
9. Define Presidential Primaries.
10. What are the different types of primaries?
11. Define Frontloading.
12. Define Party Platform.
13. Define Campaign Contributions.
14. What are the maximum individual contributions that can be made to individual campaigns?
15. Define Independent Expenditures.
16. Define the Federal Election Campaign Act.
17. Define Political Action Committees.
18. What are the restrictions on PACs?
19. Define Federal Election Commission.
20. Define Soft Money.
21.What are the limits on soft money contributions?
22. What is the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (McCain-Feingold Act)?
23. Define 527 Groups.
24. Define Citizens United v. FEC.
25. Define 501(c) Groups.
26. Define Super PACs.
27. Define Selective Perception.
28. Define Suffrage.
29. Define Political Efficacy.
30. Define Civic Duty.
31. Define Voter Registration.
32. Define Motor Voter Act.
33. What are voter ID laws? What impact do they have?
34. Who votes? What are some of the different demographics that predict likelihood of voting?
35. How might the day elections are held deter people from voting?
36. How might the frequency of elections deter people from voting?
37. What are else might deter people from voting?
38. Define Mandate Theory of Elections.
39. How do people decide who/what to vote for?
40. What is party identification?
41. What are candidate evaluations?
42. Define Policy Voting.
43. What are the advantages of being an incumbent?
44. Define the Electoral College?
45. How does the Electoral College work?
46. Define Battleground States.