Deck 6: Linking People and Policymakers: Media, Parties, and Interest Groups

Question 1

Compared to other voters, party activists tend to be

A)more moderate.
B)more ideological.
C)less willing to compromise on issues.
D)both b and c.

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Those who win an election claim they now have

A)a mandate to do something.
B)campaign promises.
C)a white paper.
D)an electoral verdict.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Processes that link government and the people are called

A)policy-responsive.
B)participatory.
C)popular.
D)clientele.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Facebook and Twitter are social media platforms that are

A)irrelevant to political discourse.
B)networking on political issues.
C)used by professionals only.
D)none of the above.

Question 5

An example of a party surrogate is

A)a group of activists.
B)endorsers.
C)a political party club.
D)organizers.

Question 6

Independent voters identify themselves by

A)joining an independent party.
B)declining to state party affiliation.
C)waffling on party identification.
D)aligning themselves with the party in power.

Question 7

The formal political party apparatus is called

A)party organization.
B)party in government.
C)party in the electorate.
D)party personnel.

Question 8

A process that links government using interest groups is called

A)participatory linkage.
B)policy-responsive linkage.
C)clientele linkage.
D)political action committee linkage.

Question 9

The Sacramento Bee reports state politics heavily because its readers include thousands of state

A)lobbying groups.
B)employees.
C)columnists.
D)cartoonists.

Question 10

An example of the elite media is

A)The California Journal.
B)The LA Times.
C)The New York Times.
D)The Sacramento Bee.

Question 11

Contract lobbyists represent

A)in-house interests.
B)out of office interests.
C)multiple interests.
D)umbrella organizations.

Question 12

Which comment is TRUE of California state politics?

A)Republicans dominated politics 1924-57.
B)Democrats dominated politics 1974-82.
C)Democrats dominated after the 1998 elections.
D)All of the above.

Question 13

Television primarily links government with people in covering

A)corruption.
B)political reform.
C)elections and crises.
D)human interest stories.

Question 14

Who regulates California elections and campaign spending?

A)Secretary of State
B)Legislative election committees
C)Little Hoover Commission
D)Fair Political Practices Commission

Question 15

Polls taken during the course of a campaign are called

A)benchmark polls.
B)focus polls.
C)tracking polls.
D)opinion polls.

Question 16

The practice of running on more than one party ticket is

A)cross-filing.
B)fickleness.
C)brokering.
D)bridge-building.

Question 17

Campaign spending tends to meet

A)amount of money raised.
B)amount of PAC contributions.
C)legally regulated maximum.
D)candidate's personal wealth.

Question 18

Structural bias in television is related to

A)business factors and ratings.
B)ideological issues.
C)political party positions.
D)visual design.

Question 19

Officially, the most basic level of a political party is

A)precinct committee.
B)county central committee.
C)neighborhood central committee.
D)state central committee.

Question 20

The newspaper publisher Harrison Gray Otis crusaded for

A)mining in the Sacramento area.
B)Northern California forests.
C)Middle California wineries.
D)Southern California growth.

Question 21

Four media markets reach over _____ percent of Californians.

Question 22

Symbols are often used to communicate because TV is _____ .

Question 23

Political consultants work on behalf of candidates and _____ .

Question 24

Focus groups are used to test reactions to _____ .

Question 25

The League of California Cities is an example of _____ .

Question 26

California politics today is a mix of groups clamouring for influence and _____ .

Question 27

Large corporations often employ _____ lobbyists .

Question 28

Elections give policymakers governmental _____ .

Question 29

Interest groups are modern-day equivalents of what James Madison called ______ .

Question 30

Computers are used by about _____ percent of California voters.

Question 31

Experts describe California political parties as _____ .

Question 32

Information is sent to people without face-to-face contact by the _____ .

Question 33

Many effective lobbyists are former _____ .

Question 34

Some organizations endorse candidates with _____ .

Question 35

An amicus curiae brief is filed as a friend of _____ .

Question 36

Candidates who win by wide margins can claim a _____ .

Question 37

A third party can be added to the ballot by one percent of votes previously cast in a _____ .

Question 38

California votes are important in national elections because they contribute money into _____ .

Question 39

The ultimate sovereign in the United States is _____ .

Question 40

The largest sources of campaign funds are _____ .

Question 41

In what ways do elections in California play an increasingly important role in national politics?

Question 42

How are political parties in California organized during elections and between elections/campaigns?

Question 43

How important are newspapers and television in California politics? How does bias enter into the process?