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Government Unit 3
Review Part 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| An interest group that wants to contribute to candidates for Congress would most likely | form a political action committee |
| An interest group that endorses a candidate is | asking voters to elect the candidate |
| A political party's ideology is | ideas about the proper goals of government |
| In our two-party system, each major party tries to | appeal to as broad a base as possible |
| The main task of a national nominating convention is to | choose a party's candidate for president |
| A common criticism of election campaigns is that they are too | Negative |
| The best way for a voter to learn a candidate's detailed stand on a political issue | check the candidate's Web site |
| Candidate A claims that Candidate B lied about his service record is an example of what type of campaigning? | Negative Campaigning |
| Best description of a Political Action Committee | an organization that donates money to candidates and political parties |
| Enforces the rules that apply to federal elections | Federal Election Commission |
| The most basic means of political participation in a republic | Voting |
| A result of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 | Television ads must contain message approval statements |
| The Voting Rights Act limits the power of states to | reduce the voting strength of minorities |
| In presidential elections, a swing state is a state | where either candidate has a chance to win |
| A declaration of the party's beliefs and positions on all issues is called | Platform |
| Function of political parties | Find and select candidates to run, inform the public on the issues, and run campaigns |
| The political party's stand on a particular issue is called a .... | Plank |
| Most influential factor in determining if a citizen decides to vote | Educational background |
| Common goal to all interest groups | influencing public policy |