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ch. 7-9
some of the voc. words from ch. 7-9
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The___ occurs when a strong candidate running for an office at the top of a ballot helps attract voters to other candidates on the party's ticket. | coattail effect |
| In the __ , the top vote getters in a direct primary face one another, with the winner receiving the nomination. | runoff primary |
| A ____ is where voters who live in a particular precint actually go to vote. | polling place |
| A _____ is a party nominating election in which only declared party members are allowed to vote. | closed primary |
| A(n) ____ is the nominating election for a public office. | candidate |
| The ____ is a party nominating election in which any qualified voter can participate. | open primary |
| A _____ is a special interest group that seeks to influence elections and effect public decisions | public interest group |
| Elections in which candidates are not identified by party lables are known as___ | nonpartisan election |
| A means of communication that transmits some kind of information | mass media |
| Private organization that works to affect public policy in order to benefit its members' concerns | political action committee |
| portion of a population that can represent the whole population | quota sample |
| a sharply focused, short report that can be aired in roughly 30 to 40 seconds | sound bite |
| a poll that tries to assess opinon simply by asking the same question to a large number of people | public opinon polls |
| govermental or political attitudes held by a signigicant number of people | public opinion |
| a sample in which each member of the universe has an equal chance of being included | random sample |
| a sample constructed to represent the major characteristics of the universe | quota sample |
| means of communication that reach widely dispersed audience at the same time | mass media |
| the instructions voters give to their elected offices | mandate |
| In a(n)____ people are polled based on percentages that are set to reflect the makeup of the overall group | quota sample |
| Because so many people were listening to the poet's political verses, he became a(n)_____ | opinion leader |
| In American politics a(n)___ refers to the instructions or demands a constituency gives to its elected officials | mandate |
| The President hoped to sway ___ by asking people to reconsider the issue based on new information that had been revealed. | public opinion |
| The ___ including television and radio, have a huge effect on the formation of public opinion | mass media |
| The senator decided to check the results of a(n)___ to obtain a sound indicator of how her constituency felt about the issue | public opinon poll |
| ___ are made up of the people with whom one regularly associates, including friends, classmates, neighbors, and co-workers | peer groups |
| Public opinion includes only those views that relate to____ | public affairs |
| The societal problems that political leaders and citizens agree need goverment attention are known as the | public agenda |
| A(n)____ is a person who has more than the average influence on public opinion | opinon leader |
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