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• The Preamble to the U.S. Constitution lists the substantive goals for the purpose of our government.
• How does our government achieve the goals of the Preamble? (155-156)
• Start reading at Third Paragraph on Page 155
• What is opinion saliency? (157)
• What is opinion stability? (157)
• What is opinion-policy congruence? (157)
• FIGURE 7.1 (TOP page 159)• Social Security: what is the
greatest age group who opposes the plan?
• Social Security: What is the largest group that supports this plan?
• Gay Marriage: What age group supports gay marriage the most?
• Gay Marriage: What age group is against gay marriage the most?
• What is political ideology? (167)
• What is a Pure Liberal? (170)
• What is a Pure Conservative? (170)
• What is a Libertarian? (170)
• What is a Populist? (170)
• Who are political elites? (171)
• Using Table 8.1 on Page 179: What was the Voter Turnout in the United States for Column A and what is the Voter Turnout in the United States for Column B?
• Why do you think there is a difference in these numbers according to the information given in the Table? Do your best to answer this question!
• DEFINE:
– Literacy Test (181)
– Poll Tax (181)
– Grandfather Clause (181)
– White Primary (181)
• What is the difference between a Primary Election and a General Election?
• What is the Australian Ballot? (185)
• What did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 do? (182)
• What was the Voting Right of 1970? (183)
• What is the 19th Amendment? (182)
• What is the 26th Amendment? (183)
• What is the 23rd Amendment? (183)
• What are the 4 categories of limited forms of participation and EXPLAIN them. (Read the first full paragraph on page 188).
• Why do we register and vote less frequently in the United States than do citizens of other countries? (Read the 3rd FULL paragraph on page 190)
• According to our text, what is the most common for of political participation and what are the least common forms of political participation? (Read Forms of Participation on page 187)
• What are political parties? (198)
• What are the three political arenas within which parties may be formed? (199)
• Why have American parties become weaker in all three arenas? (199)
• What is the McCain-Feingold campaign finance reform law passed in 2002? (109)
• What is critical or realignment period: (205)
• What are the two kinds of realignments? (205)
• What is an initiative? (59)
• What is a referendum? (59)
• What is recall? (59)
• What is dual federalism? (57)
• What are grants in aid? (60)
• What are categorical grants? (63)
• What is condition of aid? (66)
• What are mandates? (66)
• What is selective incorporation? ((102)
• Which amendments does the book say have not been applied to the states? (102)
• Types of Minor Parties:
• What are ideological parties? (221)
• What is a One-Issue Party: (221)
• What are Economic-Protest Parties: (221)
• What are Factional Parties? (221)
• What is the Two-Party System? (217)
• What is the Plurality System? (217)
• What is a caucus? (225)
• What is a Pure Liberal? (170)
• What are the Traits of a Pure Liberal? (170)
• What is a Pure Conservative? (170)
• What are the traits of a Pure Conservative? (170)
• What is Political Efficacy? (89)
• What is internal efficacy? (90)
• What is external efficacy? (90)
• What is a deficit? (492)
• What is national debt? (492)
• What is gross domestic product (GDP)? (492)