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How has the Internet revolutionized political campaigns?

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It has drastically reduced the need for traditional forms of advertising.
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It has increased foreign participation in elections.
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It has increased competition between candidates.
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It has enabled immediate communication between candidates and supporters.
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Which of these is a negative impact of lobbying?

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It makes businesses too transparent.
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It favors groups over the individual.
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It enables outsiders to influence lawmakers.
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It offers advantages to those with money.
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When campaign workers are canvassing neighborhoods, one of their goals is to

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identify voters who will support their candidate.
B
sell campaign buttons door to door.
C
determine the income level of a community.
D
find out which candidate voters have selected.
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Which of these best describes an interest group?

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a group formed to support political campaigns financially
B
a group that meets with lawmakers to influence legislation
C
a group formed to influence government policy
D
a group driven by the political interests of the community
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A graph titled Republican Nomination Race, 2012 shows candidates on the horizontal axis and number of delegates on the vertical axis. Romney won 1575 delegates. Santorum won 375 delegates. Paul won 200 delegates. Gingrich won 185 delegates.

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Romney had more success in states with caucuses, not primaries.
B
Paul, Gingrich, and Santorum combined won more delegates than Romney.
C
Santorum’s strategy should have been to run in more primaries.
D
Romney won the most delegates in the race for the 2012 nomination.
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A 3 column table with 5 rows. Column 1 is labeled State with entries Florida, Michigan, New York, California, Texas. Column 2 is labeled Republican primary (percentage) with entries 12.8, 16.5, 1.4, 22.9, 12.8. Column 3 is labeled General Election (percentage) with entries 63.5, 64.7, 53.1, 55.2, 49.7.

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Voters are more likely to participate in a presidential election than in a primary.
B
Texas and California have the same number of Republican voters.
C
Voters are more likely to participate in a primary than in a presidential election.
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The number of voters who participated in the Republic Primary is higher in New York than in California.
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In a direct primary, voters

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select a nominee through a delegate.
B
debate as a group to nominate a candidate.
C
vote for a nominee themselves, not through a delegate.
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vote for their candidate of choice in the general election.
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Which of these is an example of a way in which a young American might make a choice to be of national service without being required?

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volunteering for the Peace Corps.
B
paying local, state, and federal taxes.
C
registering for the draft at a certain age.
D
responding to a summons to serve on juries.
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The poster shows a flu vaccine campaign from the Centers for Disease Control.

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to inform parents that their children need to be vaccinated against the flu
B
to encourage people to get vaccinated to protect the more vulnerable
C
to encourage men to get the flu vaccine to protect babies
D
to provide detailed evidence about the dangers of contracting the flu
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What is a requirement of all citizens in the United States?

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Everyone must register with the Selective Service System.
B
Everyone must be available to serve on a jury in response to a summons.
C
Everyone must cast a vote in all municipal, state, and federal elections.
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Everyone must volunteer for community service.
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PollsDebatesDonationsLetters

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Polls
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Debates
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Donations
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Letters
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PACs enable individuals to donate unlimited amounts of money to campaigns.
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PACs ensure that the voice of each individual is heard by powerful sitting politicians.
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PACs facilitate access for individuals to speak to politicians one-on-one.
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PACs combine individuals’ donations into significant contributions.
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When the United States was founded, who could vote?

a
all American citizens
a
all white men and women
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only white male property owners
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only men
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Why are ads in support of a political candidate always biased?

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They depict every candidate running for political office.
B
They use objective information to support a candidate.
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They contain factual details in support of a candidate.
D
They are created to influence the public in a particular way.
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In addition to a primary, political parties can nominate candidates for general election through a

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petition or a vote of party leaders.
B
caucus or a convention.
C
signature drive or a public rally.
D
referendum or a ballot initiative.

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