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2. Question 1 This amendment guarantees freedom of the press. 1 st Amendment

3. Question 2 This a group with broad common interests who organize to win elections. Political party

4. Question 3 This is a broad statement of party beliefs, positions, and goals. Platform

5. Question 4 What is the symbol of the Republican Party? An Elephant

6. Question 5 This is a single belief or position that a party takes. Plank

7. Question 6 What amendment outlawed the use of a poll tax? The 24 th Amendment

8. Question 7 What does the word suffrage refer to? The right to vote

9. Question 8 Give an example of the bandwagon propaganda technique. Everyone is doing it so you should, too, etc.

10. Question 9 Name one reason third parties have been largely unsuccessful in winning elections in the US. Hard to raise $, difficulty getting on the ballot, etc.

11. Question 10 What is a voting district called? A precinct

12. Question 11 What amendment allowed women to vote? The 19 th Amendment

13. Question 12 How many electoral votes does NC have? 15

14. Question 13 This amendment prevents being denied from voting due to race. 15 th Amendment

15. Question 14 Give an example of the stacked cards propaganda technique. Bad things will occur if my opponent wins, etc.

16. Question 15 What are the 2 types of primary elections. Open and closed primaries

17. Question 16 The Federal Elections & Campaign Act created public financing. What is that? Tax dollars support campaigns

18. Question 17 This is a group of people who organize around a common policy or goal to influence government. Special Interest Group

19. Question 18 Who chooses a party’s Vice Presidential candidate? The Presidential Candidate

20. Question 19 Name 1 of 3 groups that cannot directly contribute to political campaigns. Foreigners, Labor Unions & businesses

21. Question 20 Name 3 requirements to vote in NC. Registered, 18, 30-day residency, citizenship, not a felon in prison.

22. Question 21 What is directly contacting legislators known as? Lobbying

23. Question 22 What do you call the candidate who is currently in office that is seeking reelection? The incumbent

24. Question 23 Name a labor union in the US. AFL-CIO, UAW, NEA, NCAE, etc.

25. Question 24 What state has the most electoral votes? CA

26. Question 25 What agency oversees the public airwaves? The FCC

27. Question 26 What group oversees federal election laws? The FEC

28. Question 27 What are the two types of mass media? Electronic and print

29. Question 28 What party is considered liberal and which is conservative? A liberal usually is a Democrat; conservatives are usually Republicans.

30. Question 29 What is the symbol of the Democratic Party? A donkey

31. Question 30 Name a third party that has run for president. Reform, Green, Progressive, Libertarian, etc.

32. Question 31 For what do the letters NAACP stand? National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

33. Question 32 What does it mean to be a moderate? Someone who has views on the left and right; in the middle.

34. Question 33 What are the people surveyed in a poll called? The sample

35. Question 34 What is the ideas and attitudes of a significant number of Americans called? Public Opinion

36. Question 35 What is prior restraint? Government censorship of information before it is published