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PLSI 2 - Exam 2What is the most widespread form of political participation? - ANSVoting
What is an attitude that makes voting more likely. - ANSCivic duty
Which of the following are states where you can vote after being convicted of a felony, but not
until you are off probation? - ANSTexas and Minnesota
What do voter registration requirements do to voter turnout according to the Bentele and
Vanewalker study? - ANSIt explains about 20% of the variation in voting from state to state.
As of the 2012 Pew studies of online discussions and contributions, had online political
participation surpassed offline participation? - ANSNo, online participation was still lower than
offline participation
Which three states have a very high level of social capital. - ANSUtah, Idaho, Minnesota
What did the Tea Party and Occupy Wall Street movements have in common? - ANSBoth
opposed high federal taxes and spending.
Who were the two anti-establishment candidates in the 2016 election? - ANSDonald Trump and
Bernie Sanders
Why do people have trouble working together toward a common goal? - ANSFree-rider
problems
If two things vary together, does that necessarily mean that one caused the other? - ANSIt might
be random or something else might be causing both of them.
If poverty and child hunger are vary together, what might be a third thing that causes both? -
ANSParental drug use or poor educational opportunities might both contribute to child hunger.
What 20th century change in how nominees are selected severely affected the power of party
elites? - ANSExpansion of primary elections
When was a twentieth century party realignment in favor of the Democratic party? - ANS1930s
Is dissatisfaction with parties shrinking or growing? - ANSGrowing
Define split-ticket voting. - ANSVoting for candidates from different parties for different positions
, What voting district type in the United States has made the two-party system much more likely?
- ANSSingle-member districts
Is proportional representation more likely to yield a two-party or multi-party system? -
ANSMulti-party
In the median voter theorem, who does each party want to appeal to? - ANSVoters right in the
middle
Is the number of competitive counties in presidential elections shrinking or growing? -
ANSShrinking
What type of candidate do most PAC contributions go to? - ANSIncumbents
What is one major role of national parties? - ANSRunning the national convention
At what level do most party activists work? - ANSLocal
About how many households in California include a married couple? - ANSAbout half
When has the birthrate been lower in California? - ANSDuring economic crises (1930s, 1970s,
2000s)
Which ethnic group has the youngest population? - ANSHispanic
People with which income level are most likely to move out of California? - ANSPeople who
make less than $50,000
Where do most people come from who move to California? - ANSNew York and Chicago
Where are people more likely to be liberal in California? - ANSLarge Cities
Why is it unlikely that California would ever divide? - ANSThe U.S. Congress wouldn't approve it
because it would give Californians more seats in the Senate.
Why do some conservatives want smaller expenditures in the federal government? - ANSThey
think most things are best handled at state and local levels.
What is a blanket primary? - ANSA primary in which all candidates are listed on the same ballot
regardless of party affiliation and the top two candidates progress to the final election.
What did California do recently to increase the likelihood that presidential candidates would pay
attention? - ANSMoved their primary election to an earlier date.
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