Study Guide for Exam 2: October 25 in class 47 multiple choice questions worth 1 point each and probably a couple of extra credit problems. Bring a pencil with you to the exam. As with the last exam, there will be some questions that come from lecture and not just the assigned readings. MATERIAL ON THE TEST Edwards Chapters 6, 9, 8, 10, 11 Sides ( Science of Trump ) chapters 4, 5, 6, 15, 24, 12 CHAPTER 6 Section 6.1: Public opinion Demography Census Melting pot Minority majority Political culture Reapportionment 6.2: Political socialization 6.3 Public opinion Sample Random sampling Sampling error Random digit dialing Exit poll 6.4: ideology Gender gap 6.5: Political participation Protest Civil disobedience General questions for Chapter 6 1. Know when the US will become a minority majority country and which minority groups are increasing at the fastest rate (Figure 6.1, section 6.1) 2. How do pollsters try to achieve accuracy in polls? What are some criticisms of exit polls and polling in general? Do politicians pander to the results of polls rather than
leading, based on the research of Jacobs and Shapiro discussed in the book?( section 6.3) 3. How does political knowledge vary with different demographic and political factors? (figure 6.3 in section 6.3) 4. Do Americans think in ideological terms? Do most Americans have ideologies that organize their political beliefs? How do Americans, as of 2016, identify themselves with regard to liberal-moderate-conservative ideology? (section 6.4) 5. How have levels of political participation changed since the 1960s and how do Americans differ from citizens of other democracies with regard to participation? (figures 6.5 and 6.6 in section 6.5) 6. What do the authors have to say about public attitudes toward the scope of government? (section 6.7) CHAPTER 9 Section 9.1: Nomination Convention National party convention McGovern-Fraser Commission Invisible primary Caucus Presidential primaries Frontloading Party platform Section 9.2: Direct mail Section 9.3: Campaign contributions Independent expenditures Federal Election Campaign Act Political action committees Federal Election Commission Soft money 527 groups Citizens United decision 501(c) groups Super PACS Section 9.4: Selective perception Section 9.5: Suffrage Political efficacy Civic duty Voter registration
Motor Voter Act Section 9.6: Mandate theory of elections Policy voting Section 9.7: Battleground states General Questions for Chapter 9 1. What are some criticisms, presented by the authors, that are made with regard to primaries and caucuses? (section 9.1) 2. How successful has the Federal Election Campaign Act been? (section 9.3) 3. What is the impact of campaigns on voters, according to the authors? (section 9.4) 4. Why is turnout in the U.S. lower than other countries? (section 9.4). 5. How do different personal characteristics such as education, age, race and ethnicity, etc., affect whether people turn out to vote? (table 9.1 in section 9.5) 6. How easy is it nowadays for voters to engage in policy voting today? (section 9.6) 7. How do campaigns affect the scope of government? (section 9.8) CHAPTER 8 Section 8:1: Party polarization Political party Linkage institutions Rational-choice theory Section 8.2: Party image Party identification Ticket splitting Section 8.3: Party machines Patronage Closed primaries Open primaries National convention National committee National chairperson Section 8.4: Coalition Section 8.5: Party eras Critical elections
Party realignment New Deal coalition Section 8.6: Third parties Winner take all system Proportional representation Coalition government Responsible party model General questions for Chapter 8 1. What does Downs (the Downs model in Figure 8.1 on page 249) say political parties will do to win office? (Section 8.1) 2. You should know the five party eras discussed by the authors. Know who was in power during each era and what interests/constituents they represented (i.e. who was in their coalitions ). For example, during the first party system, the Federalists were more the party of the capitalists while the Democratic-Republicans represented agrarian interests. The New Deal coalition included labor unions, Catholics, Jews, Southerners, etc. (Section 8.5) 3. Today, which groups are more likely to support the Democrats and which are more likely to support the Republicans? (Figure 8.3 in section 8.5) 4. Why are American parties often unable to fulfill the requirements of the responsible party model? (Section 8.7) 4. How does the structure of American political parties affect the scope of government in America? (Section 8.7) CHAPTER 10 Section 10.1: Interest group Pluralism Elitism Hyperpluralism Iron triangles 10.2: Potential group Actual group Collective good Free-rider problem Selective benefits Single-issue groups 10.3: Lobbying Electioneering Political action committees (PACs)
10.4: Union shop Right-to-work laws Public interest lobbies General Questions for Chapter 10 1. How do Americans compare to citizens of other countries with regard to interest group participation? (section 10.1, Figure 10.1) 2. How do lobbyists help members of Congress? Can persuasive is lobbying? (section 10.3) 3. How do interest groups affect the scope of government? (section 10.5). CHAPTER 11 Section 11.2: Incumbents Casework Pork barrel 11.3: Bicameral legislature Speaker of the House Majority leader Whips Minority leader Standing committees Conference committees Committee chairs Seniority system Caucus Know the 3 main staff agencies discussed in this section: CRS, GAO and CBO 11.4: Bill Legislative oversight Filibuster General questions for Chapter 11 1. What are the advantages of incumbency? (section 11.2) 2. What are some limits on Congressional oversight (why is it not as effective as it might be?). (section 11.4) 3. What trends can be observed in polarization in Congress in recent decades? (Figure 11.3 in Section 11.5) And why do the authors suggest this occurred? (Section 11.5) 4. How representative is the Congress? (sections 11.1 and 11.6)
SCIENCE OF TRUMP (Kindle book) Chapter 6 ( Gambling on Trump ) Know what prospect theory is. How do people approach risk under prospect theory? How does the author say prospect theory can be applied to people who voted for Trump? Chapter 5 ( Authoritarians, or Populists? ) How were Trump supporters different from supporters of the other Republican candidates? Know how the authors define authoritarianism and populism. Chapter 4 ( Riding the Anti-Immigrant Wave ) How did attitudes on immigration affect support for Trump? Did people who decided to support Trump for other reasons besides immigration align their immigration views with his, or did their pre-existing views on immigration drive their support for Trump? Chapter 15 ( Who Speaks For Republicans? ) What data do the authors use to explain why they think Trump did better with Republican voters than his primary opponents? Was Trump aligned with Republican voters on the various issues they examined, and how did he compare in this regard to the other Republican candidates? Chapter 12 ( The Republican Party Loses Control ) Why was the chair of the Republican National Committee unable to prevent Trump from getting the nomination? Why were party elites also unable to prevent Trump s nomination? Chapter 24 ( Pining for A Whiter America ) How did attitudes toward the demographic shift underway in the US affect support for Trump? What other factors did the authors take into account?