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on your exam. For the essay, you will be given three possible questions, two will appear on the
exam, and you will choose one to answer. Your answer does not have to be in complete
sentences, but it must fully answer the question in order to receive full credit.

*I cannot promise that everything on your exam is on this study guide.*

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÷ ÿhat is demography?

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n overall set of values shared widely in a society is known as political ______________.

÷ Reapportionment occurs every _____ years to reallocate seats in the ___________
_______________________________________.
÷ rovide a definition of political socialization:

÷ Înow the basics of polling:

— „ample:
— Typical „ample „ize:
— aallup:
— hone:
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political ideology is:

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 ÷ ow do most
mericans participate in politics? _______________
÷ The -ensus is conducted every ______ years and was first conducted in _________.
÷ The three waves of immigration: ÿho came?
— 1.

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÷ The term *minority majority* refers to the fact that
a.) the majority in
merica has always been a collection of minority ethnic groups.
b.) minority groups have been able to impose their will upon the majority.
c.)
merica will soon cease to have a white majority and together the minority
groups will become a majority.
d.)
frican
mericans are the largest minority group in the United „tates.
e.) ispanic
mericans will soon become the largest minority group in the United
„tates.
÷ The fastest growing age group in
merica is:

÷ ÿhat is the best way to predict how a young person will vote?

÷ Aiberals typically believe in:

÷ -onservatives typically believe in:

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÷ The 1st caucus is in ___________ & the 1st primary is in _____________________.

÷ ÿhat are the basic criticisms of the primary/caucus system?

÷ The National arty -onvention: Înow when/how the following happen.

— Nomination:
— üice-resident:
— arty latform:
— -andidate „peech:
 ÷ 4ver the years, television coverage of national party conventions has
a.) received increasingly high Nielsen ratings.
b.) become more dramatic.
c.) shifted to local affiliate reporters focusing on their state delegations and
away from the national network anchors.
d.) been scaled back.
e.) steadily increased.

÷ News coverage of presidential campaigns tends to emphasize

a.) campaign strategies and poll results.
b.) the candidates positions on the issues.
c.) the voting and performance records of the candidates in their current offices.
d.) fair coverage of all the candidates.
e.) debates between the candidates.

÷ ÿhat does the FE- do?

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÷ Those who disapprove of 
-„ feel that:

÷ Those in favor of 
-„ feel that:

÷ ow long are campaigns in other industrialized countries? ow long are they in the
U.„.?

÷ The largest expenditure in a campaign budget goes to __________________

________________.

÷ uoes more money equal a win?

 ÷ -onventions are not as important as they once were in that
a.) we know who is going to win the presidential nomination before the
convention meets.
b.) there is less drama and fanfare.
c.) rousing credentials fights and keynote speeches are a thing of the past.
d.) they have not taken more than one ballot to nominate a president since
195|.
e.) they no longer adopt party platforms.

÷ Type of olitical
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÷ If no candidate receives an electoral college majority, what happens?

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÷ Understand what traits make someone more likely to vote. (age, gender, education) i.e.

re you more likely to vote if you are a 65 year-old female doctor or a | year-old male
who dropped out of high school?

÷ ow does a state get electoral votes?

÷ üoter turnout is highest in _________________ ________________.

÷ ÿhat are the R4„ and -4N„ of electronic voting machines?