5 Written Questions

1. process in which one party loses allegiance and other party gains
2. a president with a mandate is one who is clearly directed by the voters to take some particular course of actions--such as reduce taxes or begin arms control talks
3. goals, issue positions
4. election held when lawmaker dies, resigns, etc.
5. a type of political party system where more than two groups have a change at winning an election

5 Matching Questions

1. PACs strategies, incumbent vs. challengers
2. gerrymander
3. retrospective voting
4. SMD with winner take all system
5. off-year election

1. a district who's boundaries are devised to maximize the political advantage of a party or a racial ethnic group
2. b bulk of funds goes to incumbents
3. c voting for or against incumbents on the basis of past preformance
4. d general elections in the US that are held in odd numbered years, municipal levels
5. e electoral districts in which only one individual is elected

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. example: libertarian
   1. major (political parties)
   2. conservative democrats
   3. continuous (minor political party)
   4. episodic (minor political party)
2. US citizen
   
   resident of TX county
   
   at least 18 years of age
   
   no felony charges
   1. why do IGs develop?
   2. SMD with winner take all system
   3. when do TXns register to be eligible to vote
   4. what is realignment?
3. give people a way tho influence policy makers
   1. episodic (minor political party)
   2. similarities b/t political parties and interest groups
   3. major (political parties)
   4. differences b/t political and interest groups
4. east TX, gulf coast, more governmental spending on social programs, yet oppose governmental intervention in personal life; white, middle class, blacks, and hispanics
   1. general
   2. conservative democrats
   3. evidence
   4. liberal democrats
5. any registered voters; complete freedom to voters
   1. primary closed
   2. primaries open
   3. private groups
   4. primaries run-off

5 True/False Questions

1. evidence → a president with a mandate is one who is clearly directed by the voters to take some particular course of actions--such as reduce taxes or begin arms control talks

   True        False

2. biggest and most powerful IGs → business groups

   True        False

3. why are there so many IGs in the U.S.? → enviorment: 1) diffused political powers 2) personalized political powers

   True        False

4. single issue groups → single public interest goal and are characteristically reluctant to compromise

   True        False

5. electoral college → a group of electors selected by the voters in each state and the district of coloumbia; the electors officially elect the president and vice-president
   
   number of electors each state has equals the number of members in the electoral college of that state

   True        False