The nation with the longest political campaign period is_______________?

A. Italy
B. The united states
C. England
D. All nations take the same time to campaign

Interest groups have the following traits They_______________?

A. Present official candidates to the electorate
B. Have the goal of complete control of the government
C. Put their names on ballots
D. Are only accountable to themselves

The negative functions of interest groups include_______________?

A. They are representative of a minority of people
B. They are democratic
C. They are accountable to the public
D. None of the above

The current Palestinians are a_____________?

A. State without a nation
B. Nation without a state
C. Nation split among several states
D. State split among several nations

A predisposition toward certain points of view is called_______________?

A. Attitude
B. Action
C. Opinion
D. Conviction

The relationship of the mass media and politicians can be described as_________________?

A. Political control of the media
B. Media subversion of government
C. Nonexistent
D. Symbiotic and adversarial

According to the “broker rule” school of though________________?

A. Power is in the hands of a small group of individuals
B. Wall street brokers and other bankers hold the effective reins of government
C. Power is diffused among numerous interest groups who compete and compromise on the decision-making process
D. The fewer interest groups exist the greater the stability of the political system

Public policy according to elitists tends to reflect______________?

A. The demands of the masses
B. The values of the elites
C. The ideals of the society
D. The compromises necessary to temper ideals with reality

The factors influencing the political behavior of American voters include ?

A. Mass media
B. Socialization
C. Social class
D. All of the above

The process of circulating petitions in order to place specific issues before the legislators is called____________?

A. Impressment
B. Appeasement
C. Innuendo
D. Initiative