Politics and Power in American Society: An Analysis of Class, Interest Groups, and Media -, Quizzes of United States History

Download Politics and Power in American Society: An Analysis of Class, Interest Groups, and Media - and more Quizzes United States History in PDF only on Docsity! Name Heather Stahl___________________ HW #7 1. A person’s participation in politics is independent of his or her social characteristics. 2. The working class consists of most professionals, small businesspeople, bureaucrats, and some skilled workers. 3. The upper classes are more liberal in their economic views and more conservative on issues such as free speech and respect for civil liberties. 4. Both American voters and nonvoters are poorly informed about politics. 5. Class differences in voting reflect differences in economic security. 6. Electoral barriers to voting are increasingly playing a role in lower turnout. 7. Surveys have shown that nonvoters are typically older than voters. 8. Typical Democrats are white, middle and upper-middle class, and Protestant. 9. Use of the Internet for mobilizing grassroots support is a technique that is borrowed from Obama’s election campaigns. 11. Like political parties, interest groups compete for public office. 12. The most influential interest groups always spend the most money. 13. Business groups are seldom united on one side of an issue. 14. The essence of grassroots lobbying is voters contacting their representative or senator. 15. All groups empowered by the Citizens United ruling have to disclose the names of donors. 16. The rapid growth of mobile is a key factor driving the move to digital news.