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1. If you are away when the election is held, you may do which of the following?
A. vote by absentee ballot
B. have someone vote for you
C. telephone in your vote
D. vote later when you return
2. What is the National Rifle Association?
A. an organized political party
B. an interest group
C. an overseen caucus
D. an elected body of representatives
2. Because most American media is privately owned, which of the following statements is true?
A. It depends on donations from the public.
B. It cannot rely on government funding.
C. It can ignore the bottom line.
D. It is rather subjective.
3. How does voter turnout in the United States compare to voter turnout in other democracies?
A. It is very high.
B. It is low.
C. It is rather high.
D. It is above average.
4. Third parties have influenced some elections in U.S. history by doing which of the following?
A. winning the presidency
B. presenting positions which the major parties then adopt
C. often outpolling the major parties
D. taking key issues away from the major parties and making them their own
5. Newspapers are an example of what type of media?
A. broadcast
B. cable broadcast
C. print
D. government-controlled
7. Which of the following is true about interest groups?
A. They avoid lobbying as a means of influencing public policy.
B. Their members are extremely conservative and only elicit public support from the conservative population.
C. Their goal is to influence government policy in a way that is favorable to their members.
D. They never use the judicial branch to advance their causes.