A broadbased coalition of interests best defines a

1.A broadbased coalition of interests best defines a _____________________?

2.Most Americans and voters get most of their national and international news from what source?

3.Winner-take-all elections usually create what type of the party system?

4.What do 2-Party systems usually force the parties and candidates to avoid: the center or the extremes?

5.Studies show that media coverage of presidential candidates are more or less biased?

6.What is the major contrast between the U.S. and other democracies when it involves major media ownership?

7.Have campaigns mostly changed voters’ minds or reinforce voters’ preferences?

8.Are political parties stronger or weaker today? Has one of the major political parties dominated national government in recent years? What is the party preference of your generation?

9.What is usually the biggest financial cost of national campaigns?

10.The elite theory claims: The top 1 to 2% of wealthy Americans dominate the political system. Elites usually win the policy battle over the middle class by owning and employing the resources of which major form of an economic interest group?