1992_2

(1999_2)National interest groups often target national-level policymaking institutions to achieve their policy objectives.

Select one of the following national interest groups.
- AARP
- AMA (Medical Association
- NAACP
- NAM (national assoc. of Manufacturers)

For the group you selected do each of the following.
- a identify one major national-level policymaking institution that this group targets.
- b describe one resource or characteristic of the group you have chosen and explain how it influences the choice of the target you have identified in (a)
- c describe another resource or characteristic of the group you have chosen and explain how it influences the choice of the target you have identified in (a).

A) NAACP targets legislation for better representation in America.
B) The NAACP is an organization of colored people which is a minority in this country. They chose legislation because most congressman are white males.
C) The NAACP has won victories in voting rights and criminal justice, which further influences their aggression in making more victories within congress.

http://www.naacp.org/pages/naacp-recent-victories
http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/repository/sample_govpol_us_99_q_7035.pdf

1991_1

(1999_1)In the 1990’s presidential election campaigns have become more candidate centered and less focused on issues and party labels. The change has been attributed both to how the media cover presidential campaigns and to how candidates use the media. Identify and explain two ways in which the media have contributed to candidate-centered presidential campaigns.

1) Presidential candidates have used the media for publicity and backgrounds checks. The media is always in search of a hot story to tell, and presidential candidates are what people are interested in. With a look into their past, the media can give an interesting story to the people while also bringing a personable touch to the candidates image. The more stories about a candidate, the more knowledge and publicity the candidate gets. Anything helps on voting day for unsure voters. 

http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/repository/sample_govpol_us_99_q_7036.pdf

2010_3

a) One trend presented is the democratic seats in the House have decreased.
b) The incumbency advantage influenced southern voters to vote democratic for congress and republican for president because the candidates knew what they were doing. The reason for republicans being elected president and democrats being elected congressional seats is because democratic ideas solve local issues and republican ideas work better nationally for the people of the south during that time frame.
c) Catholics have changed because they aren't as frequent as they once were in voting democratic, which is the same for Labor Union members. Women, however, have become more democratic voters.

http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/repository/ap10_us_govt_politics_q3.pdf