Biology Forums - Study Force

In Rick Perry's highly successful 2010 gubernatorial campaign. he relied upon all following tactics EXCEPT
 
  A) direct mail, phone banks, and volunteers knocking on the doors of strangers.
  B) asking volunteers to identify 12 friends and turn them out to the polls.
  C) encouraging supporters to send Facebook messages to friends.
  D) relying on friendly bloggers and social media more than on the editorial boards of newspapers.

 Q. 2

In the war on racial discrimination, African American citizens of Montgomery, Alabama, refused to ride the city's buses for more than a year in the mid-1950s. This was an example of using __________ as a tactic to seek civil rights.
 
  A) strike
  B) work stoppage
  C) litigation
  D) legal boycott
  E) civil disobedience

 Q. 3

One of the key strategies that helped Barack Obama win both of his elections for president was
 
  A) investing heavily in direct mail to reach older voters in their homes.
  B) identifying and micro-targeting potential younger voters through their email and social media accounts.
  C) traveling to less populated parts of the country to target marginalized rural voters.
  D) putting lots of resources into television advertisements in conservative states to win them over.

 Q. 4

Passive resistance to a law that is perceived as unjust by refusing to obey it is known as _______.
 
  A) a strike
  B) work stoppage
  C) litigation
  D) a legal boycott
  E) civil disobedience

 Q. 5

The __________ presidential campaigns saw the Internet and social media come of age as a part of campaigning.
 
  A) 1996 and 2000
  B) 2000 and 2004
  C) 2004 and 2008
  D) 2008 and 2012

 Q. 6

One approach to implementing reforms by working within the political system, is through ________.
 
  A) protest
  B) lobbying
  C) litigation
  D) legal boycott
  E) civil disobedience

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