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Valadao has made housing and home ownership a top national priority and understands that expanding housing opportunities for all Americans is essential to the economic and social well-being of our nation,” said Randy Noel, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders.  \n“We are proud to endorse Rep. Valadao for reelection in November because he helped to shepherd the landmark tax reform bill through Congress that will put more money into the pockets of hard-working families, reduce the tax burden for small businesses and promote job and economic growth,” Noel said.  \nRecent polls show Valadao holding an 11-point lead over Democratic challenger T. J. Cox.  \nSource: “Valadao Picks Up Several Endorsements,” Hanford Sentinel (Hanford, CA), October 19, 2018. After reading the scenario, respond to A, B, and C below:  \n(A) Describe an action being taken by the National Association of Home Builders in the scenario.  \n(B) Explain how the action described in Part A affects policymaking in Congress.  \n(C) Another group interested in conserving land in California supports the Democratic candidate in the election. Rather than having 140,000 members, the group is led by a few very wealthy families. Explain how this difference will likely affect the conservationist group’s strategy in the election.  \nAP U.S. Government and Politics Course and Exam Description  \nScoring Guidelines V.1 | 179  \nReturn to Table of Contents  \n© 2023 College Board  \n| \u003Cbr>Scoring Guideline for Question 1: Concept Application 3 points |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Learning Objectives: |  | LO 5.6.A |  | LO 5.7.A |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| (A) | Describe an action being taken by the National Association of Home Builders in the scenario.\u003Cbr>Acceptable description:\u003Cbr>§ By releasing a statement supporting Representative Valadao, the Home Builders Association is educating voters about the candidate in the upcoming election. |  |  |  |  | 1 point\u003Cbr> 1.D  |\n| (B) | Explain how the action described in Part A affects policymaking in Congress.\u003Cbr>Acceptable explanations include:\u003Cbr>§ By publicly supporting candidates in elections, interest groups demonstrate to members of Congress their ability to affect elections, which could lead to members of Congress supporting the legislation promoted by the Home Builders Association.\u003Cbr>§ If interest groups publicly support candidates, members of Congress will likely recognize the political power of those interest groups when considering legislation that affects those groups. So, if members of Congress oppose this legislation, they run the risk of facing potential opposition from the Home Builders Association in the next election. |  |  |  |  | 1 point\u003Cbr> 1.E  |\n| (C) | Explain how this difference will likely affect the conservationist group’s strategy in the election.\u003Cbr>Acceptable explanations include:\u003Cbr>§ Groups with more members, such as the Home Builders Association, are generally more active in endorsing and publicly supporting candidates because they have strength in numbers with their memberships. A group that does not have many members but has funding, such as the conservationist group described in the scenario, will need to consider a different strategy, such as forming a political action committee or a super PAC.\u003Cbr>§ A conservationist group will probably use a different strategy because they have less members. Since they have money for funding they could collect large amounts of money to donate to the campaign. |  |  |  |  | 1 point\u003Cbr> 1.E  |\n\nTotal for question 1 3 points  \nAP U.S. Government and Politics Cour","cbCaihzQ6T9LWcgJ","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaihzQ6T9LWcgJ","pdf",406103,"English","# Scoring Guideline for Question 1: Concept Application\n## Learning Objectives\n## Question 1 Parts (A)(B)(C) and Acceptable Responses\n# Scoring Guideline for Question 2: Quantitative Analysis\n## Question 2 Tasks (A)(B)(C)(D)\n## Scoring Criteria for Each Part","[{\"question\":\"What does Question 1 (Concept Application) ask students to do?\",\"answer\":\"Students analyze a scenario involving the National Association of Home Builders and must answer parts (A) action taken, (B) how it affects policymaking in Congress, and (C) how differences in group characteristics affect an election strategy.\"},{\"question\":\"How can an interest group’s public support in elections affect policymaking in Congress (Question 1B)?\",\"answer\":\"The guidelines state that public support can signal political influence to members of Congress, which may increase the likelihood that Congress supports legislation favored by the interest group or creates risks if Congress opposes it.\"},{\"question\":\"What is included in Question 2 (Quantitative Analysis) and what skills does it test?\",\"answer\":\"Question 2 uses an information graphic to ask students to identify the most common education spending level in the Southeast, describe similarities or differences across regions, draw a conclusion, and explain how the results reflect federalism.\"}]","AP U.S. Government and Politics - Scoring Guidelines | PDF",1790053041,15]