PACs
Media
Political Parties
Interest Groups and Methods
Nonsense
100
This allows corporations, unions, and trade assoications to form PACs as a means of raising campaign funds.
What is the 1974 Federal Election Campaign Act
100
This is the most important thing that the mass media sets.
What is public agenda
100
This is the number of political parties in the American political system.
What is two.
100
These are the people that try to influence legislators.
What are lobbyists.
100
Much like a kamakaize these linkage institutions are only successful in death
What are third parties
200
The limit federal law allows donors to contribute to candidates.
What is $2,300
200
This is when the media leans one way or the other.
What is political bias
200
A Republican can also be known as this.
What is a conservative.
200
The NRA uses this type of lobbying
What is grassroots lobbying
200
These are really, really big linkage institutions
What is labor unions
300
The limit federal law allows donors to contribute to national parties.
What is $28,500
300
This determines which news stories are covered by the media.
What is saliency
300
A Democrat is also known as this.
What is liberal
300
Labor Unions use this this type of lobbying
What is campaign contributions.
300
Politicans usually give into this
What is lobbyist money
400
The limit federal law allows donors to contribute to PACs.
What is $5,000
400
This is when the news organization is neutral towards an issue.
What is objectivity
400
This is what the political parties set at the National Convention and convey to the public
What is the party platform
400
AARP caters to which group
What is old people
400
This is the linkage institution run by radicals that helped to finance the Obama campiagn and now controls him
What is SEIU
500
The number of individuals that PACs must collect money from.
What is 50 indivduals
500
This is the primary source of media bias.
What is the media's need for immediate audience appeal.
500
This is the mascot of the Republican party
What is elephant
500
This is a lobbyists best friend
What is money
500
This is how people can best describe the relationship between the linkage institutions and government
What is corrupt
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