Political Parties
Name the type of party system the United States.
Two-Party System
Public demonstration designed to call attention to the need for change.
Protests
How many votes does a candidate need to win a presidential campaign?
270
This is the slanting of political news coverage in the favor of one political party over another.
Partisan Bias
Forms of communication that enable users to create and share content or to participate in social networking
Social Media
Name the two original political parties in the United States?
-Use of social media to spread first-hand accounts of police brutality
-Viral messages through social media
-Constant media coverage about protests
This amendment gave women the right to vote.
19th Amendment
This is where journalists will look up and try to expose evidence of wrong doing in the government.
Investigative Journalism
This interest group theory believes that only the rich and powerful groups are the ones that control the government.
Elite Theory
Name two issues in the United States and explain how the Democrats/Republicans view those issues.
Literally any issue, just need to explain it properly.
This interest group theory believes that there are too many interest groups in the system and they cause problems for the government.
Hyper-pluralist theory
This amendment gave 18-year-olds the right to vote.
Name three types of media.
These are states that show a close battle between Democrats and Republicans in the polls
Battleground States
Name three things that Political Parties do.
Name the three points of an Iron Triangle.
Bureaucratic Agency, Congress and an Interest Group
VoterID Laws - IDs cost money, might not have one
Mail-in ballots - Make it easier to vote, just mail it in
Election day - Regular tuesday, many people need to work for $$$
Registration - Some states allow online registration, makes it easier
Name and explain two ways the media can affect a campaign?
Horse-Race Journalism: focusing on the drama of winning, Watchdog Journalism: focusing on government wrongdoing to expose them, Trial balloons: politicians leaking stories to see how the public reacts, Sound bites: only focusing on small parts of a speech, News Coverage: only covering surface parts of campaign
This is an organization that sponsors candidates for public office under the organization's name, label, title or banner
Political Party
Name three types of third parties and give an example.
Splinter Party (Green, Libertarian, Tea)
Single-Issue (Prohibition, Animals)
Extension (American Independent, Progressive)
Name three types of interest groups and give an example of each.
Single-Issue: NRA, PETA, Right to Life
Economic: National Realtor Group, Unions
Public Interest: Sierra Club, Habitat for Humanity, NAACP
Name three things that affect voter turnout and explain how.
Education: More education, more likely to vote
Age: Older, more likely to vote
Money: More money, more likely to vote
Marital Status: Married, more likely to vote
Gender: Women more likely to vote
What are three ways the media influences politics?
More access to information/platforms, infotainment makes news engaging, polarizes Americans by allowing them to select news they want to hear, creates echo chambers, allows misinformation or radicalization
Interest group theory that believes that groups in the USA compete against each other to influence the government and it is relatively equal.
Pluralist Theory