Voting Rights
Which Amendment Gave women the right to vote?
19th
What are the 3 federal offices that citizens vote for?
Senate, House, and President
What are the two major parties and one 3rd party
Republicans, Democrats, Libertarians, Green Party, etc...
What is the constitutional protection that allows media to remain independent
Freedom of the Press
What is it called when an interest group tries to persuade a member of congress to vote in a particular way?
Lobbying
Which Amendment Prohibited denying the right to vote based on race?
15th
What is the process called when you run for office
Campaign
Primary
When the media does a deeper dive into a story. It is sometimes used to expose corruption
Investigative Journalism
What does FEC stand for?
Federal Election Commission
What demographic group of people is most likely to have the highest voter turnout?
Older, Educated, wealthy
What is the name of the body that officially elects the president
The Electoral College
A party bringing in a number of different groups behind one candidate would be called forming a...
Coalition
This type of Journalism is when journalist are just stirring up controversy rather than actually solving an issue
The common relationship between Congress, The Bureaucracy, and Interest Groups
Iron Triangles
Name a structural barrier to voting that still exists
Voter ID laws, Geographical barriers,
What type of organization can raise unlimited funds but cannot coordinate directly with candidates.
Super PAC
What is it called when parties change their base of support over time?
Realignment
Covering an election and only focusing on who is polling ahead or behind is referred to as?
Horse Race Journalism
What law created more limits on Soft money and the "Stand by your ad provision?"
Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act
BCRA
Explain the 17th amendment to the constitution
Allowed for the popular vote election of senators in each state.
How does the winner take all system impact 3rd parties?
Explain that third parties will be seen as a spoiler candidates to the major parties and their platforms will often be absorbed
Explain how profits of corporate media impact the content their reporting
keep people watching not well informed, clickbait, bad incentive structure on reporting. Disguise partisan subjectivity as objective fact
The case allowed for groups to have the same speech as individuals. The Citizens United Group made a movie about Hillary Clinton.