This is the single greatest influence in establishing a person’s first party identification.
What is family (parents)?
100
The Pluralist would say that IGs..
What is bring representation to all
100
The brief, clever quotes that candidates hope will be replayed after media events are known as
What is sound bytes?
100
A form of journalism, popular in the late nineteenth century, featuring pictures, comics, color, and sensationalized, oversimplified news coverage
What is yellow journalism?
100
An organization that seeks to influence public policy
What is an interest group?
200
The years 1860–1928 saw the ascendency of this party
What is Republicans?
200
An Iron Triangle consists of
IG, Agency, Congressional Committee
200
What the official says can be printed, but cannot be attributed to anyone. Also the story must come from what is said The statement cannot itself be the story
What is the deep background?
200
The theory that People will choose to read or watch sources that endorse what they already believe
What is a limited effects theory?
200
As discussed in Madison’s Federalist No. 10, a(n) __________ is a group of individuals concerned more with their self-interest than with the rights of individuals outside the group or with the needs of society as a whole.
What is a faction?
300
Women voters today are most likely to identify as this party.
What is Democrat?
300
The amendment to the U.S. Constitution lowered the voting age to eighteen
What is 26th amendment?
300
This function of the media ensures it fact checks its information before officially blowing the whistle
What is Watch-Dog?
300
Nothing an official says may be printed if the interview is...
What is off the record?
300
The belief that IGs are are used by the rich to control the government is
What is Elitism Theory?
400
This is the formal governing body of both major parties
What is national party committee?
400
PAC vs Super PAC
PACs-Donations made directly to candidates from an IG
Super PAC-Money spent on behalf of a candidate but not given to her or him
400
Trial ballon
What is Teacher Evaluated?
400
In New York Times Co. v. U.S. (1971) the Supreme Court affirmed the principle of
What is prior restraint?
400
Communicating with government officials to persuade them to support a particular policy position
What is lobbying?
500
The four types of Minor/Third Parties
What is Idealogical, Splinter, Single-Issue, Economic Protest
500
Explain the difference between potential group vs actual group
What is teacher evaluated?
500
Supreme Court decision determined that no limits could be placed on the amount of his or her own money a candidate spends in an election
What is Buckley v. Valeo?
500
What is the Freedom of Information Act?
What is Citizens and media outlets may request public records?
500
A written argument submitted to a court in support of one side of a case