Amendments
No man can be denied the right to vote on account of race
15th amendment
A person who attempts to change public policy
Lobbyist
Laws enforcing segregation
Jim Crow laws
reporters dug deep into stories to expose secrets
Investigative reporting
Allows for citizens to register for voting at government run agencies like the DMV
Motor Voter Law
Twenty Sixth amendment
reporters continually question the function of the government
Adversarial Press
Small price to pay in order to vote
Poll tax
Media that sets up their own agenda and only shows what they want to show their viewers
Gate Keeping
Voting specifically for whoever is in the same party as you.
Party Line voting model
Separate political party not affiliated with either democrats' or republicans.
third parties
a clause in registration laws allowing people who do not meet registration requirements to vote if they or their ancestors had voted before 1867.
Grandfather clause
Media that over emphasizes polls, more specifically the elections
Scorekeeper
structure within a society that connects the people to the government or centralized authority
Linkage institution
Allows for the direct voting of senators
seventeenth amendment
Reporting and broadcasting only for a specific audience
Narrowcasting
a requirement that citizens show that they can read before registering to vote
Literacy test
watchdog
nonprofit group that may legally address political matters but may not lobby or campaign
501 (C) (3)
Gave the District of Colombia three electoral votes
Twenty Third amendment
Trying to affect Government policy by changing the opinions of the general public or any segment of the general public
Grassroots lobbying
Primary elections in the south where only white people can vote
White Primary
established in Atlanta, Gave Americans 24 access to the news.
Central News Network (CNN)
Court ruled that you can donate as much as you want to a candidate as long as it is directly not tied to the candidate. What case is this
Citizens United V Federal election commite