Media and Politics
False information shared without necessarily intending to deceive is called this.
What is misinformation?
This form of participation involves public demonstrations against government, policy, or social conditions.
What is protest?
Elections help governments claim public acceptance or consent, also known as this.
What is legitimacy?
These groups seek to influence government but usually do not try to govern directly.
What are interest groups?
These are arenas where goods and services are bought and sold, with prices shaped largely by supply and demand.
What are markets?
False information spread deliberately to mislead people is called this.
What is disinformation?
Online petitions, hashtags, and social media activism are examples of this form of participation.
What is digital participation?
Elections allow leaders to be replaced without violence through this democratic process.
What is peaceful transfer of power?
Parties encourage citizens to vote and participate through this function.
What is mobilization?
This economic principle leaves most decisions about production, distribution, and prices to the free market.
What is capitalism?
This media effect shapes which issues people think are important.
What is agenda-setting?
This theory says individuals participate when expected benefits outweigh costs.
What is rational choice theory?
Manipulating district boundaries for political advantage is called this.
What is gerrymandering?
The weakening of long-term voter attachment to parties is called this.
What is partisan dealignment?
This economic philosophy revived classical liberalism and became influential in many democracies after the 1980s.
What is neoliberalism?
These are information environments where people mostly encounter like-minded views.
What are echo chambers?
This puzzle asks why people vote even though one vote is unlikely to change the outcome.
What is the paradox of participation?
This allows citizens to propose laws directly, either for a public vote or legislative consideration.
What is an initiative?
These parties focus on specific issues or identities, such as environmentalism or immigration.
What are niche parties?
This strategy reduces barriers to trade and creates a more open international marketplace.
What is free trade?
When a small number of corporations control much of the media market, this is called this.
What is media concentration?
This authoritarian participation mechanism relies on exchanging benefits for political loyalty.
What is clientelism?
Brexit is a major example of this form of democratic decision-making.
What is a referendum?
In parliamentary systems, the party leader often becomes this.
Who is the prime minister?
This development strategy protects domestic industry to reduce dependence on foreign producers.
What is import substitution?
China’s strict system of internet censorship is often referred to by this nickname.
What is the Great Firewall?
Riots, terrorism, insurgency, and political repression-related conflict are examples of this extreme form of participation.
What is political violence?
This regime type holds elections but controls competition so the opposition cannot fairly win.
What is electoral authoritarianism?
This system has one party that dominates politics while other parties exist but cannot realistically win power.
What is a dominant-party system?
This occurs when natural resource wealth contributes to corruption, weak growth, or instability.
What is the resource curse?