Public Opinion
This man is credited with inventing the modern public opinion survey
Who is George Gallup?
This is the belief that one's political participation really matters
What is political efficacy?
This is the nickname given to FDR's radio speeches in which he explained his ideas and actions directly to the people
What are fireside chats?
First identified by political scientist V. O. Key, these are the three components or facets of political parties
What are party-in-the-electorate, party organization, and party-in-office (government)?
Interest groups must find ways to overcome this phenomenon in which people are inclined to reap the benefits of the group's work without actually contributing to the group's efforts
What is the free rider problem?
This is ideologically slanted information presented as unbiased information in order to influence public opinion
What is covert content?
These are organizations created to raise and spend money to influence political campaigns and public policy
What are Political Action Committees (PACs)?
This is the name originally given to tabloid-style newspapers that focused on sensational images and scandalous headlines
What is yellow journalism?
This is the term used to describe the increasing dissimilarity in ideological views between Democrats and Republicans
What is partisan polarization?
This type of incentive appeals to someone's concern about a cause
What is a purposive incentive?
This branch of government is least susceptible to making decisions based on public opinion polls
What is the Supreme Court?
This state became the first to automatically register all citizens over the age of 18 to vote.
What is Oregon?
The media play this role by choosing which topics or issues deserve widespread public attention
What is agenda setting?
Political parties are distinguished from interest groups largely because they do this one thing that interest groups do not
What is run members for elective office?
The political scientist E.E. Schattschneider criticized this theory for not recognizing interest groups generally represent those who are well-off
What is pluralist theory?
What is the Bradley Effect?
48 states plus the District of Columbia award electoral votes for president on this basis
What is winner-take-all?
These two presidential rivals were the first to make widespread use of the partisan press to spread scandalous gossip about one another during the campaign.
Who are John Adams and Thomas Jefferson?
This is the type of election in which only registered party members can vote to choose the party's nominee for an elected office
What is a closed primary?
What is an in-house lobbyist?
According to Jonathan Haidt, these are the two channels of morality generally recognized by liberals
What are harm/care and fairness/reciprocity?
This demographic factor is the strongest predictor of whether a citizen will turn out to vote
What is education level?
The emergence of the professional press was marked by the founding of the first school of journalism at this university
What is Columbia?
Countries with this type of electoral system award legislative seats based upon the share of votes each party receives
What is proportional representation?
This theory holds that external events or shocks can lead to interest group mobilization
What is disturbance theory?