Media/Social Media Influence
How can the media place pressure on the government?
What is the media can place pressure on the government to act by signaling a need for intervention or showing that citizens want change?
First step in the legislative process.
What is introducing a bill?
This is the term for the ability of media to shape public opinion.
What is media influence?
This is the term for the ability of the media to influence what subjects become national political issues.
What is agenda-setting?
This is where a bill is reviewed, debated, and amended.
What is a committee?
This is the spread of false or misleading information, especially on social media platforms.
What is fake news or misinformation?
This is a form of online content created by individuals, often shared on social media platforms.
What is user-generated content?
This is the type of vote needed in both the House and Senate to pass the bill.
What is a majority vote?
This is the concept that the media sets the agenda for public discourse by choosing which issues to cover.
What is agenda-setting theory?
This is the term for the spread of false or misleading information, especially through social media.
What is disinformation or fake news?
This is what happens when the President doesn't sign a bill within ten days while Congress is in session.
What is it becomes a law?
These are individuals with a significant following on social media who can impact trends and opinions.
What is social media influencers?
This is the phenomenon where users are primarily exposed to information confirming their existing beliefs.
What is an echo Chamber?
This is the action taken if the President vetoes a bill, but Congress still wants it to become law.
What is overriding the veto?
This is the phenomenon where algorithms filter information, creating personalized but potentially biased news feeds.
What is the filter bubble?