CH 6
beliefs and attitudes toward different issues, events, and people
what is public opinion?
A newspaper released a report on the financial entanglements between members of Congress and the industries they are regulating. This is an example of the media acting as a(n)
what is a watchdog?
An organization that tries to influence the government by getting its members elected to office.
What is a political party?
In this type of election, voters select who they want to fill a political office.
what is general election?
identification with or support of a particular party
what is partisanship?
a cohesive set of beliefs that form a general philosophy about the government.
what is political ideology?
An individual is driving and witnesses a police officer using force on a man stopped at the side of the road. The individual records the incident and posts his eyewitness account online, this is...
what is citizen journalism?
In the early Republic, parties were seen as threats to the stability of the new democratic government and were referred to as
what are factions?
In this type of election, voters choose each party’s candidate to compete for a political office
what is a primary election?
discussions of politics and current events on social media occur within a network of friends and family
what is the new dinner table?
Suppose Mary believes that men and women should be treated equally and have the same standing under the law. what is this example of?
what is a value?
The power of the media to draw public attention to particular issues and problems is called
what is agenda setting?
Efforts by parties at voter mobilization efforts are
now a science- they use extensive databases on voters to...
what is micro targetting?
a violent attack on government; the act of revolting against civic authority or established government
what is an insurrection?
the tendency for Black Americans to perceive other Black Americans as members of a group with a common identity and a shared political interest is called
what is linked fate?
The process by which political values are formed is best known as
what is political socialization?
the fact that Americans today are likely to follow the news by briefly reading multiple headlines online rather than by reading longer news articles is referred to as
what is skim and scan?
he warned us about the rise of political parties in his farewell address
who is george washington?
percentage of eligible individuals who actually vote
what is voter turnout?
A person’s political party preference is primarily acquired through the influence of who...
what is a person's family?
an external event that effects you and shapes your opinion moving forward.
what is political environment?
When the media presents information from a certain perspective in order to shape the audience’s understanding of that information, it best describes the process of
what is framing?
Australia implemented this in 1920 when their voter turnout was a record low of 60%
what is mandatory voting?
Stanley is displeased with the policies that the Democrats have passed while in the majority in Congress, so he has decided to vote for the Republican candidates this election. This is an example of
what is retrospective voting?
Congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act in both chambers with a straight party line vote. When Republicans vote with other Republicans and Democrats vote with fellow Democrats, and they oppose the other party, this is an illustration of
what is political polarization?