Linkage Institutions
Linkage institutions Connect citizens to ...
What is the Government?
The founding fathers guaranteed the protection of "the media" with this.
What is the first amendment?
Bars the government from unreasonable search and seizure of an individual or their private property.
What is the Fourth Amendment?
The Ability to Tax
What is Concurrent Power?
in the 3/5 Compromise each slave counted as 3/5 of a person for.
What is "determining population"?
Political issues are concerns of the people that have gotten the attention of...
What are politicians?
Americans have largely moved to this for their news needs.
What is digital media?
Provides additional protections to people accused of crimes, such as the right to a speedy and public trial, trial by an impartial jury in criminal cases, and to be informed of criminal charges.
What is the Sixth Amendment?
Providing for Education
What is a Reserved power?
Oligarchy
What is "rule by a group of people"?
The Policy Agenda is...
The "to-do" list for our government.
Social media in particular is a problem because of this concept.
What is an "algorithm" / "echo chamber"?
States that listing specific rights in the Constitution does not mean that people do not have other rights that have not been spelled out.
What is the Ninth Amendment?
Providing for the Army/Navy
What is a Delegated power?
Federalism
The four types of linkage institutions are...
What is The Media, Interest Groups, Political Parties, and Elections
Gatekeeper
What is "decides what becomes news and what doesn't"
Says that the Federal Government only has those powers delegated in the Constitution. If it isn’t listed, it belongs to the states or to the people.
What is the Tenth Amendment?
Providing for General Welfare
What is a Concurrent power?
Separation of Powers
What is splitting the government into three but equal branches; Legislative, Executive, Judicial.
The six factors that affect voter participation
What are political socialization, age, race, gender, level of education, and socio-economic status.
South Park is one of the best example of this concept.
What is Satire?
It states that serious criminal charges must be started by a grand jury. A person cannot be tried twice for the same offense (double jeopardy) or have property taken away without just compensation. People have the right against self-incrimination and cannot be imprisoned without due process of law (fair procedures and trials.)
What is the Fifth Amendment?
Establishing Courts
What is a Concurrent Power?
Checks and Balances
What is each branch of government having power over the other branches?