Public Opinion & Political Action
Mass Media & the Political Agenda
Political Parties
Nominations and Campaigns
Elections, Voting Behavior, Interest Groups
100
the process through which an individual acquires his or her particular political orientations
What is political socialization
100
the use of detective-like reporting methods to unearth scandals
What is investigative journalism
100
voting with one party for one office and with another party for another office
What is ticket splitting
100
This was set up to reform the rules for selecting delegates to the Democratic National Convention
What is McGovern-Fraser Commission
100
Passed in 1993...required states to permit people to register to vote at the same time they apply for their driver's license
What is Motor Voter Act
200
The distribution of the population's beliefs about politics and policy issues
What is public opinion
200
television, radio, newspapers,the internet and other means of popular communication
What is mass media
200
The people who identify with a party are components of which part of the political party
What is party in the electorate
200
money donated to parties rather than candidates, thus not subject to contribution or spending limits
What is soft money
200
the belief that one's political participation really matters--that your vote can actually make a difference
What is political efficacy
300
the regular pattern by which women are more likely to support democratic candidates
What is gender gap
300
meetings of public officials with reporters
What is press conference
300
the key spokespersons for political parties come from which of its major components
What is party in the government
300
A 6 member bipartisan agency created by the FECA in 1974. They administer and enforce campaign finance laws
What is Federal Election Commission (FEC)
300
Politics is mainly a competition among groups, each one pressing for its' own preferred policies
What is pluralist theory
400
public opinion surveys used by major media pollsters to predict electoral winners with speed and precision
What is exit poll
400
media programming on cable TV or the internet that is focused on one topic and aimed at a particular audience
What is narrowcasting
400
Here the party's policy positions are developed, the campaign strategies are determined, a candidate is nominated for president as well as his or her VP
What is national party convention
400
struck down part of the Federal Election Campaign Act that restricted the amount individuals could contribute to their own campaign...think freedom of speech
What is Buckley v. Valeo (1976)
400
Something of value that cannot be withheld from a group member
What is collective good
500
the level of confidence in the findings of a public opinion poll. The more people interviewed the more confident one can be of the results
What is sampling error
500
an intentional newsleak for the purpose of assessing the political reaction
What is trial balloon
500
If you are a registered Republican, what primary(ies) can you vote in
What is Republican closed primary, open primary, blanket primary
500
Increased the amount that individuals can give to candidates, barred groups from running "issue ads" within 60 days of an election if they refer to a federal candidate or are not funded through a PAC, and banned soft money contributions
What is McCain-Feingold Act
500
the larger the group, the further it will fall short of providing an optimal amount of a collective good
What is Olson's law of large groups
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