Political Parties
Elections
Interest groups
Media
Vocabulary
100
This is how presidential candidates are chosen in most states.
What is a primary election?
100
This "winner-takes-all" system of elections in the United States prevents minor parties from being successful.
What is the Electoral College?
100
This amendment protects interest groups and lobbyist.
What is the first amendment?
100
This is the consequence of "horse-race journalism"?
What is the focus on who is winning in the polls rather than the issues of the election.
100
Money that is given to a political party, and not a specific candidate.
What is soft money?
200
This is what the Constitution says about political parties,.
What is nothing; political parties are not mentioned in the Constitution.
200
In this type of primary election, only members of a political party may vote.
What is a closed primary?
200
This interest group provides benefits and services to people over the age of 50.
What is the AARP (American Association of Retired Persons)
200
Jouranlists choose to report about the drug trade in American. What role does this illustrate?
What is the gatekeeper role?
200
Journalism that uses sensationalism to capture and influence readers.
What is yellow journalism?
300
Though usually unsuccessful in elections, they force the other parties to address issues they would otherwise avoid.
What are minor parties?
300
This type of voting often results in divided government.
What is ticket splitting?
300
These people are most likely to join interest groups.
What is people with more education OR higher incomes.
300
The Federal government sued this newspaper to prevent them from printing the Pentagon Papers.
What is the New York Times?
300
A provision added to a law by a legislator that provides something to a client (usually an interest group)>
What is an earmark?
400
Though often corrupt, these resulted in a high level of party organization, member control, and an increase in voter turnout.
What are party machines?
400
This is a campaign issue that most people everyone agree with, such as economic prosperity.
What is a valence issue?
400
After this law was passed, the number of PACs increased rapidly.
What is the Campaign Finance Reform Act of 1972.
400
This is how most peole get their news.
From the televison.
400
Members of Congress can send mail to their constituents at the government's expense instead of their own.
What is franking?
500
The Progressive Party (Bull Moose) encouraged the major parties to pay attention to this issue.
What is business regulation, and the reform of corrupt politics.
500
Presidential candidates must change their campaign strategy in this way after winning the primary.
What is appear more moderate in their views.
500
This Supreme Court case lifted earlier campaign restrictions on corporations, non-profit organizations, and labor unions.
What is Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission?
500
These are two reasons that a newspaper or magazine could be sued.
What is for printing obscene material, libelous material, or inciting someone to committ an illega act. (2 of 3)
500
This gives voters may say in making laws by allowing them to vote on a law already passed by a state legislator.
What is a referendum?
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