Voting Rights
This model says people vote based on what benefits them the most.
What is the Rational Choice Model?
This term refers to short, memorable quotes from politicians used in the media.
What are Sound Bites?
These are organized efforts by candidates to win an election.
What are Campaigns?
This is money raised and spent to support political campaigns.
What is Campaign Finance?
This institution reports what the government does and influences how citizens engage in politics.
What is the Media?
This type of voting is based on how the government performed in the past.
What is Retrospective Voting?
This type of primary allows any voter to participate, regardless of party.
What is an Open Primary?
This is the process where voters choose leaders and policies.
What are Elections?
These are donations given directly to candidates with legal limits.
What is Hard Money?
This is the role of the media when it exposes corruption and protects the public.
What is holding the government accountable (or holding government responsible to the people)?
This type of voting focuses on what candidates will do in the future.
What is Prospective Voting?
This type of money is given to political parties for general purposes, not directly to candidates.
What is Soft Money?
This advantage helps current officeholders win reelection more easily.
What is Incumbency Advantage?
These groups raise and spend money for candidates but must follow limits.
What are PACs?
The media is considered this type of institution because it connects the government and the people.
What is a Linkage Institution?
This type of voting is when people vote for their political party’s candidates.
What is Party-Line Voting?
This role of the media involves exposing corruption and protecting the public.
What is holding government responsible to the people?
This system is used to elect the president using state electors.
What is the Electoral College?
These groups can raise unlimited money but cannot coordinate with candidates.
What are Super PACs?
Modern news is described this way because it is filtered to match what audiences want to hear.
What is hyper filtered news?
These are the rights that allow citizens to vote without unfair barriers.
What are Voting Rights?
Modern media is criticized for doing this instead of focusing on accurate reporting.
What is prioritizing viewership over real reporting?
This type of primary only allows registered party members to vote.
What is a Closed Primary?
This Supreme Court case allowed unlimited independent political spending.
What is Citizens United v. FEC?
This problem has become harder to detect and causes people to believe everything they see.
What is Media Bias?