Fake/Biased News
The type of "news" that is outright false or fabricated
What is fake news?
Groups that influence elections by donating money to candidates or political parties
What are interest groups?
The division of power between the state and national government
What is federalism?
A group of people organized around a shared system of values or beliefs
What is a political party?
Defined by James Madison in Federalist no. 10 as groups of people with a shared interest
What are factions?
Things that all news has, but it does NOT mean they are fake.
What are biases?
Groups that can give an unlimited amount of money to a political cause, NOT a political candidate
What are Super-PACs?
The gradual mixing of state and federal programs over time
What is marble cake federalism?
The party to which Joe Biden belongs
A system in which power is mainly in the hands of smaller governmental units
What is a confederation?
Often considered the "fourth branch" of the government.
What is the media?
What are Political Action Committees? (PACs)
The part of the Constitution that creates the "reserved powers" doctrine
What is the Tenth Amendment
Parties that have little influence over the results of elections
What are third parties?
The method by which Iowans choose their presidential nominee; the first contest of the presidential primary season.
What is a caucus?
The way that biased news builds up a story for the sake of selling it
What is sensationalism?
The amount of money an individual can give to a political campaign in one election
What is $2800?
Powers shared by the Federal and State governments
What are Concurrent Powers?
A system in which two main groups dominate all elections
What is the Two Party System?
An idea or policy that receives mass public support to be submitted to the government, typically by receiving signatures
What is a petition?
The way the media makes or breaks politicians by running favorable or unfavorable stories about them
What is scorekeeping?
Money given to state and local party organizations for voting related activities which is NOT regulated by the FEC.
What is soft money?
The Article and Section of the Constitution that outlines the things the states CANNOT do
What is Article I Section 10?
A party that is focused around a single problem or idea
What is a single issue party?
The process by which a field of candidates is narrowed