Grab Bag
Organizations that connect people to the government
Linkage Institutions
How the US party system is different from most other party systems around the world
What is the US only has two parties. Most other have multi-party systems
A national convention is used to select this person
Parties candidate for President
Three Examples of Interest Groups in the US (Actual Groups)
NRA, NAACP, NEA, AMA, AARP, ACLU
A common term to explain media as another branch of the government
The 4th Estate
A Political Party that is OUTSIDE the two major political parties in the US is simply called...
What are Minor Parties
The two clear benefits of the two party system over multi-party system
What are:
1-Still allow for choice among voters
2-More stable and easier to choose who to vote for
A common argument about the electoral college system
Many...
A Political Action Committee (PAC) is a group set up with this specific role
Raise Money (also...elect people with money)
Name three forms of New Media
Blogs, social networks, twitter, internet news, Youtube channels.
A primary election where participation is available to anyone, regardless of political party
What is an open primary
This famous chap lived in the United States and warned against having political parties
Who is George Washington
How electoral votes are distributed among the states...
Votes are equal to the number of Senators and Representatives from that state
These are two functions of interest groups
Represent members to lawmakers
Inform the public about issues
A common complaint about the US media coverage because the companies are privately owned
Driven by profit and viewers, not actually to deliver the news to the public
The amendment that grants free speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition.
What is the First Amendment
The names of the two main political parties AND two minor parties
What are: Republican and Democrat. What are: Communist, Libertarian, Green, Reform, Independence.
Something you can do if you are not able to go to the polls on election day
Absentee Ballot
The big complaint that people have about interest groups
-Present chances for corruption
-Use biased information to gain support
-Get in the way of Change
-Politicians spend time worrying about lobbyists, not paying attention to constituents
This is a way the media and politicians both depend and benefit from each other
Politicians need media to inform the public about them and their ideas to get votes
The Media needs politicians to give them news to tell the public to get viewers and make money
A dude that is a writer and wants to expose the Government or Big Business of doing bad stuff
What is a muchraker
Political realignment, in terms of studying political parties means...
When political parties flip/exchange what they believe on certain issues
Top reasons voter turnout is low in the United States
-Not Mandatory
-My vote does not matter, Electoral College
-Too much media coverage
-Do not identify with either party
-Voting does not make a difference
Three different types of interest Groups
Pressure
Advocacy
Special Interest
Lobbying
Protest
Which Party do these Media outlet fall under
Tucker Carlson, Rachel Maddow, Fox News, MSNBC, Public Broadcasting, Breitbart Media
Republican: Tucker, Fox, Breitbart
Democrat: Rachel, MSNBC, PBS