disposed to preserve existing conditions, institutions, etc., or to restore traditional ones, and to limit change.
What is a Conservative voter
100
(Newspaper, radio, tv, internet, social media) How the media portrays elections
What is Media Roles in Elections
100
enable voters to select leaders and to hold them accountable for their performance in office
What is The purpose of elections
100
opinion, benchmark, bushfire, entrance, exit, deliberative opinion, tracking, and the straw poll
What is Types of Polls
100
any group that seeks to influence public policy
What is Interest groups
200
is the citizens' faith and trust in government and their belief that they can understand and influence political affairs.
What is Political efficacy
200
journalism that exploits, distorts, or exaggerates the news to create sensations and attract readers
What is Yellow Journalism
200
an election that narrows the field of candidates before a general election for office.
What is a Primary election
200
is a vote that is seen as potentially going to any of a number of candidates in an election, or, in a two-party system, may go to either of the two dominant political parties.
What is a Swing Vote
200
the party faithful; rank and file members who actually carry out the party's electioneering efforts
What is Party activists
300
is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election.
What is Voter turnout and voter participation
300
a film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or event
What is Infotainment
300
is a term from political science and political history describing a dramatic change in the political system.
What is a Realignment election
300
voters base decision off of past performance. evaluates Country's prior issues and signals a desire for change
What is Retrospective voting
300
A meeting of people, often in an auditorium or church basement, where they vote on who they would like their party's nominee to be.
What is Cuacuses
400
the direct vote of all the members of an electorate on an important public question such as a change in the constitution.
What is Plebiscite
400
writer or journalist of the early 1900s who uncovered shameful conditions in business and other areas of American life.
What is Muckracker
400
is a trend or process whereby a large portion of the electorate abandons its previous partisan (political party) affiliation, without developing a new one to replace it.
What is a Dealignment election
400
voters base decision off of what they think will happen in the future
What is Prospective voting
400
Political parties perform an important task in government. They bring people together to achieve control of the government, develop policies favorable to their interests or the groups that support them, and organize and persuade voters to elect their candidates to office.
What is the political party functions
500
gridlock or deadlock or political stalemate refers to a situation when there is difficulty passing laws that satisfy the needs of the people.
What is Political gridlock
500
bias or slant in the selection of which news to report and how the news is reported.
What is Media bias
500
an electoral "earthquake" whereby new issues emerge, new coalitions replace old ones, and the majority party is often displaced by the minority party. Critical election periods are sometimes marked by a national crisis and may require more than one election to bring about a new party era.
What is a Critical election
500
choosing an early date to hold the primary election
What is Frontloading
500
defined as an organised group of people with at least roughly similar political aims and opinions, that seeks to influence public policy by getting its candidates elected to public office.