Media
Purpose of the media as a linkage institution is
What is to connect people and the government?
This Amendment was violated in the Citizens United Case.
What is the First Amendment?
These regulations can lawfully limit free speech applies to all forms of media and are always illegal
What is libel, slander, defamation
A conservative religious interest group credited with helping to mobilize conservative evangelical Christian voters from its founding in 1987 through the presidency of Ronald Reagan
What is a moral majority?
Interest group representative who seeks to influence legislation that will benefit their organization or client through political and/or financial persuasion
What is a lobbyist?
A form of Investigative Journalsims devoted to exposing misconduct by the government, businesses, and individual politicians
What is Muckraking
The legal guideline that prevents news outlets from selling one candidate more airtime than another
What is the equal time rule?
This Supreme Court Case that allowed the publication of the Pentagon Papers
What is New York Times Co. v. United States?
Democratic and civic habits of discussion, compromise, and respect for differences, which grow out of participation in voluntary organizations.
What is Social Capital
Officially recognized fund-raising organizations that represents interest organization that represents the interest groups and is allowed by federal law to make contributions directly to candidates' campaigns
What is a Politcal action committee (PAC)?
The process by which a news organization defines a political issue and consequently affects opinion about the issues
The first President to rely on social media to broaden his campaign audience
Who is Barack Obama?
Limitations on the substance of the mass media
What are Content Regulations?
The interest group that's best known for its efforts to protect the Second Amendment
What is The National Rifle Association (NRA)?
A collection people or organization that tries to influence public policy
What is an Interest Group?
Three official ways that the press interacts with public figures
What are press releases, press briefings, and press conferences?
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The act banned gifts to members of Congress and their staff, toughened disclosure requirements, and increased time limits from the government to the private sector
What is the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007?
This Act sought to provide an optimal balance competing corporate interests, technological innovations and consumer needs
What is the Telecommunications Act?
When potential members fail to join a group because they can get the benefit, or collective good, sought by the group without contributing the effort
What is Free Rider Problem
The societal period between 1890s-1920s that created an increased of political and societal activists who opposed corruption in government, supported regulation of monopolies, and sought improvement of socioeconomic conditions
What is the Progressive movement/Progressive Era?
A form of journalism, in vogue in the early twelfth century, devoted to exposing misconduct by government business, and individual politicians
What is yellow journalsims?
This President had a radio show to address the nation's fears and concerns, known as "Fireside Chats."
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
This constitutional doctrine prevents the government from prohibiting speech or publication before the fact; generally held to be in violation of the First Amendment
What is Prior Restraint?
Sn organization that seeks a collective good that if achieved will not selectively and materially benefit group members
What is a public interest group?
This Supreme Court Case ruled that the "prior restraint" on publication violated the First Amendment.
What is Near v. Minnesota?