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political participation
Vocabulary
political parties
mass media
campaigning
100
voting, protest
What are two ways of political participation?
100
what is a minority majority?
power immigrants have in shaping political culture in this country?
100
what is one way that political candidates obtain help for their campaign?
thru political actions committees, soft money...
100
what is news?
newly received or newsworthy information about recent or important events
100
what is the first step in being in a campaign?
the nomination
200
elderly, through voting
Who participates more and in what way?
200
what is demography, and what is it used for?
demography is the science of analyzing population changes, and it is used for construction the census that occurs every 10 years
200
why do third parties die out?
there isn't always enough support or the idea does not last longer than a few years
200
what is it called when many people believe the news favors one point of view over another?
bias in the news
200
how long do campaigns tend to last in other countries? what about in the U.S.?
in other countries it is less than 2 months while in the U.S. it is 18 months or more
300
post office, on line, any public service place
Where can one register to vote?
300
what is closed and open primaries, and how do they differ in means to their voters?
closed primary-elections to choose party people in which only people who who registered in advance with the party can vote for the party's candidates open primaries-elections to select party nominees in which voters can decide on election day whether they want to participate in democrat or republican contests they differ because closed parties encourage party loyalty, while open primaries dont
300
what is a political party?
a team of men and women seeking to control the governing apparatus by gaining office in a duty constituted election
300
what are some elements that are used when news are presented on air?
sound bites, beats or the talking head
300
what three effects do campaigns have on voters?
1.reinforcement 2.activation 3.conversion
400
what is the difference between civil disobedience & protest?
civil disobedience is causing destruction in means to reform protest is joining others and picketing in front of somewhere, in means to reform
400
define public opinion and its importance
public opinion is the aggregate of individual attitudes or beliefs held by adult population its importance is that it allows the government to know the opinion once the polls are given
400
how is party identification different than ticket splitting?
the party identification is stating a citizen's preference for one party or another, while ticket splitting has more independents, and no loyalties to original parties
400
why is the media referred to as the 4th branch of government?
it links key institutions (schools, health care..etc.) to the people & politicians
400
what is a caucus, and how are they organized?
caucus is meetings of state party leaders where they choose their delegates for their parties to go to the national convention organized like a pyramid from local precincts to the states convention
500
why is political participation discouraging?
because of registration, the long process...
500
what is libel and slander and how do they play an important role in court?
libel-publication of false or malicious statements that damages someone's reputation slander-the action or crime of making a false spoken statement damaging a person's reputation this is important because the accused of libel or slander can use this to their benefit to sue & win a case
500
what was the shortest lived party, and who was this party replaced by?
the federalists and the jeffersonians
500
in what way does the media act as a watchdog?
by keeping politicians in the limelight which restricts politicians seeking to only fulfill their narrow agendas
500
what was the MC govern Frasier commission?what was the outcome?
in 1988 when southern states said that northern states were disproportionate & as a result created super tuesday