Chapter 4
Democrats hold more power in (cities/rural areas) and Republicans hold more power in (cities/rural areas)
What are cities and rural areas?
The reason why many women do not seek out elected positions
What are societal barriers?
The election where delegates vote on a candidate for the general election
What is a Primary Election?
Free Press and the amendment it comes from
What is free from censorship and the first amendment?
Horserace journalism
What is focus on who's winning the polls instead of focusing on issues?
The purpose of a third-party
What is to gain the attention of major political parties to bring attention to a certain issue?
Explain open and closed primaries
What is all registered voters can vote for a candidate no matter their party affiliation? (open)
What is only registered voters can vote for a candidate within their registered party? (closed)
Ways to make voting more convenient
What are mail-in ballots, online registration, pre-registration?
True or False: Mainstream media does NOT have political bias
What is True?
Ex. New York Times, ABC News, etc.
Not Fox News, MSNBC because it's their job to be biased
Soft news v. Hard News
What is news that deals with entertainment instead of issues (soft) and news that places more focus on facts (hard)?
An organization that involves precinct chairs, county and district executive committees, and a state executive committee
What is a Permanent Party Organization?
Examples of obstacles to voting
What are poll tax, white primaries, literacy tests, gerrymandering, photo ID law, etc.
The process of drawing district lines in favor of a political party
What is gerrymandering?
Investigative journalism and example (double points)
What is when journalists go digging into news to find out more facts about the situation
- Ex: Watergate
Homogenized news presentation
What is when more than one network is owned by one company and shows the same news on different channels?
Primaries and conventions that function briefly to nominate candidates, pass resolutions, adopt a party platform, and select delegates to party conventions at higher levels
What is a Temporary Party Organization?
A set of goals that is supported by the party or what they hope to accomplish
What is a party platform?
Voting for a candidate based on how you like their character
What is candidate favorability?
The name for media censorship
What is prior restraint?
Occurs when journalists or news organizations allow their own opinions to affect the news they report or the way they report it
What is media bias?
The reason why Texas became a Republican state over time
What is the Civil Rights Era?
The case that had Alabama redraw its Congressional map
What is Allen v. Milligan?
The case that eliminated pre-clearance in voting laws
What is Shelby County v. Holder?
Priming and Framing
What is indicating what's important (priming) and defining the issue (framing)?
Misinformation v. Disinformation
What is a mistake that can be corrected (misinformation) and intentionally misleading (disinformation)?