Chapter 6: Public Opinion and Political Socialization
Chapter 7: Political Participation
Chapter 8: Parties, Candidates, and Campaigns
Chapter 9: Interest Groups
Chapter 10: The Media
100
Men are more likely than women to be ok with using this against an enemy country.
Force
100
A swing state in the south
Florida
100
This person is in charge of running day to day operations for a political party.
Party chair
100
The background relationship between lobbyists, legislators, and bureaucrats.
Iron Triangle
100
TV news anchors tend to be ______when they cover the news.
Negative
200
Your family is the strongest influence in shaping your____ __________.
Party Identification
200
This was one kind of test that southern states used to prevent black people from voting.
literacy test
200
This landmark Supreme Court decision in the area of campaign finance regulation said that corporations and labor unions are now the same as people and money=speech.
Citizens United
200
When a bureaucratic agency is totally controlled by an interest group.
captured
200
Also called "signaling"
Agenda Setting
300
This specific group of people are the most influential force in American politics today.
Right
300
Many Americans lack the _______to get involved in politics.
motivation
300
The Tea Party has a major issue with having to pay _____ to the federal government.
taxes
300
To be a good lobbyist, you need to provide this to politicians and bureaucrats.
information
300
The FCC has a _____doctrine, which means both sides get air time whenever a political issue arises that garners media attention.
fairness
400
The way that most Americans identify, politically.
Independent
400
This is the percentage of the voting age population that votes in elections.
60%
400
These kind of campaign ads are used most often.
Negative
400
Clean water or clean air or public parks
Collective good
400
Using certain words to describe a political issue
Framing
500
When a minor party starts to gain a following, one of the two major parties tries to ______its views.
absorb
500
The Tea Party can also be described as a
Social Movement
500
This group of people don't want the government to get involved in social or economic issues.
Libertarians
500
The strongest interest group in the area of workers' rights/labor rights.
AFL-CIO
500
One media conglomerate can own up to ____ percentage of the media.