Federalism
A government ruled by representatives of the people is known as a(n)____________.
What is republic?
When law enforcement wants to conduct a search, they must obtain a search warrant by convincing a judge that they have________, which is a reasonable belief that a crime has been committed
What is probable cause?
Women in the United States are statistically most likely to identify with which political party?
What is democrats?
In recent years, scholars of political science have extended their views of political participation to extend beyond merely ______.
What is voting?
What is consider3ed the most recent threat to the integrity of the U.S. political news media?
What is Artificial Intelligence (AI)?
The party that supported the constitution - only after the Bill of Rights was added
What is the Anti-federalists?
Generally, the course use which of the following judicial standards to decide if a law or policy is allowed to treat people differently in gender-discrimination matters?
What is intermediate scrutiny?
In Public Opinion (1922), a key concept for Walter Lippmann's understanding of opinion was the ________.
Stereotype
Specifically Lippmann look at how wartime propaganda modified American public opinion and stereotypes
Preliminary research concludes that social media has an effect on political behavior, especially increasing support for ______ such as the right to privacy?
What is civil liberties?
Influencing individuals' interpretations of news or events by highlighting certain details or contexts is known as ______________.
(Hint: the answer is an action, ie not bias)
What is priming?
Influencing (or shaping) individuals' interpretations of news or events by highlighting certain details or contexts is known as priming.
What was one of the primary effects of Shays' Rebellion (1786) on U.S. political development?
It showed the need for a stronger central government
What is Separate but equal?
upheld Southern segregation laws
In the context of the United States, party affiliation is directly affected by day the degree to which one believes_______.
Recall the conversation of different goods during the first week and how different people want to see the government distribute goods.
What is the difference between political participation and civic engagement?
The nature of the action, that is whether it extends outside the political realm
Civic engagement includes political and nonpolitical action
The hand-cranked printing press was the first method of producing print media in the United States, and primarily brought print media to what audiences?
Those who could afford newspapers and pamphlets.
Why were senators' elections staggered so that only one-third of the body was elected every two years?
to insulate the house from the public passions
The difference between libel and slander is ______.
libel is written
slander is verbal
What is at least two problems of polling public opinion?
lack of respondent knowledge; respondent may be asked a series of questions to prove basic knowledge of the poll subject
social pressure, real or perceived, to answer in a particular way
sample errors
wrong technology used to engage target population
manipulation by respondents
data analysis errors
high margin of error
Being part of volunteer work, involving social media, joining interest groups and participating in protests are all forms of ________.
Cooperative action taken on by individuals to reach a shared political goal.
In which way did the introduction of television immediately alter American political history?
(Hint: JFK v. Nixon)
It gave Americans the chance to actually see presidential candidates perform.
The Senate's power to ratify treaties, the president's ability to veto legislation, and the states' share of power in the system collectively exemplify what concept of American Constitutional jurisprudence?
In 1964 what did segregation in public schools look like in Mississippi?
Desegregation was moving at a very slow pace and didn't have much federal guidance
A high school student joins her school's Young Republicans club. this is an example of the effect of __________.
civic education, the transmission of information about the political world and civic norms to learners.
Where is on most likely to find a millennial engaging with the political process?
marching down Main Street in a protest
Millennials most often engage with the political process through protest (more than previous generations)
An office supply company accounts for 10 percent of the advertising on the National News Network (NNN). Recently, NNN’s competitors published stories about how the office supply company uses cheap parts in their machines, putting American office workers at risk. NNN has not run any stories on this issue, and still runs the office supply company’s ads. NNN’s decision not to cover this news event is an example of ______.
What is commercial bias?