Chapter 9-1
Impeachment requires a supermajority in Congress... which means...?
A majority vote is needed in the House, but a two-thirds vote is needed in the Senate to convict.
another name for a person represented by an elected official
what is a constituent?
This term refers to online environments where the same opinions are repeatedly voiced and promoted to the exclusion of opposing views
what are echo chambers?
The fact that Americans today are likely to follow the news by briefly reading multiple headlines online rather than by reading longer news articles is referred to as
what is skim and scan?
True or False: The minority party is the political party in a legislature that represents the interests of members of minority groups.
False
ELECTION '24: Who controls the Senate and how many seats do they have?
Republicans - 53
Another name for the set of mathematical rules that Facebook and other companies use to plan the content users are most likely to see
what are algorithms?
The power of the media to draw public attention to particular issues and problems is called
what is agenda setting?
A supermajority in a chamber of Congress to derail debate on a piece of legislature
what is cloture?
This country is an example of a parliamentary system- looking for one from the slides I gave.
what is Denmark?
A newspaper released a report on the financial entanglements between members of Congress and the industries they are regulating. This is an example of the media acting as a(n)
what is watchdog?
When the media presents information from a certain perspective in order to shape the audience’s understanding of that information, it best describes the process of
what is framing?
"power of the purse" means...
What is Congress allocates funding for government programs?
Obama signed this as an executive order, bypassing Congress completely to protect kids that were brought to this country undocumented
what is DACA?
An individual is driving and witnesses a police officer using force on a man stopped at the side of the road. The individual records the incident and posts his eyewitness account of the event online. This would be an example of
what is citizen journalism?
A widely circulated story that the pope endorsed Donald Trump for president in 2016 was a good example of
what is fake news?
This political science theory explains the appeal of a candidate like US Senator Tammy Duckworth, who is a disabled veteran and wants to represent military families.
what is descriptive representation?
this law explains that as long as the United States has a first-past-the-post system, two major parties will dominate elections.
what is duvergers law?
During the 2020 election, the coronavirus dominated news coverage at the expense of other issues like climate change or the widening gap between wealthy and poor Americans. This is an example of the media’s power of
what is priming?
An application or feed that collects web content such as news headlines, blogs, podcasts, online videos, and more in one location for easy viewing is known as