Emotions
According to Affective Intelligence Theory, this system triggers when citizens encounter novel or threatening information.
What is the surveillance system?
A type of belief system in which events are explained by secret, powerful actors working behind the scenes.
What is a conspiracy theory?
Graham and Svolik show that voters sometimes tolerate violations of democratic norms when committed by candidates from this group.
The metaphor Putnam uses to describe the "hollowing out" of American civic life.
What is "bowling alone"?
This former actor who starred in movies like Bedtime for Bonzo later became President of the United States.
Who is Ronald Reagan?
The tendency for negative information to have stronger psychological effects than positive information.
What is negativity bias?
False information shared intentionally to deceive people.
What is disinformation?
The democratic norm that political actors should exercise restraint and avoid using the full extent of their legal powers.
What is institutional forbearance?
Name one institutional factor that can impact whether people vote/engage in politics or not.
What are... registration rules, voting rules, or the electoral system?
This TV show about a fictional White House administration starring Martin Sheen is beloved by political science students everywhere.
What is the West Wing?
In Valentino et al., what emotion do they find to be the most politically mobilizing?
What is anger?
This characteristic of conspiracy theories means that evidence against the theory is often interpreted as proof of the conspiracy itself.
What is unfalsifiability?
Levitsky and Ziblatt argue that democracy relies on this norm: accepting political rivals as legitimate opponents.
What is mutual toleration?
Marches, strikes, sit-ins, and civil disobedience are examples of this participatory framework.
What is contentious politics?
This U.S. president once appeared in the movie Home Alone 2.
Who is Donald Trump?
This emotional system, according to Affective Intelligence Theory, reinforces existing political habits and attachments when things appear normal and familiar.
What is the disposition system?
Conspiracies attribute complex social outcomes to deliberate coordination rather than structural forces or randomness
What is intentionality bias?
Name two mechanisms of democratic backsliding.
The three reasons in the CVM that explain why people do not participate in politics.
What are "can't," "don't want to," and "nobody asked"?
During a 1992 state dinner in Tokyo, this U.S. president briefly fainted and vomited on the Japanese prime minister.
Who is George H.W. Bush?
Growing affection for your own political party (in-group) and increasing distrust, dislike, and animosity toward the opposing party (out-group).
Affective Polarization
This idea describes how believing one conspiracy theory often increases the likelihood of believing many others.
What is a monological belief system?
This political orientation is characterized by preference for order, conformity, and strong leadership, and is often associated with weaker commitment to democratic norms.
What is authoritarianism?
In the Civic Voluntarism Model, these are the three specific resources that predict political participation.
What are time, money, and civic skills.
This satirical film starring Peter Sellers depicts a paranoid Cold War nuclear crisis.
What is Dr. Strangelove?