Breaking!
Events purposely staged for the media that look spontaneous - primarily staged for the purpose of being covered
Media Event
What type of election in which in which one has to be a registered party member in order to vote and participate?
Closed primary
The purpose of interest groups groups is to influence...
Public Policy
Minor party on the right of the political spectrum that believes in little or no government and favors legalizing all drugs?
Libertarian
Political Action Committee
The use of in-depth reporting to unearth scandals, scams, and schemes, at times putting reporters in adversarial relationships with political leaders, is referred to as __________ journalism.
Investigative
caucus
Name the three parts of an iron triangle
Interest Groups, congressional committee, bureaucratic agency.
The main purpose and goal of political parties is to...
WIN ELECTIONS
The supreme court used the first amendment to justify their decision regarding campaign finance in this landmark case
Citizens United v FEC
In 1934, Congress created which body to regulate the use of the airwaves?
Federal Communications Commission or FCC
The process of states trying to move up their primary date to increase their influence in the election is known as this
frontloading
Interest Groups that are advocating for a large group's rights without mandatory membership are vulnerable to this problem
The free rider problem.
This explains actions of voters and politicians, individuals act in their own interest and so do politicians (want re-election).
Rational Choice Theory
The court case Buckley v Valeo (1976) overturned this form of campaign donations. A principle former president Trump claimed to take advantage of.
Journalist's need to debunk public officials and their policy proposals - crusading against foul play and unfairness in government and society is this unfriendly term.
Watchdog Journalism
This term describes In 1934, Congress created which body to regulate the use of the airwaves?
Ticket Splitting
This role of lobbyists that means direct group involvement in the electoral process. Groups can help fund campaigns, provide testimony, and get members to work for candidates, and some form political action committees.
Electioneering
It goes critical election, ________, Party Era
Party Realignment
This term describes the type of campaign contributions allowed by the Citizen's united decision
Soft Money Contributions
This phenomenon describes the increased number of news options that drives media to focus on or tailor their news to a particular interest of audience.
Narrowcasting
Name a fundamental problem with the electoral college system.
Winner take all system, smaller states having more influence.
Organizations that seek "a collective good, the achievement of which will not selectively and materially benefit the membership or activities of the organization."
Public Interest Lobbies
Theory about political party function that says parties should offer clear choice to the voters, who can then use those choices as cues to their own preferences of candidates. Once in office parties would carry out their campaign promises
Responsible Party Model
Summarize the impact of the citizen's united decision on politics and elections.
Citizens' united have created a political climate in which special interest groups (PACs) have more influence on politics.