Voting
Amendment that prohibits states from discriminating against prospective voters on the basis of race
15th Amendment
Type of Primary Election - anyone can vote
Open Primary
term to describe interacting with government officials, to advance a group’s goals
Lobbying
Money donated or spent on a specific candidate
Hard Money
Four Functions of the Media includes: 1. Reporting on political events and outcomes; 2. Interpreting those events and outcomes; 3. educating citizens
AND this...
To be a Watchdog
Amendment that expanded voting rights (Suffrage) to women
19th Amendment
Type of Primary - only members of the party can vote
Closed Primary
type of voting - voter votes for the candidate that supports the policies that are important to them - voter doesn't care what political party the candidate is in
Rational - Choice Voting
money donated not to a specific candidate but to a political party for “party-building activities”
Soft Money
The term to describe the ability of the news media by covering stories about some topics and not others to shape the public agenda
Agenda - Setting
Amendment that lowered voting age from 21 to 18
26th Amendment
Type of Primary - members of the party and independent voters can vote (type of primary we have in NC)
Semi - Closed Primary
committees set up by corporations, labor unions, or interest groups that raises and spends campaign money from voluntary donations
PACS
A group that raises and spends unlimited amounts of money from corporations, unions, and individuals but cannot coordinate its activities with parties or candidates in any way (independent expenditures only)
SUPER PACS
Term to describe when reporters serve and create the leaning of a particular political party
Partisan Bias
Term to describe people coming together to make social and political change with the goal of placing issues on the policy agenda.
Social Movement
a person who acts as the voters’ representative at a convention to select the party’s nominee - different types include pledged, unpledged and super
Delegates
Supreme Court case that determined that limiting soft money donations is a violation of free speech found under the first amendment
Citzens United v. FEC (Federal Elections Commission)
type of interest group that acts on behalf of the collective interests of a wide range of individuals
Public Interest Groups
Term to describe coverage of political campaigns that focuses more on the drama of the campaign and polling than on policy issues
Horse-Race Journalism
Two Types of elections with the same purpose - to narrow down the number of candidates in each political party until each has their one candidate to run for President
Primary Elections and Caucuses
Name given to a brief that is filed by a third party as a "friend of the court" that is designed to try and influence the court's decision
Amicus Curie Brief
Type of Voting where voter votes for members of the same party
Party-Line (straight-ticket) Voting
These are organizations that cannot devote more than 50% of its funds to politics. Sometimes referred to as “dark money” groups because they do not have to disclose their donors
501c (4) groups
The increasing number of media outlets, horse - race journalism and the need for outlets to find ways to grab people’s attention has led many media sources to become this:
consumer-driven media outlets