Chapter 18 Terms

Question 1

What type of propaganda: “Barbra Streisand supports Hillary Clinton”

Answer 1

Testimonial

Question 2

Supreme Court case resulted in the ruling that falsehood is constitutionally protected unless a public figure can demonstrate that the source of the libel has acted in reckless disregard of the truth

Answer 2

New York Times v Sullivan

Question 3

What type of propaganda: “My opponents is a radical liberal”

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Name calling

Question 4

Term refers to the sum of government’s goals and actions made in response to public opinion

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Public policy

Question 5

Labels applies to someone who does not call himself a conservative or a liberal

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Moderate

Question 6

Events, family, peers, media, institutions, and Christ

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Opinion influence factors

Question 7

Public service network with the major goal of covering the House and Senate proceedings without editing, commentary, or analysis

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C-Span

Question 8

Label assigned to attitudes or policies that favor government intervention in national problems

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Liberal

Question 9

Another name for an “insert groups”

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Pressure groups

Question 10

Amendment that guarantees freedom of the press

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First amendment

Question 11

A country’s management of its international relations

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Foreign policy

Question 12

First national newspaper in the United States

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New York Tribune

Question 13

What type of propaganda: “Jimmy Carter understands; he’s one of us”

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Plain folks

Question 14

Term that means a group of people who share the same opinions on a political issue and unite to influence governmental officials

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Interest groups

Question 15

What type of propaganda: “Everyone is voting for Ronald Reagan”

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Bandwagon

Question 16

Term meaning “friend of the court” refers to a person who files briefs or testifies in an effort to influence government officials

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Amicus Curiae

Question 17

Nation’s management of its internal affairs called

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Domestic policy

Question 18

Published false statements that injure someone’s reputation

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Libel

Question 19

What type of propaganda: “I promise a kinder, gentler nation”

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Glittering generalities

Question 20

Term means that government cannot review and censor information before it is presented to the public (except during wartime)

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Prior restraint

Question 21

What type of propaganda: “ Our party stands for the flag and the Statue of Liberty”

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Transfer

Question 22

Those opinions held by private persons which governments find it prudent to heed

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Public opinion

Question 23

What type of propaganda: “Obviously, all the facts prove that may opponent has never kept one promise”

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Card stacking

Question 24

Explain the difference between modern political liberals and conservatives

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Liberals have continued to broaden the idea of freedom to include “freedoms” such as abortion, not fault divorce, and homosexual marriage. Liberalism has to come to refer to the polices that favor government expansion.
Contemporary conservatives are still influenced by 19th century liberalism, which emphasizes individual freedom and limits this freedom places on government. As a result, ocnservativtism often refers to a reluctance to expand government authority, especially at the cost of emphasizing individual responsibility

Question 25

List the five types of interest groups and give an example of each

Answer 25

Economic- AFL-CIO
Social- AARP
Single-interest- national rifle association
Religious and ideological- moral majority
Civic- league of woman voters