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Chapters 8-11 Flashcards

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1
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The formal statement of a party’s principles and policy objectives is called a ______.

A

Platform

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2
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Individuals who identify with or tend to support a party are called the _____.

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The party in the electorate

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The formal party apparatus, including committees, party leaders, conventions, and workers is called____.

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The party organization

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4
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The situation that exists when congress is controlled by one party and the presidency by the other is called_____.

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Divided government

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A philosophy supporting the rights and empowerment of the masses as opposed to elites is called

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Populism

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A significant shift is party allegiances or electoral support is called___.

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Realignment

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Franklin D Roosevelt’s broad social welfare program in which the government would bear the responsibility of providing a safety net to protect the weakest members of society was called ______.

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The New Deal

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8
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The situation in which voters vote for candidates from more than one party is called

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Ticket splitting

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9
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An election structure in which political parties win the number of parliamentary seats equal to the percentage of the vote the party received is called

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A proportional representation system

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An election in which voters choose the party’s candidates who will run in the later general election is called a

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Primary election

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A new, grassroots, conservative protest movement that opposed recent government actions, including economic stimulus spending and health care reform is called

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Tea Party Movement

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12
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Political scientists view that a function of a party is to offer a clear choice to voters by establishing priorities or policy stances that differ from those of rival parties is called

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Responsible party model

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The role that the party out of power plays, highlighting its objections to policies and priorities of the government in power, is called the

A

Loyal opposition

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Organizations that candidates form to support their individual election are called

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Candidate committees

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A campaign in which an individual seeking election, rather than an entire party slate, is the focus in a

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Candidate-centered campaign

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An election that determines which candidates win the offices being sought is called

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A general election

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17
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A meeting of party members held to select delegates to the national convention is called a

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Caucus

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A special election In which voters can remove officeholder a before their term is over is called a

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Recall

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An election in which voters in a state can vote for or against a measure proposed by the state legislature is called a

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Referendum

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20
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The phenomenon by which candidates running for lower-level office such as city council benefit in an election from the popularity of a top-of-ticket nominee is called

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The coattail effect

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21
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A professional who brings the campaign message to voters by creating all forms of media ads is called a

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Media consultant

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22
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The proportion of voters who actually voted is called

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The turnout rate

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An outlay by PACs and others, typically for advertising for or against a candidate but uncoordinated with a candidate’s campaign is called

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An independent expenditure

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An issue that has resonance and intense interest among voters is said to be

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A salient issue

25
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The condition in which voters grow tired of all candidates by the time Election Day arrives, making them possibly less likely to vote is called

A

Voter fatigue

26
Q

The follow up election held when no candidate receives the majority of votes cast in the original election is called

A

A runoff election

27
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A special election in which the computerized voter machine simulates the elimination of last-place vote-getters to eventually decide a winner is called an

A

Instant runoff

28
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A measure proposed by voters and placed on the ballot for their approval is called an

A

Initiative election

29
Q

A ballot that organizes the candidates by political party is called a

A

Party-column ballot

30
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A _____ is the blueprint for an election campaign, including a budget and fund-raising plan, an advertising strategy, and a staffing plan

A

Campaign strategy

31
Q

New media does not include

A

Television

32
Q

When it comes to content in the Internet,

A

Consumers must exercise caution and consider the source of the information

33
Q

What media source do more Americans rely on than any other to get their news?

A

Television

34
Q

President Franklin D. Roosevelts radio addresses to the country were called

A

Fireside chats

35
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The federal law that had required stations to provide equal time to all sides regarding important public issues and equal access to airtime to all candidates for public issues and equal access to airtime to all candidates for public office was called the

A

Fairness doctrine

36
Q

The practice of aiming media messages at specific segments of the public is called

A

Narrowcasting

37
Q

Saturday night love’s “weekend update” and Jon Stewart’s the Daily Show are examples of

A

Infotainment

38
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The breaking down of the media according to specific audiences they target is called

A

Media segmentation

39
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The merging of various forms of media-Including newspapers, television stations, radio networks, and blogs- that share resources or perform the same task target is called

A

Convergence

40
Q

The phenomenon of large corporations buying smaller ones so that there are fewer and fewer companies products available is called

A

Consolidation

41
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Public issues that most demand the attention of govt officials are called the

A

Public agenda

42
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The process of bringing certain policies on issues to the public agenda through media coverage is called

A

Priming

43
Q

The journalists who criticized and exposed corruption in govt and industry at the turn of the 20th century were called

A

Muckrakers

44
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The govt agency that regulates and controls the ownership of radio and tv stations is called

A

Federal Communications Commission

45
Q

A person who looks good on tv is called

A

Telegenic

46
Q

What fraction of Americans do not use the Internet?

A

Less than one fifth

47
Q

What demographic factors influence who uses the Internet

A

Income and age

48
Q

What campaign served as a watershed in leveraging new media?

A

Barack obamas 2008 presidential bid

49
Q

Which technological developments has contributed the most to the emergence of two way political communication

A

Increased bandwidth

50
Q

According the info leaked by Edward Snowden the national security agency monitors

A. Phone calls within US
B. Phone calls from within US to to outside the US
C. Video game players who play world of Warcraft and Xbox live
D. All of the above

A

All of the above

51
Q 
Which of the following sites could campaign organizers use to develop new media campaign strategies? 
A. Match.com
B. The huffington post
C. NationBuilder 
D. All of the above
A

C. NationBuilder

52
Q

Who supports the idea of the Net neutrality?

A

Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web

53
Q

The idea that Internet traffic- emails, website content, videos and phone calls-can be transmitted through the Internet pipeline without interference or discrimination by those who own or run the pipeline is called

A

Net neutrality

54
Q

Who launched an online awareness campaign to derail the stop online piracy act, which was under consideration in congress?

A

The technology industry

55
Q

How are govt’s using new technology?
A. To monitor the activities of citizens
B. To provide services to residents
C. To post documents to increase transparency
D. All of the above

A

All of the above

56
Q

A potential negative effect of technology on politics is that it helps foment _____.

A

Extremism

57
Q

A potential positive effect of technology is that it can increase the level of ____.

A

Political participation

58
Q

The inequality of access to computers and Internet connections is called____.

A

The digital divide

59
Q

Services that compile news we want from various outlets in one location are called

A

News aggregation

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