EXAM 2: Chapter 4-7 Flashcards
What is the ideology that promotes free trade, reform of entitlement programs, a strong but economical defense, and the creation but not redistribution of wealth?
Neoliberalism
The roots of liberalism can be traced to the great English philosopher
John Locke
Neoconservatives prefer — wealth to imagining wealth
Redisstributing
Progressivism, the early twentieth century political movement, enjoyed its LEAST success under presidents Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson
False
What spells out what is valued and what is not, what must be maintained and what must be changed according to the textbook
An Ideology
What theory states, “gain their legitimacy from the consent of the governed and are formed primarily to protect the rights of individuals to life, liberty, and property.”
Contract Theory
John Adams advocated what?
He believed that laws and government are needed to promote public virtue and curb private greed
What believes in the democratization of government and economic reforms
Populism
In 1990, who was the first independent socialist elected to the HOR in more than half a century
Bernard Sanders
What is true of New Deal contemporary liberalism
It is based on the belief that government should provide basic material guarantees for every individual.
A belief in laissez-faire economics includes the view that government should do what
Not interfere in the working of the economy
The great society of what president in the 1960’s moved beyond the new deal
Johnson
What group opposes any increase in the role of the federal government over the general direction of the economy and contends that a vibrant private sector economy can best create jobs for the poor, immigrants, and minorities
Neoconservatives
The first major statement of — is considered to be reflections on the revolution in France (1790), by Edmund Burke
Conservatism
One example of what is Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson’s belief that liberty was the absence of government interference with the rights of All citizens to enjoy the fruits of their labor and prosperity
Classical Liberalism
What is true about American public opinion in recent years
It has shifted to the right
What is the most important matter that Americans differ upon, according to the text?
Political Ideology
What is one of the hallmarks of democracy according to the textbook
Diversity of opininion
What best describes polling
The process of using social methods to get an accurate sense of the public view on an issue,
At what age do people seem to experience the most powerful and lasting effect from major political and social events
In their teens and early twenties
What can be best said about equality
The majority of Americans believe that the government should treat everyone as if they were equal
Where would you find the line: “We hold these truth to be self-evident, that All Men are created equal.”
Declaration of Independence
What is the principal explicit teacher of information about politics
The School
A combination of the views, attitudes, and ideas held by individuals in a community is known as
Public opinion
Public socialization, the process by which citizens come to think what they do about politics, is achieved through all of the following except
polling
A sense of —– is one motivating factor, felt by some citizens, to get involved in politics
duty
Classical liberalism, libertarianism, and neoconservatism are examples of
Political Ideologies
What type of attachment is Larry demonstrating if he is a registered democrat who votes for the presidential candidate in every election and volunteers his time in rallies and campaigning for the democratic party
Party Identification
Where do governments get their “just power,” according to the declaration of independence
From the consent of the governed
What is not one of the factors that motivate people to participate in politics
Low sense of political efficacy
What role do the media serve on issues
Spotlights
The relationship between politicians and the mass media
It is advantageous to both
Which war was the first to feature day-to-day combat coverage
The Vietnam war
The press is sometimes referred to as
The fifth branch of the government
What is the term applied to the media because they determine what the American people will know
Gatekeepers
A — is an event that is staged not as much for the purpose of dramatizing an issue as it is for creating a visible activity
photo opportunity
Who was the first president to make the televised White House press conference a regular event
John F. Kennedy
What is the term sometimes applied to the process of shaping news stories
Framing
What is not part of the media
Word of mouth
President —- became a formidable public communicator as a result of televised news coverage
George W. Bush
—- are the people who gather, write, and report the news.
Journalists
The FCC rule that requires radio and television stations to devote some airtime to a balanced discussion of public issues is called the
Fairness doctrine
The FCC requires radio and television stations to include public service programming because
They operate in the public interest
What is a term used for selecting what becomes news
Agenda setting
Just as the constitution does not assume pure and ambition free politicians, the first Amendment does not assume a —- press.
Bias free
The period before each realignment in which the old party structures seem to fall apart is called
Dealignment
What were the party match-ups in the first American party system
Federalists against Antifederalists
—– groups in America tend to be more politically influential
Mainstream
— is a process by which each party system has been able to evolve from its predecessor in a relatively short period
Realignment
What is the primary goal of political parties
Win elective office
Who takes on the task of organizing the government
The political party that won the most recent election
For any interest group, what is the mainstay of activity in the legislative process
Lobbying members of congress
The size of an interest group is the most important factor in determining
Effectiveness
People who hold common views and work together to influence what government does form associations known as
Interest groups
The main difference between interest groups and political parties
Interest groups do not run candidates for public office
In the United States, what is a third party
Any party that is not one of the two major parties
Interest groups can be categorized into economic, social, religious, ideological, or issue groups
True
A psychological hook that pulls people into the world of politics is used by which of the following
Political parties
The — has become an important force in US political opinion
Tea party
Who or What undid the Whig-Democrat party alignment
Slavery
