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exam 2 during shit hole week Flashcards

1
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original idea of democracy

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everyone would gather together and discuss what should happen, who would get what when and how. made decisions without the need of a ruler

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2
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what percent of people know the house of representatives is controlled by the democrats?

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70%

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what percent of people know the senate is controlled by the republicans?

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68%

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4
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% of Americans who know what the budget is spent on

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education: 3%
defense: 0%
foreign aid: 1%

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5
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did the deficit get bigger or smaller during the Obama administration?

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smaller

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6
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did the Obama administration deport more or less undocumented immigrants than in past decades?

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more

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7
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What percentage of the budget is spent on foreign aid?

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less than 1%

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are we a republic or a democracy?

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a republic

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9
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how many years between representative elections?

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2 years

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10
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rational ignorance

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argument that people who don’t know that much about politics are actually smarter. AKA the rational citizen might believe the costs outweigh the benefits and choose to remain uninformed and uninvolved.

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Rational electorate

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as individuals you may have most people get an answer wrong but it averages together to get the right answer

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12
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Politicians and short cuts

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people infer information from things they do know, politicians try to get you to use short cuts. only works if the shortcut is accurate

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opinion leaders

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you might rely on other people who may be well informed, however they tend to be more extreme

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two step process for primary and general election

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  1. states elect delegates for the republic and democratic convention
  2. delegates choose party nominee at convention
    (bigger states have more delegates)
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15
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what is a super delegate

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for democrats, if you held office

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what is a caucus?

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you are sent to a high school gym @ a select time. Everyone can make a speech, after you stand in different corners to show your vote

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17
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primary definition

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you vote on a ballot for republican or democrat

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18
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closed delegate voting

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only registered republicans can vote for republican candidate and vice versa

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19
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open delegate voting

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anyone who wants to show up can vote

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winner takes all

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most votes = all delegates, best if you think you are going to win

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% of votes

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% of delegates, best if you think you may lose

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22
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General election

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we don’t have a national election, we have state elections (electoral college)

23
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where do campaigns focus their time?

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on swing states

24
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what percentage of campaigning was done in swing states?

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60%

25
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idea of an ideal democratic citizen

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someone who is knowledgeable about, and interested in, politics

26
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“rational ignorance” pt 2

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the idea that the costs of being politically informed outweigh the benefits

27
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political socialization

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process by which we learn shared values and orientations

28
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race and ethnicity

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% of those who were in favor of preferential hiring and promotion for African Americans and the gov. reducing income differences between richest and poorest were higher in African Americans and latinos

29
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Gender

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women are somewhat more liberal than men, men and women agree equally on reducing rich and poor income
but no huge divides

30
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who votes and why?

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people with resources, are engaged, and those who are asked to. young people have fewer resources, less engaged, and are asked less.

31
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if only women voted who would have won the 2016 election?

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clinton

32
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if only men voted in the 2016 election who would have won?

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trump

33
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when do most people register to vote?

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the day of the election

34
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motor voter act 1993

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every state must allow citizens to register to vote when they apply for/renew their drivers license.

35
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Voter ID rules

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show photo ID to vote, many don’t believe in this, 6% of non white voters were told they didn’t have the correct ID

36
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Prospective voter

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would rely on the candidates promises about future policy actions to choose candidate

37
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retrospective voter

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would rely on the candidates past performance on valence issues to choose a candidate

38
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regulating the electorate

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the idea that government rules about how easy or hard it is to vote. can influence who participates in politics

39
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where do most people get their news from?

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tv is #1 and news sites is #2
lowest is from newspapers
younger people mostly from news sites and social media
older people mostly from tv and newspaper

40
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Issues with the news

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it is easier to opt out of getting news and also to select the news you agree with.
easier to create information bubbles like only watching news shows that show your preferred future president in a positive light

41
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Modern media: privately owned corporations

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profits come from advertising

drive for ratings

42
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concentrated ownership

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less choice

43
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conglomerate ownership

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conflicts of interest

44
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opinions on bias - republican and democrat

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more republicans believe the media is biased and tend to favor one side than democrats

45
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opinions on bias - moderate and journalists

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moderate people and journalists believe the media is biased more than liberals or conservatives

46
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newspaper endorsements in 2016 VS previous years

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97% of newspapers endorsed democrats while only 3% endorsed republicans where in previous years it was 48%-52% in favor of republicans

47
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who are most news media in the US owned by?

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private for-profit corporations

48
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where are most media profits from?

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charging for advertising

49
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media and ads

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the media can charge more for ads on popular shows and so focus on getting more viewers

50
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commercial bias

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  1. downplay politics by posting about worlds fattest cat.
  2. politics as optics; talking about a baby bump at the UN instead of what happened politically
  3. politics as conflict; the horse race was talked about the most
51
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Gatekeepers

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decide which stories get covered and how

52
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agenda-setting

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influence what voters think are the most important issues, Clintons scandal got covered the most towards the end of the election race

53
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framing

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influence how voters see an issue by emphasizing one aspect of it; “call it what it is; baby killing”. gives no context but shoves one short idea into peoples faces

54
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average trustworthiness rating of story

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no source: more reliable
NYT: more likely to tell the truth about democrats
FOX: more likely to tell the truth about republicans

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