Quiz 6 Flashcards
The casting of a ballot in advance by mail in situations of illness/travel/other circumstances
Absentee Voting
An irresponsible, sectionalist approach to news reporting
Yellow Journalism
A meeting of party members to select delegates to the national convention
Caucus
Funds given to nonprofits through an anonymous donation and spent to influence elections
Dark Money
The situation of already holding the office that is up for reelection
Incumbency
A citizen-sponsored proposal allowed in 24 states that can result in new or amended legislation or a state constitutional amendment
Initiative
A primary where both parties’ ballots are available in the voting booth, and the voters select which one to register based on their preferences
Open Primary
A special election in which voters can remove an officeholder before their term is over
Recall
A follow-up election that is held when no candidate receives the majority of votes cast in the original election
Runoff Election
The proportion of eligible voters who actually voted
Turnout Rate
The phenomenon of large companies buying smaller ones so that there are fewer and fewer companies’ products available
Consolidation
The practice of limiting access to a website unless users pay a fee or purchase a subscription
Digital Paywall
The process by which the media set a context that helps people understand important events and matters of shared interest
Framing
Criticism and exposés of corruption in government/industry by journalists at the turn of the 20th century
Muckraking
Newspapers that sold for a penny in the 1830s
Penny Press
