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1
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Is readership increasing/decreasing?

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Decreasing- outlets being bought by large corporations

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Is fragmentation/specialization increasing/decreasing?

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Increasing- multiple options that cover different things

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Is access to information increasing/decreasing?

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increasing- pros and cons to credibility

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What media is most trusted?

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TV

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What’s the main goal of media?

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Make money

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What affect does separation of powers have on media?

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More likely to have leaks of information

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Order of media coverage

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executive-legislative-judical

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How is media a linkage institutions?

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links candidates more directly to people; middleman between gov and people

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Descriptive to Investigative

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used to report on policies not scenes

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“Watch dog” role of media?

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media exposing scandals and schemes

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Spin?

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tell story from certain perspective to make someone look good

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12
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Watergate?

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pushed to talk about more than just politics

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13
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Who’s the target audience?

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Used to be elites who could actually read it; now its for the masses

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14
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Can gov regulate print or Electronic more?

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Electronic- freedom of press limits on print

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Symbiotic relationship btwn president and media

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Both benefit- president get coverage, media makes money

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16
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Preferred position doctrine and media(electronic vs print)

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1st amendment protects freedom of press- electronic is arguably not press

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Trail Balloon

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float a policy in public to see how much support it would get

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18
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Gatekeeper

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press puts attention on certain issues- sets agenda for politicians

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Scorekeeper

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media keeps track of and help make political reputations

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Photo Op

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Staged picture for reactions

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Sound Bite

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Short memorable phrase

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Hyper democracy

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to much information-don’t know what to listen to

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Fairness Doctrine

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Equal time to both parties- not legally in effect but still followed

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Horse Race Coverage

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media says whose ahead; doesn’t cover policy

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Adversarial Press

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taking stance of opposition to expose perceived wrongdoings

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Narrowcasting

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focusing on specific party of policy for a specific audience

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High-Tech politics

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people/policymakers and political agenda are influenced by technology

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Media events

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purposely planned for media; only important b/c of media

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investigative journalism

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reporting on scandals

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30
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FCC

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created to regulate media; prevent monopolies, serve public interest, equal airtime, net neutrality

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Net Neutrality

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Internet must provide equal access broadcast for all websites

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32
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Most effective on younger generations

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infotainment

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33
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selective exposure

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chose to get news from sources with similar views

34
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beats

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locations where stories frequently come from

35
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news media is …

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superficial

36
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Reporter lean left or right?

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left

37
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talking head

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shot talking directly to camera; boring not showed

38
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Article giving President power

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Article 2

39
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General duty of president?

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execute laws

40
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Roles of President

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adjourn congress, foreign policy, make nominations, veto bills, negotiate

41
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Is foreign or domestic policy more important to people?

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Domestic- affects them more

42
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Formal Qualifications of President

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natural born citizen, 35 years old, resident for 14 years

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Informal Qualifications of President

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gov experience/military rank, raise money, major party; characteristics- debating, stability, communication

44
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What does high approval mean?

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stronger/more powerful president

45
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bully pulpit

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convince public to believe you- congress has no choice but to listen

46
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22nd amendment

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limited to 2 terms

47
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25th amendment

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rules for disabled president-vice president takes over

48
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White House office

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president picks- small and loyal

49
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5 parts of executive

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president, cabinet, executive office, bureaucracy, White House

50
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bureaucracy

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non-elected governing officials make choices

51
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cabinet

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nominated by president confirmed by senate- only used for expertise- show bias

52
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Executive Office

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NSC, CEA, OMB

53
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National Security Council

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Advise president on national security

54
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Council of Economic Advisors

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Economic report for the year- biased

55
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Office of Management and Budget

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negations for presidents budget- drafted every year

56
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Balancing-Ticket

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Vice president covers for presidents strengths and vis versa; geographical, age and gender, ideological

57
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Role of VP

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Active if they have experience- Inactive if they don’t know what there doing

58
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Chief of State

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President- figure head

59
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Chief of Party

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President oversees electoral strategies, issues, and agendas

60
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Chief Executive

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head of government

61
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Chief Administrator

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Director of federal government

62
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Commander in Chief

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head of armed forces

63
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Chief Citizen

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president sets examples as a “perfect” citizen

64
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Chief Diplomat

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carry out negations with foreign leaders

65
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Chief Legislature

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suggest/influence laws, veto

66
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Faithless elector

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vote differently than pledged- unfaithful

67
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Presidential Succession act of 1947

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guidelines for if president “diapers”; vp–> speaker of house–> pro temp. –> cabinet member

68
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executive order

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doesn’t go through congress; something need to be done

69
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executive agreement

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treaty, but doesn’t go through senate

70
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pocket veto

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congress adjourns in 10 days, and bill dies

71
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line-item veto

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cancel specific parts of a bill

72
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amnesty

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pardon for those convicted of political offense

73
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commutation

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given lesser penalty

74
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Imperial Presidency

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military, geographic, economic superpower

75
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Senatorial Courtesy

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support senator against senators running against them;

76
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Impoundment

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not spending money appropriated by congress

77
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Executive Privilege

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president can withhold documents or information from other branches

78
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Signing Statement

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sign bill into law but president says what they don’t like

79
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Electoral Mandate

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voters strongly support president and his policies

80
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War Powers Resolution

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president declares war for 60 days; congress has to grant extension

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