Unit 4 Flashcards
Is readership increasing/decreasing?
Decreasing- outlets being bought by large corporations
Is fragmentation/specialization increasing/decreasing?
Increasing- multiple options that cover different things
Is access to information increasing/decreasing?
increasing- pros and cons to credibility
What media is most trusted?
TV
What’s the main goal of media?
Make money
What affect does separation of powers have on media?
More likely to have leaks of information
Order of media coverage
executive-legislative-judical
How is media a linkage institutions?
links candidates more directly to people; middleman between gov and people
Descriptive to Investigative
used to report on policies not scenes
“Watch dog” role of media?
media exposing scandals and schemes
Spin?
tell story from certain perspective to make someone look good
Watergate?
pushed to talk about more than just politics
Who’s the target audience?
Used to be elites who could actually read it; now its for the masses
Can gov regulate print or Electronic more?
Electronic- freedom of press limits on print
Symbiotic relationship btwn president and media
Both benefit- president get coverage, media makes money
Preferred position doctrine and media(electronic vs print)
1st amendment protects freedom of press- electronic is arguably not press
Trail Balloon
float a policy in public to see how much support it would get
Gatekeeper
press puts attention on certain issues- sets agenda for politicians
Scorekeeper
media keeps track of and help make political reputations
Photo Op
Staged picture for reactions
Sound Bite
Short memorable phrase
Hyper democracy
to much information-don’t know what to listen to
Fairness Doctrine
Equal time to both parties- not legally in effect but still followed
Horse Race Coverage
media says whose ahead; doesn’t cover policy
Adversarial Press
taking stance of opposition to expose perceived wrongdoings
Narrowcasting
focusing on specific party of policy for a specific audience
High-Tech politics
people/policymakers and political agenda are influenced by technology
Media events
purposely planned for media; only important b/c of media
investigative journalism
reporting on scandals
FCC
created to regulate media; prevent monopolies, serve public interest, equal airtime, net neutrality
Net Neutrality
Internet must provide equal access broadcast for all websites
Most effective on younger generations
infotainment
selective exposure
chose to get news from sources with similar views
beats
locations where stories frequently come from
news media is …
superficial
Reporter lean left or right?
left
talking head
shot talking directly to camera; boring not showed
Article giving President power
Article 2
General duty of president?
execute laws
Roles of President
adjourn congress, foreign policy, make nominations, veto bills, negotiate
Is foreign or domestic policy more important to people?
Domestic- affects them more
Formal Qualifications of President
natural born citizen, 35 years old, resident for 14 years
Informal Qualifications of President
gov experience/military rank, raise money, major party; characteristics- debating, stability, communication
What does high approval mean?
stronger/more powerful president
bully pulpit
convince public to believe you- congress has no choice but to listen
22nd amendment
limited to 2 terms
25th amendment
rules for disabled president-vice president takes over
White House office
president picks- small and loyal
5 parts of executive
president, cabinet, executive office, bureaucracy, White House
bureaucracy
non-elected governing officials make choices
cabinet
nominated by president confirmed by senate- only used for expertise- show bias
Executive Office
NSC, CEA, OMB
National Security Council
Advise president on national security
Council of Economic Advisors
Economic report for the year- biased
Office of Management and Budget
negations for presidents budget- drafted every year
Balancing-Ticket
Vice president covers for presidents strengths and vis versa; geographical, age and gender, ideological
Role of VP
Active if they have experience- Inactive if they don’t know what there doing
Chief of State
President- figure head
Chief of Party
President oversees electoral strategies, issues, and agendas
Chief Executive
head of government
Chief Administrator
Director of federal government
Commander in Chief
head of armed forces
Chief Citizen
president sets examples as a “perfect” citizen
Chief Diplomat
carry out negations with foreign leaders
Chief Legislature
suggest/influence laws, veto
Faithless elector
vote differently than pledged- unfaithful
Presidential Succession act of 1947
guidelines for if president “diapers”; vp–> speaker of house–> pro temp. –> cabinet member
executive order
doesn’t go through congress; something need to be done
executive agreement
treaty, but doesn’t go through senate
pocket veto
congress adjourns in 10 days, and bill dies
line-item veto
cancel specific parts of a bill
amnesty
pardon for those convicted of political offense
commutation
given lesser penalty
Imperial Presidency
military, geographic, economic superpower
Senatorial Courtesy
support senator against senators running against them;
Impoundment
not spending money appropriated by congress
Executive Privilege
president can withhold documents or information from other branches
Signing Statement
sign bill into law but president says what they don’t like
Electoral Mandate
voters strongly support president and his policies
War Powers Resolution
president declares war for 60 days; congress has to grant extension
