Unit 2: Elections, Voting, and The Media

One consequence of the Citizens United ruling was the creation of a pathway for "dark money" contributions

In order to be considered propaganda, an advertisement must contain false or deceptive information

In the early period of U.S. History, suffrage was limited to white, land-owning men

A republican would agree that citizens can solve their own problems better than the government

Somebody who wants the government to act on issues such as climate change and homelessness is likely to identify as:

A story prepared by officials for members of the press

The mass media helps set the public agenda by focusing national attention on specific issues and events

Largest number of votes guarantees the winner (even if less than 51%)

Which term means that people feel they may be able to have an impact on the government and government policy?

What is "dark money"?

Biggest influence on political socialization:

A republican would likely support bigger government and higher taxes

In political campaigns, television

a group of people who share common goals and organize to influence government and policy

What is the best way to predict how a candidate will vote on issues if elected?

Process by which individuals learn their political beliefs and attitudes from family, school, friends, and other sources

An effective campaign strategy must emphasize issues that are important to voters

A Green Party presidential candidate is likely to accomplish which of these during the campaign?

Government officials who want to expose corruption without publicizing their identity are most likely to

Net neutrality poses a public policy issue because Internet users worry that

A "soft money" donation is money donated to a political party to avoid legal limitations

Direct contributions to a candidate's political campaign

Because of challenges in registering to vote, one idea to increase turnout is to

Online media means that users can be more selective in what information they consume because the information is not

Online media shifts the responsibility for evaluating information from the consumer to the producer

brief, frequent positive descriptions of a candidate or negative depiction of an opposing candidate

Use of ideas, information, or rumors to influence opinion

Requiring a literacy test before allowing a person to vote was discriminatory because

Division based on differences in ideology

In a one-party system such as North Korea, no opposition to the government is allowed

a set of basic values and beliefs about a nation and its government that most citizens share

The mass media's main interaction with the judiciary branch is reporting on

Innovations in media have increased the # of people reporting on events and expanded ways to access info

In the past 20 years, the Internet has made it easier for citizens to increase their political participation

A democrat would likely favor higher taxes on the wealthy to support social welfare programs

People who support regulation to limit campaign spending believe that this will

Registering to vote was an important part of the civil rights movement because it

Statement of beliefs on a variety of specific issues

A Super PAC can coordinate with the candidate that it is raising money for.

Which of these people is likely to self-identify as Republican?

Resulted in the largest increase in African Americans voting

Group most likely to shape a person's political socialization in terms of opinion about worker pay?

Fee paid in order to vote

A method that was used to disenfranchise African Americans

A Super PAC allows a person, corporation, or union to donate unlimited amounts of money to a campaign

Some people are against limits on campaign contributions because they think

A message from an interest group, urging its members to respond to public officials

Television ads have raised the cost of Congressional and presidential campaigns

Which propaganda technique: The candidate claims that the most people support her

Delegates from every state attend a political party's national convention and nominate their candidate