American Government Exam #3 Review

A Closed Primary is one where only party members can vote

View of the media as having a substantial impact on people’s views

When congressional districts are drawn to confer an advantage to a partisan or political interest

When people get sick of talking about elections, and choose to ignore them, this is?

News based on facts as opposed to commentary

A part of the Game Schema of media coverage, where elections are a game and candidates are players

The _____ involves the presidential electors, meeting to cast their electoral votes for president & VP

The Fragmentation Bias is when information is kept in its larger context

The population that is eligible to vote as opposed to those old enough to vote

When the media focuses on the theatrical qualities of a story

When a state moves its primary or caucus forward in an election year

The process where partisans interpret the same information differently is known as _________.

The right to vote is also known as?

When candidate's supporters meet to choose delegates for a state or national convention

True or False: Priming is the process of conducting a primary election

A primary in which independents can vote in one of the party primaries

True or False: Contrast ads have a mix of both negative and positive appeals

Soundbite= media coverage of an entire speech by a candidate/ gmt official

Fake News can have the deliberate intent to deceive.

Citizens between the ages of 18-21 can vote because of this amendment

True or False: A Super Delegate is an unpledged delegate in either party

A campaign strategy that tells voters why not to vote for an opponent and highlights info to raise doubts

Fake News can be broken into two categories. What are they?

Watchdog refers to the role of the press in monitoring government actions

A soundbite is a short block of speech played on the news

True or False: A swing state is not clearly for one party & is of vital interest to a presidential candidate

The enrollment required to prove voter eligibility is called what?

______ is the drawing of new congressional districts, usually after the census every 10 years

A primary in which independents can vote in one of the party primaries

This media bias refers to the emphasis placed on individual actors

A primary where any registered voter can vote in any party's primary is __________.

When the candidate has no control over the message, such as in a news report

An issue that offers a specific policy choice & often serves to differentiate candidates’ views & plans of action

True or False: Microtargeting is also called “narrowcasting.”

When ballots are distributed by mail to voters, and voters complete and return them by mail.

Presidential candidates focus on these areas because they often decide the outcome of presidential elections?

A ____ involves narrowing the field of candidates by determining who will be the nominees in the general election

The ____ refers to a presidential election, where voter turnout is at its highest?

All people in the US over the age of 18 years old makeup what population?

A citizen's faith & trust in government & their belief that they can understand & influence political affairs

The Electoral College involves 538 votes and the presidential candidate needs 270 votes to win the election.

When the media views politics through the lens of winners and losers, and focuses on strategy as opposed to policy

The election where voters choose their elected official is known as _________.

Ads that deal in a harsh strident tone, and have little to do with affairs of the state are called what?

When one story is repeated by all the news outlets, the media is engaging in what?

The Fragmentation Bias is the isolation of information from the larger context

Voter _____ is when political parties, candidates or other attempt to convince citizens to vote

What type of news story focuses more on sensationalizing secondary issues/ entertainment?

What is the theory that people vote based on their assessment of an officeholder's performance since the last election?

True or False: a degree from the Electoral College is a requirement for presidential electors?

What kind of political ad distorts the policy positions, public record, or actions of an opposing candidate?