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Parties, Elections, Campaigns, and the Media
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A review for American Government Unit 5 on campaigns, elections, and the Media
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Election went to the House of Rep. Called the Corrupt Bargain by Jackson, it prompted him to create the Dem. Party
2000
1876
1824
1888
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Those means of communication that reach large audiences
Social media
Public Opinion
Mass Media
Feature Stories
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Supreme Court decision that prohibited the govt from regulating corporate political spending.
Taft-Hartley Act
Near v. Minnesota
McCain - Feingold
Citizens United
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the tendency of the national media to be suspicious of officials and eager to reveal unflattering stories about them.
Bad Press
Sensationalism
Fake News
Adversarial Press
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the two sides of the political spectrum
red and blue
predestination and free will
liberal and conservative
republican and democrat
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In Citizen's United, who was the subject of the controversial documentary?
Hillary Clinton
Nancy Pelosi
Kamala Harris
Michelle Obama
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changed the rules of electing a president so that the pres. and vice would be selected separately
12th Amendment
19th Amendment
15th Amendment
26th Amendment
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Redrawing a congressional district to intentionally benefit one political party
Gerrymandering
Balloting
Nominating
Districting
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clues to help verify bias and accuracy in the news are
balance, loaded words, sensationalism, images/headlines, and context
televised news versus social media
neutrality of either political party
gatekeeper, scorekeeper, and watchdog
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Sensationalist headlines (Remember the Maine) caused the U.S. to go to war with
Iraq
France
Spain
England
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The 15
th
Amendment:
Lowered the minimum voting age from 21 to 18
Allowed Women to vote
Allowed African Americans to vote
Created freedom of the press
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Independent Executive Branch agency that enforces federal campaign finance laws in the United States
the FCC
FEC
CDC
The Electoral College
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this election went to the loser of the popular vote, and it ended Reconstruction in the South
Election of 1888
Election of 1824
Election of 1876
Election of 1866
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When someone of a 3rd party pulls decisive votes away from one of the major party candidates it is known as:
watchdog
splinter
Spoiler
divider
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refers to news coverage that focuses on who is ahead rather than on the issues.
horse-race journalism
gatekeeping
sensationalism
scorekeeping
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Campaign money that is subject to regulations by the FEC is -
Soft Money
Good Money
Hard Money
Easy Money
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The summation of all people in society’s views is also known as:
Bias
public opinion
The Coattail Effect
the Media
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The 26
th
Amendment:
Allowed African Americans to vote
Allowed Women to vote
Lowered the minimum voting age from 21 to 18
Created freedom of the press
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the removal of a politician or government official by the voters
Initiative
Recall
Referendum
a Coup
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who is responsible for nominating candidates for public office and presenting them to voters?
parties
Super PACS
Congress
interest groups
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the 2 unpopular candidates of 2016, with the most faithless electors and 1 million write-ins
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton
Nancy Pelosi and Donald Trump
John Kerry and George Bush
George Bush and Al Gore
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The group of people who make the formal selection of the President -
Political Action Committee
Caucus
Primary
Electoral College
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gave women the right to vote
17th Amendment
19th Amendment
15th Amendment
26th Amendment
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a law or constitutional amendment proposed and passed by the voters and subject to review by the state courts;
recall
Supreme Court Cases
referendum
Initiative
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electoral system in which voters rank candidates by preference on their ballots.
gerrymandering
ranked-choice voting
the district system
first-past-the-post
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the manipulation of legislative districts in an attempt to favor a particular candidate
ranked-choice voting
first-past-the-post
gerrymandering
the district system
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How many electoral votes does is take to win the presidency?
300
360
270
100
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words that imply a value judgement, used to persuade a reader without having made a serious argument
fighting words
sensationalim
loaded words
fake news
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When the media checks corruption within the government, it is serving its function of
gatekeeper
fact-checker
scorekeeper
watchdog
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The father of the modern-day Democratic Party
Jefferson
FDR
Jackson
Obama
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is a yes or no vote by citizens on a law or candidate proposed by the state government
referendum
recall
constitutional amendments
initiative
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Stories especially found online that are intended to deceive the reader.
Mass Media
Bias
Fake News
Student News
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said that freedom of the press applies to state government, so they cannot impose prior restraint on newspapers
Miami Herald v. Tornillo
Citizen's United
New York Times v. Sullivan
Near v. Minnesota
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the practice of voting only for candidates from the same party
ballot fatigue
Straight-TicketVoting
party people
wise voting
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Political committee that can solicit and spend unlimited sums of money.
FEC
Super PAC
Caucus
Lobbyist
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Richard Nixon's Watergate scandal was exposed by what newspaper?
Entertainment Weekly
The Washington Post
U.S.A. Today
The New York Times
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According to
Citizen's United
, who may exercise free speech through campaign contributions
corporations
documentarians
political parties
citizens
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the current holder of a political office
lame-duck president
a shoe-in
the incumbent
the incompetent
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Due to the U.S. Census, Congressional districts may change every
5
10 years
100
15
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direct election of senators was brought to you by
26th Amendment
19th Amendment
24th Amendment
the 17th Amendment
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organizations created to raise money for campaigns. Their money is limited and regulated
Party Action Committees
Political Actions Committees
Super PACs
Regular PACs
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The NRA spent over 100 mil. took get Trump elected in 2016. They are an example of a
biased media
Super PAC
Hard Money
Political Action Committee
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A bias is a
term for “Public Opinion”
pref. or an inclination, especially one that inhibits impartial judgment
method of nominating a candidate for an election
skewed (slanted one way or another) point of view present in all of us
