(AP Govt) Unit 5: Interest Groups & Media

Have members contact politicians through email, phone and letters.

Watchdog reporting is helped by...

Often the spokesperson for interest groups

These serve as linkage institutions for the citizens.

Generate Public support

Mistakes were made in presenting a story because they got the story out quickly

The news over focuses on catastrophic events, scandals, crime and corruption.

The Telecommunications Act of 1996 generally helped...

Provide political cues and ratings

Media's influence in deciding which story to put on the front page of their website...

Direct Campaign donations

When politician is criticized on television, they have the...

The government agency that regulates media activity...

IG, Congressional Committee, and Bureaucratic Department

Media's influence when they report on a new story and expose information to the public.

Attack Strategy

Theory postulates that Political Policies come about by exchanges b/w & among political actors.

Give Congressmen detailed, current and specific answers to technical questions

The news station is overtly supports conservatives.

Media's influence in keeping track of who is leading in the polls during a campaign...

The news struggles with continuing to follow older stories

Cable news networks have (pick 2)...

This theory postulates that interest groups form as a result of changes in the political system

When a FOIA request is put in the agency may leave out some information. This is called...

The Fairness Doctrine... (select all that apply)

Was a narrative is made in the media or public, it takes a while to go against that narrative.

This theory postulates that political power is distributed through diverse interest groups

This allows Interest groups to give money directly to political campaigns.

When a congressmen retires and starts working for the interest/lobbyist group.

When ABC sold 30 minutes of ad time to Obama, they offered the same to McCain, bc of the...