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MediaPolitical Parties Voting Behavior Interest Groups Random :) 100 200 300 400 500 JEOPARDY!
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Television, radio, newspapers, magazines, the Internet and other means of popular communication question
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What is the mass media?
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meetings of public officials with reporters (FDR held over 1,000)) question
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What is a press conference?
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This is a term describing the results of superficial coverage of politicians public statements on televisionspecifically the massive shortening of these statements (Down to 7.8 seconds in 2004) question
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What is a sound bite?
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The government organization that regulates the use of airwaves in three ways. question
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What is the FCC (Federal Communications Commission)?
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An intentional news leak for the purpose of assessing the political reaction. question
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What is a trial baloon?
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A citizens self-proclaimed preference for one party or the other. question
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What is party identification?
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The voters perception of what the Republicans and Democrats stand for. question
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What is party image?
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Individuals who split tickets are most likely to identify with this political group. question
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Who are independents?
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A type of political organization that relies heavily on material inducements such as patronage. question
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What is a party machine?
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Elections to select party nomineed in which only people who have registered in advance with the party can vote for the party. question
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What is a closed primary?
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Voting theory that suggests that individuals who feel that they are better off as a result of certain policies are likely to support candidates who pledge to continue those policies, and those who feel worse off are inclined to support opposition candidates.. question
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What is retrospective voting?
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This is the single most important factor in determining if you will vote. question
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What is education?
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The belief that the winner has a charge from the voters to implement policy promises. question
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What is mandate theory?
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Direct democracy technique that allows proposed legislative items to be placed on a statewide ballot when enough signatures are obtained question
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What is initiative?
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Direct democracy technique that allows citizens to approve or disapprove some legislative act, bond, issue, or constitutional amendment proposed by a state legislature. question
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What is referendum?
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Interest group representative who seeking to influence legislation that will benefit their organization or client through political persuasion question
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What is lobbying?
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Interest groups announcing their support for candidates; Some rate legislators on the basis of their voting. question
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What is endorsing?
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A theory of government and politics emphasizing that politics is mainly a competition among groups, each one pressing for its own preferred policies question
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What is pluralist theory?
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A theory of government and politics contending that societies are divided along class lines and that an upper-class group will rule, regardless of formal government structures. question
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What is elite theory?
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A theory of government contending that groups are so strong that government is weakened. question
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What is hyperpluralism?
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This is the reason political parties tend to take middle-of-the-road stands on major issues. question
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What is most Americans are moderate?
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A partys endorsement to officially run for office as the candidate of that party. question
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What is a nomination?
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This legislation requires states to let people register to vote at the same time they apply for a driver's license.. question
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What is The Motor Voter Act?
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The displacement of the majority party by the minority party usually during a critical election. question
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What is party realignment?
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Voting for one party for one office, and another party for other offices. question
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What is ticket-splitting?
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