Exam 2

Factors in voter turnout

- education -age -civic duty -frequency of elections -income

Example of hard news

-5000 Active Troops to Halt Migrant Caravan -Kroger shooting: police call it a Hate crime -Trump Administration Wants Delay in Census Lawsuit Trial

example of soft news

-Same-sex couple carries same baby in world first -Jet carrying 189 plunged into Sea off Indonesia -Brow fire head coach Hue Jackson

The partisan divide in the US can be explained partly by

-an increase reliance on what people already believe - a highly polarized talk radio or news channels -blogs that are highly partisan and divisive

Choose all the ways you could participate politically

-joining the democrat or Republican Party -voting -writing politicians -donating money to a candidate

Why do people join interest groups?

-they lack time -they lack money -they lack expertise -people lack continuity on any given issue

Redistributing occurs every ____ years via the consul and when legislative bodies or representatives look at those numbers they ___.

10; redraw district lines mostly based fr those individual's' political party

A good representative sample for a good survey should include approximately ___ peole

1200

A good sampling error or margin error should be approximately ___.

3-4 percent

Amount Trump voters ___% consumer Fox News and Clinton voter __% consumer CNN

40;18

Apathy

A lack of interest in politics

Sampling error

Accuracy of poll is expressed by this

___ is when the media influences in what order the headlines will appear AND may influence how people interpret the issue

Agenda setting

Alienation

Belief that government pays no attention to your interest which leaves people to feel powerless if they do vote

civic duty

Belief that voting is the right thing to do;vote regularly

What USSC case created the avenue to Super PACS?

Citizens United v FEC

NACP

Citizens group

Moveon.org

Citizens groups

NRA

Citizens groups

We are too burdened with taxes and everyone needs relief

Conservative

Immigration are taking jobs, accessing housing and health care

Conservatives

Military spending I'd the best way to ensure peace. Looking tough decreases international threats.

Conservatives

Regulation over businesses is costly and in the end the consumer may pay the difference. Regulation unfairly burdens the business owners

Conservatives

___ are valuable to a presidential candidate in that the whoever receives the most wins the party's nomination at the national convention every four years

Delegates

Poll respondent gives answer that is socially acceptable

Diminishes accuracy of the poll

Unrepresentative samples of the population

Diminishes accuracy of the poll

Wording of the question

Diminishes accuracy of the poll

American Medical Association

Economic interest group

Chamber of Commerce

Economic interest group

National Farmers Organization

Economic interest group

United mine workers

Economic interest group

Randomness

Everyone has a true chance at being selected

Afford reasonable opportunity for the discussion of conflicting views of public importance

Fairness doctrine

Interest groups want to get elected into government as their first goal

False

Primaries consist of verbal votes cast and caucuses consist of private votes cast to slim down the competition in any given party

False

Primaries( or caucuses) are held in November

False

Super PACS have spending limits and descriptions; above all they can openly coordinate with the candidate

False

When looking at political polarization, it is fair to say within the political parties there are more moderates than extreme conservatives or liberals

False

___ is the term when media executives, news editors, and reporters select what news events get covered and what they do doesn't.

Gatekeepers

19th amendment

Gave women the right to vote

Likert scale

Giving the respondent the ability to choose strongly agree all the way to strongly disagree with the opportunity to answer not applicable

Age

Independent variables in a scientific study

Political ideology

Independent variables in a scientific study

Race/ethnicity

Independent variables in a scientific study

Religion

Independent variables in a scientific study

The share of ___ in the United States stands at its highest point (39%) in more than 75 years of public opinion polling

Independents

Diplomacy is the best way to ensure peace. Talking among international leaders is the best way to avoid costly conflict

Liberal

Immigration strengthens the country and economy

Liberal

Regulation over businesses I'd needed because if left up to them they will not do what is best for the consumer, environment, or the employees.

Liberal

Taxes are necessary in that it pays for what this country

Liberal

Interest groups hire ____ to talk to governmental officials on their behalf

Lobbyists

Influence is dispensed via

Lobbyists and their skillful use of information in person

Voter Eligibility

Means that in order to register, one must be 18 and a citizen and in some cases not a felon

Voter turnout

Means that you actually go to the polls to cast a vote

Registered voter

Means that you met the eligibility qualifications and now you can fill out the paperwork to be placed on the voter roster

Reporting based on facts rather than opinions; presents both sides of the partisan debate

Objective journalism

Churches

Primary political socialization agents

Family

Primary political socialization agents

Schools

Primary political socialization agents

Electoral college delegates first had to vote in some form of a ___; after that they would have had to elevate within all ___ levels of conventions to ultimately be one of the ___ total Electoral College Delegates.

Primary/caucus; four; 538

Media

Secondary political socialization agents

Peers

Secondary political socialization agents

Political leaders

Secondary political socialization agents

The belief that TV is to blame for the low level of citizens' knowledge about public affairs

Television Hypothesis

No matter how good or bad the idea is, everyone has the right to hear it

The marketplace of ideas

Collectively, interest groups have one theme and that is to ensure their voice is hear at the federal legislature. Their goal is to limit the amount of laws that adversely affect their interest and promote bills that would benefit them

True

Compulsory voting is a policy that some countries have in order to increase the voter turnout. That simply means they fine people who do not vote

True

If you want to become a delegate in the republican or Democratic Party, you can go vote in the primary then stay later that evening for the precinct convention, then the county convention in mid-March, in June attend the state convention, and every four years attend the national convention (so long as you keep getting selected to move into each of the levels)

True

It is fair to say that not all interest groups are funded at the same level; lawmakers may not hear all sides of a issue as a result.

True

PAC contributions in the state of Texas are unlimited and for federal candidates limited to 2500 dollars per campaign

True

The purpose of a primary or a caucus is to slim down the list of candidates within the party; gives control of nominations to the voters

True

There are 38 Texas electoral college delegates that are selected at each of the party's national conventions. Whichever candidate Texas collect all those delegates.

True

____ defines the media as standing ready to expose incompetent, hypocritical, and corrupt politicians and public officials

Watchdogs/watchdog journalists

___ have had the least growth in eligible voters since 2012

Whites

When divvying you're delegates for presidential contenders, the first thing to analyze is the vote total in each of the party's precinct primaries or caucuses. Then ____ is the system that gives candidates with the majority of votes ALL of the party's delegates. ___ is the system that gives each candidate some of the delegates in rough proportion to the votes they received in the primary or caucus

Winner take all; proportional representation

15th Amendment

gave African American men the right to vote

26th Amendment

lowered the voting age to 18

Public opinion

the attitudes citizens have about political issues, leaders, institutions, and events