POSI EXAM 2 Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Public Opinion | the values and attitudes that people have about issues, events, and personalities. |
Political Ideology | a complex set of beliefs and values that, as a whole, form a general philosophy about the role of government. |
Political Socialization | Family. Social groups. Education. Political conditions |
The Liberal Ideology | Social and political reform. Extensive economic gov’t intervention. Expansion of federal social services. Efforts for the poor, minorities, and women. Concerns for consumers and the environment. |
The Conservative Ideology: | Support social and economic status quo. Do not trust large and powerful gov’t. |
Political Values | Equality of Opportunity.Liberty.Democracy. |
Framing | the power of the media to influence how people influence events and issues. |
Agenda Setting | the power of the media to bring special attention to particular issues and problems. |
Priming | the process of preparing the public to take a particular view of an event or a political actor |
Political parties | organized groups that attempt to influence the government by electing their members to local, state, and national offices. |
Party formation | Internal mobilization,External mobilization |
Internal mobilization | Political conflicts prompt officials and competing factions within government to mobilize popular support. |
External mobilization | Group of politicians outside of government organizes popular support to win governmental power. |
What do Political Parties do? | Increase political participation Provide important information cues to voters Organize congressional business |
Fairness Doctrine | If they cover a right for abortion, they also have to cover issue against abortion. ex. pro-life,for life |
Right of Rebuttal | The media outlet has to provide the person who was attacked a chance to rebuttal |
Equal time rule | media should give equal time to both sides during a debate |
Morality | you just need to get more votes than anyone else |
Majority Election | 50% plus, one vote |
Realignments | Occur when issues that currently separate the two parties decline in relevance.Every time a shift occurs |
First party system | Federalists and Jeffersonian Republicans |
Dominating Political parties | Democrats and Republicans |
The New Deal party system | Created a social safety net Created a broad coalition of votersFranklin Delano Roosevelt elected in 1932. Expanded reach of government Began regulating the workplace |
The contemporary American party system | gOP expands voter base, draws economic and social conservatives, especially southerners. Ideological divide increases among elected officials; within the ranks as well. |
Who doesn't use winner take all rule | Maine and Nebraska |
Recall | the ability to recall elected officials |
suffrage | voting |
Political mobilization | Process by which large numbers of people are organized for a political activity |
Voters Turnout | state rules + political context + individual traits |
Pluralism | theory that citizens connect to the government through interest groups that compete in the public |
Lobby | like an interest group, but focused on trying to influence elected officials |
Types of Interest Groups | Business & agriculture,Public interest groups,Labor union groups,Professional groups,Public sector,Ideological,Public interest groups |
Caucus | a meeting of member of a political party to choose a candidate |
closed primary | a primary in which only registered members of a particular political party can vote; "closed primaries strengthen party unity" |
Ideological interest groups | work to change cultural norms, values, and prevailing stereotypes |
Plurality | a single winner voting system |
Fcc | the agency of broadcast media |
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