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Ch. 5-7 Vocab
DC Gov
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Bimodal distribution | distribution of opinions that shows two answers being chosen as much as the other |
| Issue framing | way that politicians/ interest group leaders define an issue when they present it |
| Normal distribution | symmetrical bell-shaped distribution centered around a single mode |
| Political socialization | complex process where people acquire their political values |
| Public opinion | the collective attitudes of citizens concerning a given issue or question |
| Self-interest principle | implication that people choose what benefits themselves |
| Skewed distribution | asymmetrical but generally bell shaped distribution. It’s mode lies off to one side (left or right) |
| Socioeconomic status | position in society based off of education, career, and income |
| Sociotropic responses | opinions that indicate attitudes about how the country as a whole is doing affect political preferences more strongly than one’s own personal circumstance |
| Stable distribution | a distribution that shows little change over time. |
| Attentive policy elites | leaders who follow news in specific policy areas |
| Blog | a form of newsletter, journal or log of thoughts for public reading, usually devoted to social or political issues and often updated daily. |
| Federal Communication Commissions | independent federal agency that regulates interstate and international comms by radio, tv, cable, and satellite |
| Gatekeepers | media executive, news editors, and prominent reporters who direct the flow of news |
| Going public | strategy where a president seeks to influence policy elites and media coverage by appealing to the American people |
| Horse race journalism | election coverage by mass media that focuses on which candidate is ahead instead of national issues |
| Infotainment | mix of info and diversion oriented to personalities or celebs, not linked to the day’s events, and usually unrelated to public affairs or policy// often called “soft news” |
| Mass media | employed in mass communication// traditionally divided into print and broadcast media |
| Media event | a situation that is sooo newsworthy that the mass media havvee to cover it// used by candidates to garner more attention |
| Newsworthiness | degree to which a news story is important enough to be covered in the mass media |
| Political agenda | a list issues that need gov. attention |
| Soft news | general entertainment programming that often includes discussions of political affairs |
| Television hypothesis | belief that television is to blame for the low level of citizens’ knowledge about public affairs |
| Two-step flow of communication | process where few policy elites gather info and then inform their more numerous followers, mobilizing them to apply pressure to gov |
| Watchdog journalism | scrutinizes public and business institutions and publicizes perceived misconduct |
| Conventional participation | routine political behavior that uses institutional channels and is acceptable to the dominant culture |
| Direct action | unconventional participation that involves assembling crows to confront business and local govs to demand a hearing |
| Direct primary | preliminary election, run by state, where the voters choose each party’s candidates for the general election |
| Franchise | the right to vote aka suffrage |
| Influencing behavior | behavior that seeks to modify or reverse gov policy to serve political interests |
| Initiative | a procedure where voters can propose an issue to be decided by the legislature. Requires gatherings specified number of signatures and submitting a petition to a designated agency |
| Political participation | actions of private citizens that seek to influence or support gov and politics |
| Progressivism | philosophy of political reform based on the goodness and wisdom of the individual as opposed to special interests and political institutions |
| Recall | the process for removing an elected official from office |
| Referendum | an election on a policy issue’ |
| Standard socioeconomic model | relationship between socioeconomic status and conventional political involvement// people w higher status and more education are more likely to participate than others |
| Suffrage | the right to vote aka franchise |
| Supported behavior | action that expresses allegiance to gov and country |
| Terrorism | premeditated, politcally motivated violence perpetrated against noncombatant targets by subnational groups or cladestine agents |
| Unconventional participation | relatively uncommon political behavior that challenges or defies established institutions and dominant norms |
| Voter turnout | percentage of eligible citizens who actually vote |
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