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gov vocab 14-16
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| confirmation bias | to interpret information to one's personal beliefs |
| gatekeeper | a person or thing that controls access to another thing |
| equal time doctrine | document stating the American radio and television must broadcast an equal time and viewing of both sides of political matters |
| Federal Election Commission | Regulatory agency, whose purpose is to enforce finance laws in political matters |
| Scorekeeper | the process of developing and recording consistent measures of the budgetary effects—changes in federal spending, revenues, and deficits |
| Soundbites | a short sentence or phrase, usually from a politician's speech, which is broadcast during a news program. |
| Fairness Doctrine | a policy that required the holders of broadcast licenses both to present controversial issues of public importance and to do so in a manner that fairly reflected differing viewpoints. |
| Watchdog | a group that watches the activities of a particular part of government in order to report illegal acts or problems: |
| Horse-race Journalism | political journalism of elections that resembles coverage of horse races because of the focus on polling data and public perception instead of candidate policy, and almost exclusive reporting on candidate differences rather than similarities. |
| Narrowcasting | sending particular messages to the supporters of a particular politician rather than to the larger audience. |
| Free-rider | someone who wants others to pay for a public good but plans to use the good themselves |
| Political Action Committees | committee that is directly or indirectly established, financed, maintained or controlled by a candidate or an individual holding federal office, but is not an authorized committee of the candidate or officeholder |
| Pluralism | view that politics and decision-making are located mostly in the framework of government |
| Super PACs | committees that may receive unlimited contributions from individuals, corporations, labor unions and other PACs for the purpose of financing independent expenditures and other independent political activity. |
| Lobbying | influencing or attempting to influence legislative action or nonaction through oral or written communication or an attempt to obtain the goodwill of a member or employee of the Legislature |
| Iron Triangles | a concept, not an institution. It is the idea that committees in the House and Senate, federal departments and agencies, and think tanks and interest groups all work together to develop and conserve their own power, and expand their political influence. |
| 501 C Group | designates certain types of organizations as tax-exempt—they pay no federal income tax |
| Issue Networks | an alliance of various interest groups and individuals who unite in order to promote a common cause or agenda in a way that influences government policy. |
| Party Alignment | the switching of voter preference from one party to another, |
| Winner-take-all | an electoral system in which a single political party or group can elect every office within a given district or jurisdiction |
| Republican Party | to support right-leaning ideologies of conservatism, social conservatism, and economic libertarianism, |
| Democratic National Committee | is the governing body of the United States Democratic Party. The committee coordinates strategy to support Democratic Party candidates throughout the country for local, state, and national office, as well as works to establish a "party brand". |
| Party Dealignment | a trend or process whereby a large portion of the electorate abandons its previous partisan affiliation, without developing a new one to replace it. |
| Two Party System | a political party system in which two major political parties consistently dominate the political landscape. |
| Libertarian Party | a political party in the United States that promotes civil liberties, non-interventionism, laissez-faire capitalism, and limiting the size and scope of government. |
| Republican National Committee | political committee that is the governing body of the Republican Party of the United States. It is responsible for developing and promoting the Republican brand and political platform, as well as assisting in fundraising and election strategy. |
| Linkage Institutions | a structure within a society that connects the people to the government or centralized authority. These institutions include: elections, political parties, interest groups, and the media |
| Single Member Districts | an electoral district represented by a single officeholder. |
| Constitution Party | third party conservative political platform is focused on restoring the Federal Government to the Constitution's provisions and has FEC recognized national party status. |
| Critical Elections | critical realignment, or realigning election, in the academic fields of political science and political history, is a set of sharp changes in party ideology, issues, party leaders, regional and demographic bases |
| Democrats | . an advocate of democracy. |
| Platform | a formal set of principle goals which are supported by a political party or individual candidate, in order to appeal to the general public |
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