Broadcast media is regulated to some degree by the ___________ to ensure that the "public interest, convenience, and necessity" are served.

Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Three roles played by the media are

Gate keeper, Score keeper, and Watch dog

The first political parties in America were

Democratic-Republicans and Federalists

The Federalist Party was led by

Alexander Hamilton and John Adams

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Government 10-14 tes

Government 10-14 test

Question	Answer
The Process by which we develop our political values is called political	Socialization
The main source of our political attitudes is our	Family
The most vulnerable age to this process(political attitude) is in the ages from	9 to 13
College tends to have what effect on students	Liberalizing
What influences political beliefs and behaviors because 76% of Americans feel it is important in their lives	Religon
The most consistently liberal religious group is the	Jewish
The most consistently conservitive religious group is the	Evangelicals Pentocostal
Cuban Hispanics tend to vote for the	Republican Party
Mexican Hispanics tend to vote for the	Democratic Party
Older people are more likely to vote, and often vote from a	Conservitive ideology
What the public thinks about a particular issue at any point in time is called public	Opinion
Whether a person is for or against an issue is called the	direction of their opinion
How strongly a person feels aout their opinion is called the	intensity of opinion
Whether or not they are likely to change their mind on the issue is called the	stability of their opinion
When measuring public opinion by taking polls, the most important factor in determining the validity of the poll is that it must be taken with a	random sample
Some polls are not for getting information, but for providing information about an opponent. This is called a	push poll
Candidates measure the success of their campaign by using a seris of	tracking polls
Polls conducted at selected polling places on election day are called	exit polls
Sensationlism in journalism that is used to mislead is called	yellow journalism
What kind of Radio, on the AM band, has attracted a conservative audience, but has not been successful for liberals.	Talk
In 2005 what percentage of Americans got their news from television	74
In 2005 44% of Americans got their news from the	Newspaper
Broadcast media is regulated to some degree by the ___________ to ensure that the "public interest, convenience, and necessity" are served.	Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Broadcasters must provide candidates for the same office equal time under the	Equal Time rule
Three roles played by the media are	Gate keeper, Score keeper, and Watch dog
In the media who determines what is the news and what is not	Gate Keeper
In the media who decides who is in and who is out in politics	Score Keeper
In the media who is overseeing government officials to uncover corruption	Watch Dog
The process by which the media coverage establishes national priorities is called	agenda building
In a survey of journalists what percentage considered themselves Democrats or Liberals	61%
Ina survey of journalists what percentage considered themselves Republicans or Conservatives	20%
What is an organization that sponsors candidates for public office under that organizations name	Polictial Party
The first political parties in America were	Democratic-Republicans and Federalists
The party known as the Antifederalists, is also called the	Democrat-Republicans
The Democrat-Republicans was led by	Thomas Jefferson
Those who backed the new constitution were known as the	Federalist
The Federalist Party was led by	Alexander Hamilton and John Adams
The modern Democratic Party came into being in 1824 and was led by	Andrew Jackson
The modern Democratic Party was opposed by Henry Clay's	Whig Party
In 1854, the anti slavery party was formed from Democrats and Whigs, calling themselves the	Republican Party
Teddy Roosevelt's Progressive Party and George Wallace's American Independent Party were the	Bolter Parties
The Bolter Parties did what from their founding major parties	Seperated
What kind of parties, such as the Socialist Workers Party have little success because their principles radically differ from America's mainstream	Ideological
The statement of policies of a national political party is called the	Party Platform
The national party chair and party officals from every state make up the	national committee
The national committee governs the party. They plan and coordinate the party's	national convention
Formally elected by the National Committee, the National Chair is usually appointed by the party's	Presidential candidate
The lowest level and most basic unit of political organization is the	precent
Ethnically what race is the strongest Democrat vote at 90%	African Americans
What race tends to vote Democrat by a 3/1 margin	Hispanic
Middle age voters tend to prefer the	Repblican Party
The youngest and oldest tend to lean toward the	Democrat Party
An organized group of people that seeks to influence public policy is an	interest group
An person who represents an interest group to influence government is a	lobbyist
This carries their interest to government decision makers	lobbyist
Lobbying goes on in the legislature, executive branch, the _____________, and government agencies	Judicial Branch
What interest group attempts to motivate the general public to put pressure on the government, this is called	grass roots lobbying
According to the 1995 Lobbying Disclosure Act, lobbyist must do what with the House Clerk or Senate Secretary	Register
According to the 1995 Lobbying Disclosure Act, lobbyist must report names of whom and name the agency lobbied	Clients
According to the 1995 Lobbying Disclosure Act, lobbyist must estimate the ____________ they received from each client	amount
This List is a funding interest group for liberal, female, Democratic Candidates	Emily's
This is a similar organization to Emily's List for republican candidates	Wish
The most valuable asset of an interst group or a lobbyist is credible	information
People who vote tend to be more highly _________ than those who do not.	educated
People over age _____ tent to vote but the numbers decline after age ______	30 and 70
By gender, who tends to vote at a slightly higher rate.	women
The most politically active Americans make up about _____ of the population.	5%
Those who give financially to the parties and candidates are about ______ of the population	10%
The National Voter Registration Act (Motor Voter Act) required states to allow voter registration when obtaining a	drivers license
A voter who considers the PAST perfomance of a candidate is using what judgment in their decision	retrospective
Those who rely upon campaign promises are using	prospective judgment
Party candidates are nominated to be on a general election ballot by winning a	primary election
An election in which only party members may participate is a/an	closed primary
An election in which non-party members may participate is a/an	open primary
When a voter votes in the primary of the party in which they are Not a member, they are participating in	crossover voting
If no candidates receives a majority of the vote in a primary or special election, the top two candidates face each other in a	run off election
The election that is held on the Tuesday after the first Monday of November, in which we select office holders, is called the	general election
The general election is the only election that requires this amount of votes to win	a plurality
Direct democracy is partially practiced with three citizen actions:	Initiative, referendum, and recall
This is an election in which citizens propose legislation and allows the voters to approve it	Iniative
This is an election in which the legislature proposes legislation and allows the voters to approve it	Referendum
This is an election in which voters can remove an elected office holder by popular vote	Recall
Recently several states have moved their primary election dates up to have a greater effect on the final result. This process is called	front loading
To win a presidential election, a candidate must have a	majority of the electoral votes, or a minimum of 270 votes
The number of electoral college votes that a state has is a total of the number of _______, based upon population, plus one for each of the two_________	Senators and US Representives
The largest four states in number of electoral votes from the largest is:	California, Texas, New York, and Florida
The process of distributing electoral college votes among the states based upon the national census is called	reapportionment
Redrawing political districts based upon population changes is called	redistricing
Redistricing is the process to benefit one party more than another which is called	gerrymandering
Who has the responsibility of redrawing congressional district lines	The state legislature
Thses ads are broadcast advertisements paid for by the candidate	Spot
These are preferred by candidates because they are more credible than spots	News visuals
Campaign contributions from individuals to candidates for federal office in 2006 were limited to how much per candidate per election	$2300.00
In the 2004 campaign, Political Action Committees (PAC) contributed this amount to US House of Senate candidates, compared to this amount coming from individuals	$294 million and $693 Million
These Funds are donations from the general tax revenues to the campaigns of presidential candidates	Public
This term refers to unregulated money donated by individuals and committees through stae and local parties	Soft money
How many politcal committees are nonprofit and unregulated interest groups that focus on specific issues or causes and attempts to influence voters.	527
This is an intentional course of action followed by government to deal with matters of concern	Public Policy
Identifying areas of concern to address them in public policy is called	agenda setting
What is creating specific courses of action to resolve a public problem	Policy formulation
Accepting and putting that course into action is called policy	adoption and implementation
Social Security is NOT a personal __________ it is a PAY AS YOU GO system where today's taxpayers are paying today's recipients	retirement account
In 2006, the poverty income threshold for a family of four was	$19,307.00
The program under the Socical Security Act that helps the needy aged, blind, or disabled is called	Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
The Personal Responsibilty and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (POWORA) places a __ year lifetime for aid from block grants, and requires recipients to find employment within ___ years	5 and 2
SSI and Food Stamps are considered	entittlement programs
The 2006 spending for health and human services was estimated at	$68.9 billion
This is a federal program providing medical care for the poor	Medicaid
This is a federal program providing medical care for elderly social security recipients	Medicare
When the government practices a policy of leaving all economic factors to settle themselves, they are practicing a	laissez-faire policy
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation was established to oversee the	Banking Industry
The Securities Exchange Commission regulates	stock exchanges
Economic regulation by Congress is based upon Congress' interpretation of the	Commerce Clause of Article 1, Section 8, of the constitution
This is a reduction of market controls in favor of market-based competition	Deregulation
This is a short term decline in the economy	Recession
This policy deals with regulating the nation's money supply and interest rates.	Monatary Policy
Monatary policy is usually controlled by the	Federal Reserve Board
This policy refers to programs concerning taxes, spending, and debt management.	Fiscal Policy
Who held forth the theory that governments can stabilize the economy through application of fiscal and monetary policies	John M. Keynes
When the government spends more than it takes in within a budget cycle, it is engaging in a	deficit spending/financing
The accumulation of several years of deficit creates a	national debt
Two committess of Congress responsible for raising the tax revenues to sustain oublic policy are the	House Ways and Means Committee and the Senate appropiations Committee
A policy that avoids participating in foreign affairs	Isolationism
Emphasizes morality in foreign policy	Moralism
Takes advantages of situations for national gain	Pragmatism
Acting on national policy without consulting other nations	Unilateralism
The Persian Gulf are was indentified as a vital interes of the United States by the	Carter Doctrine
The treaty providing for free movement of goods between the US, Canada, and Mexico is the	North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
This organization has jurisdicition to manage multinational negotiations and impose solutions	The World Trade Organization(WTO)
This holds that the United States has the right to use preemptive strikes against those nations/forces that are threatening US interest	The Bush Doctrine
Chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons are considered to weapons of	Mass Destruction
The chief agent in US foregin policy is the	President
The President's prinicpal assistant in diplomatic policy is the	Secretary of State
The President's prinicpal assistant in military policy is the	Secretary of Defense
The executive agency responsibile for collecting and analyzing information about foregin nations is the	Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Formed by the Defense Reorganization Act of 1947, the National Security Council has four statutory members:	The President, Vice President, Secretary of State and Denfense
The primary disaster relief agency for the US government is the	Federal Emergancy Management Agency (FEMA)
All treaties with other governments must have a ratification vote of 2/3 of the	Senate
Presidents have bypassed these treaties by making these with foreign heads of state	Executive agreements
The War Powers Act of 1973 requires that the President report to Congress within how many hours of placing US forces into combat	48
If Con gress disapproves or does not concur within how many days, the troops must be redeplyed within the following 30 days	60
The number of electoral college votes that a state has is a total of the number of REPRESENTIVES, based upon STATE POPULATION, plus one for each of the two SENATORS

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