Poli chapter 6-10 quiz

individuals' views about the fundamental nature of human beings, society , and economy

Individuals' views and preferences about public polices, political parties, candidates, government institutions, and public officials.

political attitudes expressed by ordinary citizens as revealed by surveys.

An interview study asking questions of a set of people who are chosen at random to represent the wholee population

the selection of survey respondents by chance, with equal probability

the process by which individuals acquire political beliefs, attitudes, and opinions

those institutions and individuals that shape the core beliefs and attitudes of people

the sense of belonging to one or another political party

a system of interralated and coherently patterned attitudes and beliefs

the political attitudes of the public as a whole, expressed as averages or percentages

the notion that collective public opinion is rational in the sense that it is generally stable and consistent and that when it changes it does so as an understable responce to events

A president's standing with the public, indicated by the percentage of Americans who tell survey interviewers that they approve a president's handling of his job

people who favor private enterprise and oppose government regulations on spending

people who favro government regulation of business and government spending for social program

peopel who favor civil liberties, abortions rights, and alternatives lifestyles

people who favor traditional social values; they tend to support strong law-and-order measures and to oppose abortion and gay rights

citizens' preferences concerning what polices they want government to pursue

the policy of avoiding involvement in foregn affairs

the stance toward foreign policy that suggests that the United States should "go it alone," pursuing its national interests without seeking the cooperation of other nations or multilateral institutions

the stance toward foreign policy that sugests that the United States should seek the cooperation of other nations and multilateral institutions in pursuing its goals

the role of the media in scrutinizing the actions of government officals

the common term for a weblog, a website on which an individual or group posts text etc. on a regualr basis for others to vieew and respond

digital audio and video files made readily available to interrested people via computer and portable devices

organizations such as the Associated Press and Reuters that gather and disseminate news to other news orgainzations

term used to suggest that media corporations are so large, powerful, and interconnected that alternative voices to the economically and politically powerful cannot have their views aired

the merging of hard news and entertainment in news presentations

the assigned location where a reporter regularly gather news stories

inside or secret information given to a journalist or media outlet by a government official

the attempt by public officials to have a story reported in terms that favor them

worthy of printing or broadcasting as news, according to editors' judgments

news reported with no evaluative language and with any opinions quoted or attibuted to a specific source.

somewhat derisive term for print, broadcast, and radio commentators on the political news

deviation from some ideal standard, such as representativeness or objectivity

influencing what people consider important

providing a context for interpretation

the government's power to prevent publication, as opposed to punishment afterwards

the former requiredment that television stations present contrasting points of view

the former requirement taht television stations give or sell the same amount of time to all competing canidates

private organization or voluntary assocation that seeks to influence public policy as a way to protect or advance some interest

James Madison's termfor groups or parties that try to advance thier own interests at the expense of the public good

A political scientist who views American politics as best understood in terms of the interaction, conflict, and bargaining of groups.

An interest group that seeks to protect or advance the material interests of its members.

an interest group that advocates for a cause or an ideology

the art of trying to influence the decisions of public officials on behalf of as organization or advocacy

an interest group orgainized to support a cause or ideology

a person who lobbies

a theory that locates the orgins of interest groups in changes in the economic, social, or political environment that threaten the well being of some segment of the population

the practice of appropiating money for specific pet projects of members of congress, usually done at the behest of lobbuists, and added to bills at the last minute with little opportunity for deliberation

Latin for "a freind of the court"; describes a brief in which individuals not party to a suit may have their views heard

the effort by intrest groups to moblize local constituencies and shape public opinion to support the group's goals and to bring that pressure to bear on elected officials.

• an entity created by an interest group whose purpose is to collect money
• and make contributions to canidates in federal elections

an enduring alliance of common interest among an interest group, a congressional committee, and a bureaucratic agency, also called a subgovernment.

alliances among interest groups, institutions within each house of congress, and an executive branch agency that work to advance a particular agenda; can take various forms , another name for iron triangle

broad coalitions of public and private interest groups, policy experts, and public officials that form around particular policy issues; said to be more visible to the public and more inclusive; opposite of iron triangles

phrase to describe the common practice in which former government officials become lobbyist for interests with whom they formerly dealt in their official capacity

a committed member of a party

an orgainization that tries to win control of government by electing people to office who carry teh party labels

a party's statement of its positions on the issues of the day

a political system in which two parties vie on relatively equal terms to win national elections and in which each party governs at one time or another

A political system in which three or more viable parties compete to lead the government; often most form coalitions

the awarding of legislative seats to political parties to reflect the proportion of the popular vote each party recieves

the process by which one party supplants another as the dominant party in a political system

the program of the administration of President Franklin D. Roosevelt

the informal electoral alliance of working-class ethic groups, Catholics, Jews, urban dwellers, racial minorities, and the South that was the basis of the Democratic party dominance of American politics from the New Deal to early 1970s

Control of the executive and the legislative branches by different political parties

a gradual reduction in the dominance of one political party without another party supplanting it

the sense of belonging to one or another political party

the political position that holds that the federal government has a substanial role to play in economic regulation, social welfare, and overcoming racial inequality

the political position which holds that the federal government ought to play a very small role in economic regulation, social welfare, and overcoming racial inequality

Control of the exective and legislative branches by the same political party

a situation in which government is unabled to make policy decisions, usually because of didived government

people who identify with a party , vote in electins, and participate in additional party and party -cadidate activities

peopel who claim to be independents but say they consistently favor one party over another

A political party that takes clear, distinct stands on the issues and enacts them as policy when in office

a theory of democratic elections in which voters decide what government will do in the near future by choosing one or another responisble party

a form of election in which parties seeking votes move toward the median voter or the center of the political spectrum

a term that refers to the voter at the exact middle of the political spectrum

the tendency to vote for the incumbents when times are good and against them when times are bad

a form of election in which voters look back at the performance of a party in power and cast ballots on the basis of how well it did in office

the right to vote

the right to vote

Elected representatives of the states whose votes formally elect teh President of the United States;

a gathering of delegates who nominate a party's presidentaial candidate

statewide elections in which voters choose delegates to the national party conventions

a system for selecting delegates to the national party conventions characterized by neighbood and areawide meetings of party supporters and activists

the proportion of eligible voters who actually vote in a given election

procedures avaible in some states by which proposed state laws or constitutional amendments are submitter to the voters for approval or rejection

procedures available in some states for citizens to put proposed laws and constitutional amendments on the ballot for voter approval

elected officials from all levels of government who are appointed by party committees to be delegates to the national convention of the Democratic Party; not selected in primary elections or caucuses

representatives who are elected in the states to formally choose the U.S. president

more votes than any other candidate bu t less than a majority of all votes cast

• total- most IND
• Men-most IND
• women -most DEM
• white-most IND
• black- most DEM
• hispanic- most DEM
• catholic-most IND
• Evan Protestant- REP
• mainline Protestant- DEM
• jewish- DEM
• no religion-IND

• 18-29 -IND
• 30-49-IND
• 50-64-DEM
• 65+-DEM
• <$20,000 -IND
• $20,000-$30,000 -IND
• $30,000-$50,000 -IND
• $50,000-$75,000 -IND
• $75,000- REP

• 2006
• TV-54%
• Newspaper-40%
• Online for News- 31%
• 2008
• TV-70%
• Newspaper-35%
• Online for news-40%

• TV- up
• Newspaper- down
• Online for news-up

There is no evidence that it is.

• *representational Inequalities-not all segments of society are equally represnted in interest groups
• * creats iron traingles... others don't get heard/helped

• those with higher than average incomes and more formal education
• blacks almost equal white in 2008 but usually lower

how each party picks their canadidate (differnet for each state)

• barriers to vote
• too much complexity
• weak voter mobilization by parties
• a decline in competitive elections