FINAL JEOPARDY QUESTION

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What is Watchdog?

Scrutinizing the behavior and decisions of public

officials

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What is the Public Opinion?

Collection of opinions or attitudes

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What is Media Events?

Politicians will often hold ____________to

communicate an image

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What is Andrew Jackson?

He stood for the common citizen but

looked out for southern and western interests

and founded the Democratic Party.

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What is Gatekeeper/Agenda Setter?

The media determines what they will print or voice and in turn, this

dramatically affects what the public knows about

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What is the Political Action Committee?

Organizations that help interest groups raise money for

campaigns

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1) What are Broadcast Media and Print Media?2) Examples Broadcast Media: TV programs,

more popularly watched; Nightly News, World News,

3) Examples Print Media: Written -- Washington Post, The New York Times, The Washington Times, USA Today

1)Two Types of Media 2) Two Examples of each type

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Who is Abraham Lincoln?

Who founded the Republican Party

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What is a Scorekeeper/horserace journalism?

Media keeps track of where candidates stand and those in office stand in the polls, especially during an election year

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What is a 1) advocate 2) bias?

1)To promote or support2) Favoring one view or another

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1) Media educates citizens and politicians2) For politicians, candidates, and interest

groups: They use media to communicate a message integral to political success

3) Politicians want to: gain control of and influence the political agenda.

Three reasons why is Media a Linkage System?

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1) What is a government system that has only one party.

2) What is China, Vietnam, North Korea?

1) Define One-Party System2) Example of a one-party system government

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What is a 1) set of statements describing a party’s views on all major issues 2) a party’s positionon an individual idea/issue?

Define 1) Platform2) Plank

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What is 1) Campaign Financing2) Interest?

1) How money is earned to pay for political campaign

2) Attention paid to something

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What is an 1) Exit Poll: when you walk out of voting place and they ask questions, 2) Push Poll: Surveys that change minds 3) Straw Poll: Trial balloons or which way the wind blows

Three different types of public opinion polls discussed in class (provide example of

each)

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1) What is a government that has two major political parties?

2) USA

1) Define Two-Party System2) Example of a two-party system government

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What is a1) Lobbyist2) Interest group: Human Society,

MADD, NAM, Christian Coalition, SAG

1) Represent interest groups and communicate with officials

2) A group of people who work to influence government about a set of issues and 3 examples of this type of group

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What is 1) narrowcasting 2) electorate?

1) _______________ viewers can select what information they want and what they do not want (selective attention/”tuning stuff out”) and sometimes they would rather watch sitcoms, TV dramas, reality T.V.

2) All people entitled to vote in a given election

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1) What is a government that has 3 or more political parties that share power?

2) Japan, Australia

1)Define Multi-party System2) Example of a multi-party system

1) Nominate Candidates (recruit & support)2) Govern & Influence Policy3) Act as a Watchdog (loyal opposition)4) Inform and Activate Citizens5) Bonding Agent6) Unite Diverse Interest

List the 6 functions of political parties

1) What is the Linkage Institutions?

A structure within a society that connects people to the government or a centralized authority. These institutions include: elections, political party, interest groups, and the media.

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