Chapters 8-11

Question 1

The formal statement of a party’s principles and policy objectives is called a ______.

Answer 1

Platform

Question 2

Individuals who identify with or tend to support a party are called the _____.

Answer 2

The party in the electorate

Question 3

The formal party apparatus, including committees, party leaders, conventions, and workers is called____.

Answer 3

The party organization

Question 4

The situation that exists when congress is controlled by one party and the presidency by the other is called_____.

Answer 4

Divided government

Question 5

A philosophy supporting the rights and empowerment of the masses as opposed to elites is called

Answer 5

Populism

Question 6

A significant shift is party allegiances or electoral support is called___.

Answer 6

Realignment

Question 7

Franklin D Roosevelt’s broad social welfare program in which the government would bear the responsibility of providing a safety net to protect the weakest members of society was called ______.

Answer 7

The New Deal

Question 8

The situation in which voters vote for candidates from more than one party is called

Answer 8

Ticket splitting

Question 9

An election structure in which political parties win the number of parliamentary seats equal to the percentage of the vote the party received is called

Answer 9

A proportional representation system

Question 10

An election in which voters choose the party’s candidates who will run in the later general election is called a

Answer 10

Primary election

Question 11

A new, grassroots, conservative protest movement that opposed recent government actions, including economic stimulus spending and health care reform is called

Answer 11

Tea Party Movement

Question 12

Political scientists view that a function of a party is to offer a clear choice to voters by establishing priorities or policy stances that differ from those of rival parties is called

Answer 12

Responsible party model

Question 13

The role that the party out of power plays, highlighting its objections to policies and priorities of the government in power, is called the

Answer 13

Loyal opposition

Question 14

Organizations that candidates form to support their individual election are called

Answer 14

Candidate committees

Question 15

A campaign in which an individual seeking election, rather than an entire party slate, is the focus in a

Answer 15

Candidate-centered campaign

Question 16

An election that determines which candidates win the offices being sought is called

Answer 16

A general election

Question 17

A meeting of party members held to select delegates to the national convention is called a

Answer 17

Caucus

Question 18

A special election In which voters can remove officeholder a before their term is over is called a

Answer 18

Recall

Question 19

An election in which voters in a state can vote for or against a measure proposed by the state legislature is called a

Answer 19

Referendum

Question 20

The phenomenon by which candidates running for lower-level office such as city council benefit in an election from the popularity of a top-of-ticket nominee is called

Answer 20

The coattail effect

Question 21

A professional who brings the campaign message to voters by creating all forms of media ads is called a

Answer 21

Media consultant

Question 22

The proportion of voters who actually voted is called

Answer 22

The turnout rate

Question 23

An outlay by PACs and others, typically for advertising for or against a candidate but uncoordinated with a candidate’s campaign is called

Answer 23

An independent expenditure

Question 24

An issue that has resonance and intense interest among voters is said to be

Answer 24

A salient issue

Question 25

The condition in which voters grow tired of all candidates by the time Election Day arrives, making them possibly less likely to vote is called

Answer 25

Voter fatigue

Question 26

The follow up election held when no candidate receives the majority of votes cast in the original election is called

Answer 26

A runoff election

Question 27

A special election in which the computerized voter machine simulates the elimination of last-place vote-getters to eventually decide a winner is called an

Answer 27

Instant runoff

Question 28

A measure proposed by voters and placed on the ballot for their approval is called an

Answer 28

Initiative election

Question 29

A ballot that organizes the candidates by political party is called a

Answer 29

Party-column ballot

Question 30

A _____ is the blueprint for an election campaign, including a budget and fund-raising plan, an advertising strategy, and a staffing plan

Answer 30

Campaign strategy

Question 31

New media does not include

Answer 31

Television

Question 32

When it comes to content in the Internet,

Answer 32

Consumers must exercise caution and consider the source of the information

Question 33

What media source do more Americans rely on than any other to get their news?

Answer 33

Television

Question 34

President Franklin D. Roosevelts radio addresses to the country were called

Answer 34

Fireside chats

Question 35

The federal law that had required stations to provide equal time to all sides regarding important public issues and equal access to airtime to all candidates for public issues and equal access to airtime to all candidates for public office was called the

Answer 35

Fairness doctrine

Question 36

The practice of aiming media messages at specific segments of the public is called

Answer 36

Narrowcasting

Question 37

Saturday night love's "weekend update" and Jon Stewart's the Daily Show are examples of

Answer 37

Infotainment

Question 38

The breaking down of the media according to specific audiences they target is called

Answer 38

Media segmentation

Question 39

The merging of various forms of media-Including newspapers, television stations, radio networks, and blogs- that share resources or perform the same task target is called

Answer 39

Convergence

Question 40

The phenomenon of large corporations buying smaller ones so that there are fewer and fewer companies products available is called

Answer 40

Consolidation

Question 41

Public issues that most demand the attention of govt officials are called the

Answer 41

Public agenda

Question 42

The process of bringing certain policies on issues to the public agenda through media coverage is called

Answer 42

Priming

Question 43

The journalists who criticized and exposed corruption in govt and industry at the turn of the 20th century were called

Answer 43

Muckrakers

Question 44

The govt agency that regulates and controls the ownership of radio and tv stations is called

Answer 44

Federal Communications Commission

Question 45

A person who looks good on tv is called

Answer 45

Telegenic

Question 46

What fraction of Americans do not use the Internet?

Answer 46

Less than one fifth

Question 47

What demographic factors influence who uses the Internet

Answer 47

Income and age

Question 48

What campaign served as a watershed in leveraging new media?

Answer 48

Barack obamas 2008 presidential bid

Question 49

Which technological developments has contributed the most to the emergence of two way political communication

Answer 49

Increased bandwidth

Question 50

According the info leaked by Edward Snowden the national security agency monitors A. Phone calls within US B. Phone calls from within US to to outside the US C. Video game players who play world of Warcraft and Xbox live D. All of the above

Answer 50

All of the above

Question 51

``` Which of the following sites could campaign organizers use to develop new media campaign strategies? A. Match.com B. The huffington post C. NationBuilder D. All of the above ```

Answer 51

C. NationBuilder

Question 52

Who supports the idea of the Net neutrality?

Answer 52

Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web

Question 53

The idea that Internet traffic- emails, website content, videos and phone calls-can be transmitted through the Internet pipeline without interference or discrimination by those who own or run the pipeline is called

Answer 53

Net neutrality

Question 54

Who launched an online awareness campaign to derail the stop online piracy act, which was under consideration in congress?

Answer 54

The technology industry

Question 55

How are govt's using new technology? A. To monitor the activities of citizens B. To provide services to residents C. To post documents to increase transparency D. All of the above

Answer 55

All of the above

Question 56

A potential negative effect of technology on politics is that it helps foment _____.

Answer 56

Extremism

Question 57

A potential positive effect of technology is that it can increase the level of ____.

Answer 57

Political participation

Question 58

The inequality of access to computers and Internet connections is called____.

Answer 58

The digital divide

Question 59

Services that compile news we want from various outlets in one location are called

Answer 59

News aggregation