exam 2 during shit hole week

Question 1

original idea of democracy

Answer 1

everyone would gather together and discuss what should happen, who would get what when and how. made decisions without the need of a ruler

Question 2

what percent of people know the house of representatives is controlled by the democrats?

Answer 2

70%

Question 3

what percent of people know the senate is controlled by the republicans?

Answer 3

68%

Question 4

% of Americans who know what the budget is spent on

Answer 4

education: 3%
defense: 0%
foreign aid: 1%

Question 5

did the deficit get bigger or smaller during the Obama administration?

Answer 5

smaller

Question 6

did the Obama administration deport more or less undocumented immigrants than in past decades?

Answer 6

more

Question 7

What percentage of the budget is spent on foreign aid?

Answer 7

less than 1%

Question 8

are we a republic or a democracy?

Answer 8

a republic

Question 9

how many years between representative elections?

Answer 9

2 years

Question 10

rational ignorance

Answer 10

argument that people who don’t know that much about politics are actually smarter. AKA the rational citizen might believe the costs outweigh the benefits and choose to remain uninformed and uninvolved.

Question 11

Rational electorate

Answer 11

as individuals you may have most people get an answer wrong but it averages together to get the right answer

Question 12

Politicians and short cuts

Answer 12

people infer information from things they do know, politicians try to get you to use short cuts. only works if the shortcut is accurate

Question 13

opinion leaders

Answer 13

you might rely on other people who may be well informed, however they tend to be more extreme

Question 14

two step process for primary and general election

Answer 14

1. states elect delegates for the republic and democratic convention
2. delegates choose party nominee at convention
   (bigger states have more delegates)

Question 15

what is a super delegate

Answer 15

for democrats, if you held office

Question 16

what is a caucus?

Answer 16

you are sent to a high school gym @ a select time. Everyone can make a speech, after you stand in different corners to show your vote

Question 17

primary definition

Answer 17

you vote on a ballot for republican or democrat

Question 18

closed delegate voting

Answer 18

only registered republicans can vote for republican candidate and vice versa

Question 19

open delegate voting

Answer 19

anyone who wants to show up can vote

Question 20

winner takes all

Answer 20

most votes = all delegates, best if you think you are going to win

Question 21

% of votes

Answer 21

% of delegates, best if you think you may lose

Question 22

General election

Answer 22

we don’t have a national election, we have state elections (electoral college)

Question 23

where do campaigns focus their time?

Answer 23

on swing states

Question 24

what percentage of campaigning was done in swing states?

Answer 24

60%

Question 25

idea of an ideal democratic citizen

Answer 25

someone who is knowledgeable about, and interested in, politics

Question 26

"rational ignorance" pt 2

Answer 26

the idea that the costs of being politically informed outweigh the benefits

Question 27

political socialization

Answer 27

process by which we learn shared values and orientations

Question 28

race and ethnicity

Answer 28

% of those who were in favor of preferential hiring and promotion for African Americans and the gov. reducing income differences between richest and poorest were higher in African Americans and latinos

Question 29

Gender

Answer 29

women are somewhat more liberal than men, men and women agree equally on reducing rich and poor income but no huge divides

Question 30

who votes and why?

Answer 30

people with resources, are engaged, and those who are asked to. young people have fewer resources, less engaged, and are asked less.

Question 31

if only women voted who would have won the 2016 election?

Answer 31

clinton

Question 32

if only men voted in the 2016 election who would have won?

Answer 32

trump

Question 33

when do most people register to vote?

Answer 33

the day of the election

Question 34

motor voter act 1993

Answer 34

every state must allow citizens to register to vote when they apply for/renew their drivers license.

Question 35

Voter ID rules

Answer 35

show photo ID to vote, many don't believe in this, 6% of non white voters were told they didn't have the correct ID

Question 36

Prospective voter

Answer 36

would rely on the candidates promises about future policy actions to choose candidate

Question 37

retrospective voter

Answer 37

would rely on the candidates past performance on valence issues to choose a candidate

Question 38

regulating the electorate

Answer 38

the idea that government rules about how easy or hard it is to vote. can influence who participates in politics

Question 39

where do most people get their news from?

Answer 39

tv is #1 and news sites is #2 lowest is from newspapers younger people mostly from news sites and social media older people mostly from tv and newspaper

Question 40

Issues with the news

Answer 40

it is easier to opt out of getting news and also to select the news you agree with. easier to create information bubbles like only watching news shows that show your preferred future president in a positive light

Question 41

Modern media: privately owned corporations

Answer 41

profits come from advertising | drive for ratings

Question 42

concentrated ownership

Answer 42

less choice

Question 43

conglomerate ownership

Answer 43

conflicts of interest

Question 44

opinions on bias - republican and democrat

Answer 44

more republicans believe the media is biased and tend to favor one side than democrats

Question 45

opinions on bias - moderate and journalists

Answer 45

moderate people and journalists believe the media is biased more than liberals or conservatives

Question 46

newspaper endorsements in 2016 VS previous years

Answer 46

97% of newspapers endorsed democrats while only 3% endorsed republicans where in previous years it was 48%-52% in favor of republicans

Question 47

who are most news media in the US owned by?

Answer 47

private for-profit corporations

Question 48

where are most media profits from?

Answer 48

charging for advertising

Question 49

media and ads

Answer 49

the media can charge more for ads on popular shows and so focus on getting more viewers

Question 50

commercial bias

Answer 50

1. downplay politics by posting about worlds fattest cat. 2. politics as optics; talking about a baby bump at the UN instead of what happened politically 3. politics as conflict; the horse race was talked about the most

Question 51

Gatekeepers

Answer 51

decide which stories get covered and how

Question 52

agenda-setting

Answer 52

influence what voters think are the most important issues, Clintons scandal got covered the most towards the end of the election race

Question 53

framing

Answer 53

influence how voters see an issue by emphasizing one aspect of it; "call it what it is; baby killing". gives no context but shoves one short idea into peoples faces

Question 54

average trustworthiness rating of story

Answer 54

no source: more reliable NYT: more likely to tell the truth about democrats FOX: more likely to tell the truth about republicans