Unit 3 end

Question 1

political action committee (PAC)

Answer 1

interest group that raises funds and donates to election campaigns

Question 2

patronage

Answer 2

appointing loyal party members to government positions

Question 3

revolving door

Answer 3

cycle in which a person alternately works for the public sector and private sector, thus blurring the individual’s sense of loyalty

Question 4

selective exposure

Answer 4

practice of selectively choosing media sources which are in harmony with ones own belief

Question 5

selective perception

Answer 5

practice of perceiving media messages the way one wants to

Question 6

sound bite

Answer 6

a short, pithy comment that is likely to attract media attention (e.g. Ronald Reagan saying “a recession is when your neighbor loses his job, a depression is when you lose your job, and recovery is when Jimmy Carter loses his job.”)

Question 7

spin control

Answer 7

placing a certain slant on a story to deflect negative public attention against a confidante of office holder

Question 8

unit rule

Answer 8

an abandoned rule of the democratic party national convention in which the candidate with the most delegates from a state won all of the states convention votes