Part 1 of the AP Government Vocab flashcards
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| "friend of the court" brief filed by an interest group to influence a Supreme Court decision | ||
| contention that parties are less meaningful to voters, who have abandoned the parties in greater numbers to become independents | ||
| government in which one party controls the presidency while another party controls the Congress. | ||
| theory that upper class elites exercise great influence over public policy | ||
| term used by Madison to denote what we now call interest groups | ||
| FCC rule (no longer in effect) that required broadcasters to air a variety of viewpoints on their programs | ||
| When the media devote great amounts of coverage to stories of wrongdoing or scandal in government. | ||
| the problem faced by interest groups when citizens can reap the benefits of interest group action without actually joining, participating in, or contributing money to such groups | ||
| the tendency of the media to report on an election campaign as if it were a horse race, i.e., who is ahead, who is behind, who is gaining ground | ||
| an informal association of federal agency, congressional committee, and interest group that is said to have heavy influence over policy making | ||
| the act or process of carrying out a lawsuit | ||
| attempting to influence policy makers | ||
| elections in which candidates are not identified by party membership on the ballot | ||
| ballot in which candidates are arranged by office rather than party. Encourages split ticket voting | ||
| ballot on which candidates are arranged by party rather than by office. Encourages straight ticket voting | ||
| a staged event that attracts favorable visual media coverage, e.g. a candidate reading to a group of school children | ||
| theory that policy making is the result of interest group competition | ||
| an interest group that raises funds and donates to election campaigns | ||
| appointing loyal party members to government positions | ||
| the cycle in which a person alternately works for the public sector and private sector, thus blurring the individual's sense of loyalty | ||
| the practice of selectively choosing media sources which are in harmony with one's own beliefs | ||
| the practice of perceiving media messages the way one wants to | ||
| a short, pithy comment that is likely to attract media attention | ||
| placing a certain slant on a story to deflect negative public attention against a candidate or office holder | ||
| an abandoned rule of the Democratic Party national convention in which the candidate with the most delegates from a state won all of that state's convention votes |
