Unit 3 AP Gov Flashcards

9220118272	horse-race journalism	campaign coverage that emphasizes the relative standings of the candidates in the polls rather than the issues they discuss	0
9220127407	Media consolidation	Creates similar network news coverage	1
9220134627	Mass Media	The primary source of information about candidates	2
9220144375	Investigative Journalism	using of detective like reporting methods to unearth scandal	3
9220154385	Broadcast Media	Primary source of news and information for most Americans	4
9220156063	Narrowcasting	Media programming aimed at a particular audience	5
9220159354	Sound bites	Short clips of a political speech lasting 15 seconds or less	6
9220165580	Critical Elections	Happen due to party reallignment	7
9220169735	single-member districts	Creates a domination of the legislature by two political parties	8
9220190729	Realigning Elections	Happen due to clear party differences and long last voter shifts one one party to another.	9
9220197683	Dealignment	People are detached from political parties	10
9220206066	Ticket splitting	Voting for candidates from one party and and candidates from another party	11
9220214259	Divided Government	When control of the executive branch and the legislative branch is split between two parties	12
9220253785	Political Parties	Seek to gain control of government	13
9220260615	Linkage Institutions	Mass Media, Elections, Political Parties, Interest Groups	14
9220268840	Coalition	a set of individuals or groups supporting a political party	15
9220275466	Third Parties	Common in America, but rarely win elections. Help bring new voters and ideas forward.	16
9220282505	amicus curiae briefs	used by interest groups to lobby courts	17
9220292732	iron triangles	networks of congressional committees, bureaucratic agencies, and interest groups that strongly influence the policy process	18
9220302622	Interest Groups	Distribute incumbent voting records, file amicus curiae briefs, support legislation, and donate to PACs. Seek to influence policy	19
9220317268	Free Rider Problem	People benefit from the work of interest groups without being members or making contributions	20
9220327542	PACs	Used by interest groups to raise money for electioneering	21
9220335359	Class Action Lawsuits	enable a group of similarly situated plaintiffs to combine similar grievances into a single suit	22