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20 Cards in this Set
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News Leaks
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Off the record. ???
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Media competition and adversarial approach
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ratings??
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Rates for advertisement
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Rates are the same
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Radio Broadcasts Licenses
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-1920s
-FCC- 5 years renewal... yo |
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Tv Broadcast Licenses
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-1950s
-FCC- 7 years renewal |
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Presidential elections as horse race
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The elections were treated as a horse race... literally.
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Newspaper Competition
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err not so sure..
-it's very competitive -Number of daily newspapers has declined significantly -News papers are entirely free from government restraint |
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Radio/Tv message v. newspaper
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-Newspaper can report the whole message.
-Radio and television are licensed and regulated. -After publication, sue only for libel,obscenity, incitement to illegal act. |
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Public officials and media relationship
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Gives the candidates more media attention. ???
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Revolving door
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-Federal government workers leave to take more lucrative positions in private industry (lobbying, consulting, executive positions)
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PAC money
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-Political Action Committee (PAC)- A committee set up by a corporation, labor union, or interest group that raises and spends campaign money from voluntary donations.
-Basically, public policy interest groups. |
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Lobbyist power of information
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Lobbists' key targets: the undecided legislator or bureaucrat.
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Union Membership and Strength
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Mass-production industries established, creating a need for mass-membership unions.
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Influence public policy
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-Effects the election
- Public policy remains more or less the same no matter which official or party is in office.... ? |
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Public-interest lobby growth
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Grown...?
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Votes switch parties?
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Self-interest/political
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What party has more loyal members?
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Republican
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What is the largest party?
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Democratic
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Incumbent advantages
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Franking privlage???
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Direct mail appeals? (Does it work?)
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Yes, there are certain interest groups
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