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What type of Media reaches the most americans? (online, television, radio, or print) |
Television |
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What is a "Sound Bite"? |
a. Brief quote b. Short characterization of the days events |
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What is a "news agreggator"? |
Application: Deed that collects web content |
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What does "Digital Citizenship" mean? |
the ability to participate in society and politics online |
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What does the "FCC" do? |
FCC (Federal Communication Commission) regulates what can and cannot be on broadcast media (TV and Radio Stations) |
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Why do Americans Prefer online news? |
Convenience, Currency, Depth, Diversity |
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What is "Niche Journalism"? |
News reporting devoted to a targeted position of a journalism market sector. |
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What is "Political Ideology"? |
Complex set of Beliefs and Values, Philosophy about the government. |
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What is the difference between "Political Attitude" and "Political Value"? |
a. "values" are basic principles b. "attitudes" are specific preferences. |
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What are the 3 core values of American Politics? |
Liberty, Equality, Democracy. (LED) |
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What is "Political Socialization"? |
process which underlying political beliefs and values are formed. e.g.. family, educations, opportunities. |
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What influences our political party preference the most? |
Government, Private Groups, Media, Family, as well as Education. |
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What is a "Sample"? |
Small group selected by pollsters to represent a group or county. |
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What is the "Marketplace of Ideas"? |
opinions and views that takes placed as competing forces attempt to persuade as many people as possible to accept a particular position on a particular event |
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What are frequent causes of poll errors? |
Poorly worded questions and push polling |
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What value is the most important to conservatism? |
a. Oppose social and economic engineering. b. Support strong military spending. |
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When did "Civil Rights" become a part of the constitution? |
Ratification of the 13th Amendment. |
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What is the 13th Amendment? |
Bans Slavery |
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What is the 15th Amendment? |
right to vote shall not be based on color. |
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What was the Brown v. Board ruling? |
separate but equal" schools for blacks were inherently unequal and thus unconstitutional. |
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What is "Suffrage"? |
the right to vote |
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What was the "Civil Rights Act of 1964"? |
Banned gender discrimination in employment by law. |
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What was the outcome of Mendez v. West Minister |
Segregating Mexican and Latino children was unconstitutional. |
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What was the "Chinese Exclusion Act"? |
prohibited Chinese immigration |
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What was the outcome of Regents v. Bakke of University of California |
imposed limitations on affirmative action to ensure that providing greater opportunities for minorities did not come at the expense of the rights of the majority. In other words, affirmative action was unfair if it lead to reverse discrimination. |
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What does the 8th amendment prohibit? |
Excessive bail, fines, and cruel and unusual punishment. |
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What does the 4th Amendment protect against? |
Unreasonable Search and Seizure. |
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What is the "Free Exercise Clause"? |
prohibits government from interfering with the practice of religion (Freedom of Religion) |
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What was the outcome of Lemon v. Kurtman? |
the 1971 supreme court decision that established that aid to church-related schools must (1) have a secular legislative purpose; (2) have a primary effect that neither advances nor inhibits religion; and (3) not foster excessive government entanglement with religion |
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What is the "Lemon Test"? |
1. Government must have a secular legislative purpose. 2. The government's action must not have the primary effect of either advancing or inhibiting religion. 3. Not resulting in an "excessive government entanglement" with religion. |
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What part of the constitution did Lemon v. Kurtzman deal with? |
Establishment Clause |
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Who was the biggest supporter of the Bill of Rights? |
Antifederalist |
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What amendment nationalized the Bill of Rights? |
14th Amendment |
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What is the Bill of Rights? Why was it written? |
a. The first ten amendments, or additions, to the Constitution which give people important rights such as freedom of speech b. the Antifederalists demanded it as the price of ratification of the Constitution. |
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What is Federalism? |
System of Government which power is divided between the central and regional government. |
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What are "Expressed Powers"? |
those delegated powers of the National Government that are spelled out, expressly, in the Constitution; also called the "enumerated powers" |
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What are "Police Powers"? |
the power reserved to the government to regulate the health, safety and morals of its citizens |
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What is the purpose of the 10th Amendment? |
Protect the States Rights |
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What level of government writes the majority of criminal laws? |
State |
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What president was in charge of the "New Deal"? |
Franklin D. Roosevelt |
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What does "Marble Cake Federalism" refer to? |
A mix of ideas. |
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What was the importance of McCulloch v. Maryland? |
Court interpreted congresses powers |
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Why was Gibbons v. Ogen important? |
the emancipation proclamation of interstate commerce. |
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How many amendments are there? |
27 |
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What is bicameralism? |
two house legislature |
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What did the antifederalist argue for? |
Opposed to a strong central government; saw undemocratic tendencies in the Constitution and insisted on the inclusion of the Bill of Rights. Included Thomas Jefferson, James Monroe, and Patrick Henry. |
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What was the Declaration of Independence |
It is a document that declared independence from Britain and the formation of a new country, the USA. |
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Why was the DOI Philosophical? |
Based on John Locke and Thomas Paine |
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What is a confederation? |
Alliance of Independent States |
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What was the first written constitution? |
The Articles of Confederation |
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What was the NJ Plan? |
proposed a single-chamber congress in which each state had one vote. This created a conflict with representation between bigger states, who wanted control befitting their population, and smaller states, who didn't want to be bullied by larger states. |
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What is "Political Efficacy"? |
perception that one has the ability to influence government and politics |
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What does "Political Apathy" hurt the most? |
Democracy |
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What are Politics? |
conflict over the leadership, structure, and policies of gov. |
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What is a "Direct Democracy"? |
the people govern themselves by voting on issues individually as citizens. |
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What is "Autocracy"? |
Government by a single non-elected individual. eg. king, queen, dictator |
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What is Government? |
Institutions and Procedures through which a territory and its people are ruled and governed. |
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Where did the idea of Citizenship originate? |
Ancient Greeks |
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Democracy functions best when ________ |
Citizens are Informed |
