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21 Cards in this Set
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Linkage institution |
A structure within society thay connects the people to the government. |
Links to the gov |
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Merit system |
Hiring people for government jobs on the basis of their skill, talent, education, job experience, etc. (AKA... Civil Service Exam) began with the Pendleton Act of 1883 |
To help hire less fortunate people... |
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Patronage |
Government officials awarding government jobs in exchange for political support in the form of votes, campaigning, contributions, etc. |
Gov. officials giving jobs for PHelp. |
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Split ticket voting |
A person selecting candidates from both political parties; because of a divided government. |
Voting in both _________ |
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Soft money |
Campaign contributions to political parties (not candidates); used to circumvent contribution limits to candidates. |
Contributions to __________; not candidates. |
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Caucus |
A meeting of party members to discuss and choose their party's candidate for a general election. |
A __________ to discuss politics. |
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Closed Primary |
An election to choose a political party's candidate for the general election; only party members may vote. |
Voting for one specific party. |
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General Election |
Final stage of the election process where all voters choose between the candidates of all political parties. |
Voting for both parties. |
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Open Primary |
An election to choose a political party's candidate for the general election; any registered voter may vote. |
Registered voters may vote in this Primary. |
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Primary Election |
Broad term for an election to choose a party's nominee for the general election. |
Choose nominees for the ________ election. |
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Amicus curiae brief |
A recommendation about how the Supreme Court should rule on a case; filed by an interest group, president, state government, or anyone who takes an interest in the case. |
Recommendation filed by a government official or the president, to claim how the S________ C_______ should rule on a case. |
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Earmark |
A Congressional directive - written into a bill or committee notes - that funds should be spent on a specific project in a specific state. |
Congressional Directive on how funds should be... |
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Interest Group |
An organization of people whose members share views on specific issues and attempt to influence public policy to their benefit. (Do not elect people to office) |
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Lobbying |
The process of trying to influence a government official on a particular issue. |
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PAC (Political Action Committee) |
An organization formed by business, labor or other interest groups to raise money and make contributions (up to $5,000) to the campaigns of political candidates whom they support. |
Formed by a business or interest groups to raise _________ for ____________. |
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Revolving door |
Movement of personnel (and cozy relationship) between the legislative branch (and staff), the executive branch (and staff), the regulatory agencies, the industries that they regulate, and the interest groups that they are affiliated with. |
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Horse-race journalism |
When reporting on elections, the media focuses more on polling data (who's winning) and the daily operations of each campaign, rather than the beliefs and policy differences of the candidates. |
The media focuses on polling data/ who's w_______. |
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New media |
Means of mass communication using digital technologies such as the Internet. |
Using social ________ and the I_________ to spread communication. |
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Old media |
Traditional means of mass communication that existed until the advent of the Internet. (i.e. newspaper) |
Media used before the Internet was invented. |
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Investigative journalism |
Form of journalism in which reporters deeply investigate political corruption, crimes, etc. |
Journalists investigate political ___________. |
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Trial balloon |
A tentative statement made by the President or White House Staff to see how a new policy will be recieved. |
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