Exam 3 Review Pt 2

The influence on public opinion that results from journalists’ and editors’ decisions about which of many potential news stories to report.

• Slant

• Agenda setting

• Filtering

• The echo chamber

The imbalance in a story that covers one candidate or policy favorably without providing similar coverage of the other side.

• The echo chamber

• Filtering

• Agenda setting

• Slant

The more the media covers something, the more the public regards it as important.

• Slant

• Agenda setting

• The echo chamber

• Filtering

People tend to go to news sources which only confirm their opinions.

• The echo chamber

• Filtering

• Slant

• Agenda setting

A ______________ is a group organized to:

- Nominate candidates for political office.

- Gain political power through the winning of elections.

- Promote ideas about public policies.

• Party in government

• Party as organization

• Party activists

• Political party

• Party in the electorate

Refers to the role of parties as elected or appointed leaders of government. Is usually about organization the party members of these chambers into collective action.

• Party as organization

• Political party

• Party activists

• Party in the electorate

• Party in government

The official party organization (i.e. National Party Committees (DNC, RNC), Establish party rules, Handle money)

• Political party

• Party activists

• Party as organization

• Party in government

• Party in the electorate

The role that regular citizens play in political parties (for example: Party identifiers, Primary campaign voters, Party activists)

• Party in the electorate

• Political party

• Party as organization

• Party in government

• Party activists

People who spends their own time, effort, and money in supporting a political party or individual candidate.

• Party as organization

• Party activists

• Party in the electorate

• Political party

• Party in government

One of the most foundational books on political parties. Called "Why Parties?"

• Converse (1964)

• Abramowitz (2010)

• Aldrich (1995)

• Fiorina, Abrams, and Pope (2011)