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Political Science Final
Public Opinion, Political Parties, Elections, Interest Groups and Economic Policy
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Political Studies
Undergraduate 1
12/06/2011

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Most modern tabloids are similar to
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Yellow Journalism
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Muckracking is
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the action of searching out and publicizing scandalous information about famous people in an underhanded way.
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"Uncle Sam's Next Campaign" was 
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political cartoon decrying yellow journalism.
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The National Enquirer is the most accurate example of 
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Muckracking
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The Progressive Movement was organized by who?
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Settlement workers and reformers
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What was the aim of the Progressive Movement?
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To provide better working conditions for everyone, including women
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Most people get their political news from where?
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Television
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It is likely that Obama gained support from the young voters in the 2008 election through which media platform?
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Social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter.
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The aim of the 1996 Telecommunications Act was what?
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To limit the opportunites for media consolidation
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Media consolidation is also known as
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Media convergence
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Media consolidation is 
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A concentration of media ownership
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Which president initiated the Telecommunications Act in 1996?
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Bill Clinton 
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The Communications Act of 1934 was overhauled and renamed what 62 years later?
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Telecommunications Act of 1996
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If you wanted to watch gavel to gavel coverage of a House or Senate session, which channel would you most likely watch?
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C-Span
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What type of coverage would you find on C-Span?
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Gavel to gavel coverage
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A substantially smaller television audience transmitted over cable is known as 
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Narrowcasting
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The rise of Spanish language television and news programming is an example of 
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Narrowcasting
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When a network targets a smaller, specific audience this is a media tactic known as 
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Narrowcasting
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Narrowcasting has resulted in what?
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Polarization of public opinion
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What is Al-Jazeera?
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An arabic language news network
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From where does Al-Jazeera broadcast?
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Qatar
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If you were to receive a tip from a woman in the Secretary of States' Office, and when you reported it in the papers, neglected to mention her name and/or affiliation, this is an example of what? 
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Deep background
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Deep background
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protects the name and affiliation of the source of information for media outlets.
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Black Entertainment Television is an example of 
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Narrowcasting
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Which president's doctrine included interventionism?
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George W. Bush
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The 2008 Stimulus Act was practicing what type of presidential doctrine?
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Interventionism
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Which act is most relevant to the growing concern over the presence of media conglomerates?
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The Sherman-Anti Trust Act
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Agenda setting is an example of a
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media effect
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News sources influencing public opinion is NOT an example of 
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Agenda setting
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A social group in which every member shares a very similar political resolve
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Interest group
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This refers to connections within and between social networks
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Social captial
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Social capital makes it more easy for a politician to do what again?
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Be re-elected
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This group's sole aim is to influence public opinion and/or policy
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Special Interest
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If you were looking to place an item on a local ballot for vote, which group would you retain for assistance?
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Special Interest Group
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This special interest group narrows the scope of focus to one issue at a time
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Single Issue Group
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A single issue group would more than likely have how many items on their agenda at once?
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One
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What type of interest group would more than likely be involved in more than one issue at any given time?
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Multi-issue Interest Group
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Social capital is
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non financial assets such as education and intellect that allow for social promotion and access to better opportunites
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What is the purpose of an interest group?
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To influence or change a public policy
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A public interest group is
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A group that exists for the express purpose of pursuing public interests that would not otherwise be addressed
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An economic interest group
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Seek economic advantages for its group
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A lobbyist is 
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someone who is employed to persuade legislators to vote for legislation that favors the lobbyist's employer.
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If you were appealing to a certain official for support of a specific bill for your boss, what would your job title probably be?
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Lobbyist
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This organization raises money privately and employs lobbyists to influence legislation
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Political Action Campaign
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This non-profit organization serves as a powerful lobby for politically conservative issues
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Christian Coalition
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The Christian Coalition can         for political issues, but cannot endorse political candidates
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Lobby
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As if 2007, this was the largest political party
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Democratic Party
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The Democratic party had roughly   mil voters as of 2007
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72
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This amendment gives us the constitutional right to assemble peacefully as a way of political communication
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1st Amendment
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The 1st Amendment can be found in which section of the Constitution?
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Bill of Rights
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The protesters of the Occupy movement are protected under which amendment?
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First
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Which method of lobbying involves public relation campaigns, support groups and the media in order to gain support for legislation?
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Indirect Lobbying
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This method of lobbying presents a case for or against a specific piece of legislation and asks the legislator to vote a certain way
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Direct 
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When a specific piece of legislature is introduced to the public with the intention of using the public to lobby on their behalf, this is called what?
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Grassroots
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A bombing of a federal building or a mosque to further a political agenda is an example of what type of activism?
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Radical Activism
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AdBusters' press release from BP Oil stating that they would pay ALL damages incurred from the oil spill in the ocean, which turned out to be a hoax is a form of what type of activism?
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Hactivism
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Pertaining to the economy, this describes an environment in which transactions between private parties are free of government interaction and interference
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Laissez-Faire
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Open market operations are
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the means of implementing monetary policy
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This policy deals with the budget, particularly regarding borrowing and taxation
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Fiscal
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This policy pertains to the control of the money in a country
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Monetary
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The Federal Reserve System's nickname is 
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The Fed
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The Fed is really just the 
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World's Bank
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The Fed sets the minimum interest rate for lending to other banks, which is called?
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The discount rate
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This is levied on your personal income
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Income tax
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These entities are taxed at a different rate and with much more leniency than a society's citizens
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Corporate
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This plan was meant to pull the country out of the Great Depression
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The New Deal
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The New Deal was the brainchild of which US president?
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FDR (Roosevelt)
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This US president was a leader of the Progressive Movement
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Woodrow Wilson
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Woodrow Wilson's plans for economic reformed are said to have been just as the 
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New Deal
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The Credit Card Act of 2009, which required companies to inform you of the real terms and costs of interest in attempt to protect consumers from skyrocketing rates is a form of what government intervention?
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A regulation
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Deregulation is
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When the government lessens or completely removes rules around a particular entity
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A sudden increase in the unemployment rate is a 
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Characteristic of an economic recession
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This guy is known as the Father of Economics
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Adam Smith
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This practice is meant to increase revenue for the country
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Taxing spending
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