AP Government
Midterm
Key Terms Review
Chapter 7 Public Opinion
Public OpinionPollExit PollPolitical SocializationEliteThe FamilyReligionGender GapSchooling/Information/EducationSocial Class***Race/Ethnicity***Region***Political IdeologyDetermining IdeologyLiberal (FDR)Conservative (Goldwater)LibertarianPopulistPolitical ElitesElites and OpinionNeoliberalNeoconservative-
Chapter 8 Political Participation
Voting-Age PopulationRegistered VotersWho and the How?
Poll tax, literacy test, white primary, grandfather clause15th AmendmentVoting Rights Act of 196419th Amendment26th AmendmentVoting Rights Act 1970Motor Voter Law 1993Historical and Current Voter Turnout-
Australian BallotReasons for Non-Voting/Low Turnout-
Causes of Participation-
Elites/Activist ParticipationOther Forms of Participation-
Chapter 9 Political Parties
Political Parties- (function)
Europe vs. US-
American Party History (timeline)-
Reasons for Party Decline in US-
Split Ticket-
Party StructureNational Party StructureNational CommitteeNational ChairmanPrimary SystemPrimary vs. CaucusWho participates?
National ConventionsPurposeDelegatesSuper delegatesTypes of PartiesPolitical Machines (and decline of)Ideological PartiesSolidary PartiesSponsored PartyPersonal Following-
Two Party System (why is sustains?)
Plurality vs. MajorityWinner-take-allMinor PartiesIdeologicalOne-issueEconomic ProtestFactional-
Chapter 10 Elections/Campaigns
Presidential vs. Congressional Campaigns-
IncumbentCoattailsRunning for President-
PACCongressional ElectionsApportionmentReapportionmentMalapportionmentGerrymandering-
Who decides?
Sophomore SurgePrimary vs. General ElectionClosed vs. Open PrimaryRunoffPosition IssueValence IssueTV, Debates, Direct Mail, Internet-
Campaign FinancingPACIndividual ContributionIndependent Group (527)Hard MoneySoft MoneyPublic FundingFederal Campaign Reform Acts ’72, ’74-
Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act 2002 (McCain-Feingold)-
Winning Presidential RaceParty IDIssuesProspective vs. RetrospectiveCampaign-
Democrat and Republican Coalition-
Realignment-
Chapter 11 Interest Groups
Proliferation-
Federalist #10Rise of Interest Groups in US-
Kinds of Interest GroupsInstitutional InterestMembership InterestsIncentivesSolidaryLeague of Women VotersNAACPMaterialAARPPurposiveIdeological Interest groupsPublic-Interest LobbyRalph Nadar-
StaffSocial MovementsEnvironmental- (Sierra Club, Wilderness Society etc-0
Feminist- (LWV, NOW, NARAL) *ERA
Union- (AFL-CIO)
FundingFoundation Grants- (Rockefeller, Carnegie)
Federal GrantsDirect Mail-
Activities of Groups- (Lobbying)
Information ProvidersCuesMoney GiversPAC’s-
Grassroots Lobbying-
“Revolving” Door-
Regulation1st Amendment1946 Federal Regulation of Lobbying Act1995 Law-
Chapter 12 The Media
New MediaJournalistic History-
Gate KeeperScore KeeperWatchdogRegulation of MediaPrint MediaLibelObscenityIncitementConfidentialityFreedom of Information Act-
Broadcast MediaFCCFairness DoctrineEqual TimeRoutine StoriesFeature StoriesInsider Stories-
President and The PressAdversarial Press“Bully Pulpit”-
C-SPAN-