Unit 2 Study Guide
Ch. 6
-Demography (defined and tools to measure)
-Public Opinion
-U.S Census Immigration data; U.S Census minority percentages
-Minority Majority
-Immigration Waves
-Simpson- Mazzoli Act
-Poltical Socialization
-George Gallup
-Sample Size (defined; small; large)
-Random Sampling
-Sample Error
-Radom Digital-dialing
-Cases of Sample Error
-Sample
-Findings of Jacobs and Shapiro
-Paradox of Mass Politics
-Exit Polls
-Political Ideology
-Liberals (definitions; trends)
-Conservatives (definitions; trends)
-Conclusions from The American Voter
-Conclusions of Morris Fiorina
-Voting Habits of Minority Groups; Economic Groups
Ch. 7
-Differences in Press Coverage Between Reagan and Obama
-Mass Media
-Media Rating beliefs
-Max Hertsgaard Conclusion
- Major Events that hurt relationship between politicans and Press
-Investigative Journalism
-News coverage shifts since Kennedy
-Electronic and Newsprint
-Newsweekly
-Thomas Patterson conclusions
- Phenomena that occurred during the first Nixon- Kennedy presidential debate
-FEC (created?; purpose)
-FCC (created; purpose)
-Broadcasting License
-Equal-time rule
-Narrowcasting
-Columbia University Project Conclusions
-Media Conglomerates
-Newspaper Chains
-Edward Epstein
-Trial Balloons
-Sound Bite Journalism
-Bias Bernard Goldberg Conclusions
-Target Audiences
-Minimal Effects Hypothesis
-Iyengar and Kinder’s research
-Policy Agenda
-Media Agenda setting powers
-Press Criticism of political leaders effects
Ch. 8
-largest component of American political parties
-Party in organization
-Party in Government
-Party in the electorate
-Political Parties defined
-Nomination
-Rationale Choice Theory
-Political Party Identification
-Ticket Splitting
-The Urban Political Party
-Patronage
-Urban Party Machines
-Progressive Era Reforms
-Closed Primaries
-Open Primaries
-National Convention
-National Committee
-Most important Challenge
-Selection of the Chairperson of the party
-Coalition
-Party Realignments
-Federalist Party
-Democratic Republican Party
-Significance of 1828 election
-The New Deal Coalition
-Modern Day Coalitions
-Southern Realignment
-Third Parties
Ch. 9
-Nomination
-Campaign Strategy
-Goal of Presidental nomination game
-The national party convention
-McGovern Fraser Commission
-1968 significance of the Democratic National Convention
- Superdelegates
-Caucus
-Presidental Primaries
-Frontloading
-Party Frontrunner
-“Big Mo”
- New Hampshire Primary
-Demographic trends of Primaries
-Critics and proponents of the Primary and Caucus System
-Party Platform
-Thomas Patterson argument of Mass Media
-Direct Mail
- Campaign Counsel
-Press Secretary
- Federal Election Campaign Act
-Buckley v Valeo
-Matching Funds
-Soft Money
-McCain-Feingold Act
-PAC- Defined and Examples
-Doctrine of Sufficiency
Ch. 10
-Elections (definition/ purpose)
-Legitimacy
-3 types of elections
-Referendum
-California Prop 13
-Initiative and Initiative Petition
-The Election of 1800 (uniqueness)
-The original constitutional system
-The Electoral College History and Controversy
-William Jennings Bryan
-Suffrage
-Factors that increase individuals likelihood to vote
-Anthony Down’s Theory
-Political Efficacy
-Civic Duty
-Voter Registration
-Motor Voter Act of 1993
-Voter Turnout characteristics
-Policy Voting
-Voting Behavior