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| a legal term related to censorship referring to government actions that prevent communications from reaching the public. |
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| required holders of radio licenses to give equal time to issues |
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| where the mass media determines what we think and worry about |
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| the act of making a government |
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| To scrutinize and analyze everything the political party in power does |
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| the name commonly given to a private group, regardless of size, organized to elect political candidates or to advance the outcome of a political issue or legislation |
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| the national news media covers the same sets of events, present similar information, and emphasizes similar issues |
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| "information-based media content or programming that also includes entertainment content in an effort to enhance popularity with audiences and consumers." |
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| Federal Communications Commission |
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| Importance in 1992, 1996, and other elections |
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| an election in which members of a committee (or similar group) vote in order to fill a vacancy on that committee or group. |
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| Open ones allow everyone to vote, closed ones only allow people in your own party to vote |
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| when an election is too close to call or nobody has a certain percentage |
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| is a procedure by which voters can remove an elected official from office through a direct vote when a petition is signed |
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