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| the action of searching out and publicizing scandalous information about famous people in an underhanded way. |
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| political cartoon decrying yellow journalism. |
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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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| 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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| A concentration of media ownership |
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| Which president initiated the Telecommunications Act in 1996? |
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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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| What type of coverage would you find on C-Span? |
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| A substantially smaller television audience transmitted over cable is known as |
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| The rise of Spanish language television and news programming is an example of |
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| When a network targets a smaller, specific audience this is a media tactic known as |
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| Narrowcasting has resulted in what? |
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| Polarization of public opinion |
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| An arabic language news network |
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| From where does Al-Jazeera broadcast? |
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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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| 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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| Which president's doctrine included interventionism? |
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| The 2008 Stimulus Act was practicing what type of presidential doctrine? |
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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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| News sources influencing public opinion is NOT an example of |
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| A social group in which every member shares a very similar political resolve |
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| This refers to connections within and between social networks |
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| Social capital makes it more easy for a politician to do what again? |
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| This group's sole aim is to influence public opinion and/or policy |
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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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| This special interest group narrows the scope of focus to one issue at a time |
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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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| The Christian Coalition can for political issues, but cannot endorse political candidates |
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| As if 2007, this was the largest political party |
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| The Democratic party had roughly mil voters as of 2007 |
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| This amendment gives us the constitutional right to assemble peacefully as a way of political communication |
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| The 1st Amendment can be found in which section of the Constitution? |
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| The protesters of the Occupy movement are protected under which amendment? |
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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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| This policy pertains to the control of the money in a country |
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| The Federal Reserve System's nickname is |
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| The Fed is really just the |
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| The Fed sets the minimum interest rate for lending to other banks, which is called? |
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| This is levied on your personal income |
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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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| This plan was meant to pull the country out of the Great Depression |
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| The New Deal was the brainchild of which US president? |
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| This US president was a leader of the Progressive Movement |
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| Woodrow Wilson's plans for economic reformed are said to have been just as the |
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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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| 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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| This practice is meant to increase revenue for the country |
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