AP GOV 15.txt

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• Equal time rule
• Requires broadcast stations To sell air time equally to all candidates in a political campaign if they sell at all

Requires broadcast stations to cover events adequately and to present contrasting views on important public issues

Form of journalism conceded with reforming govt and business conduct

Theory that inteserest groups form in part to contradict the efforts of other groups

• Mobilizing support and gathering power,
• force of stability and moderation,
• unity linkage and accountabiliy

Federalists and anti federalists

• Tradition,
• obstacles for 3 party sysyem

• Promotion of certain ideology,
• frustration with major partie

• West- democrats,
• south-Republican

• Widowed,
• young, women
• , catholics and jews
• , liberals

• Old,
• married,
• protestants,
• conservatives,
• men

Party meeting held in presidential election year to nominate the president and vp

Not voting only one party

Gifts or special favorsgiven as rewards to friends and political allies for support

Tendency of lesser known candidates on ballot to profit in an election by presence on the parties ticket of a popular candidate

Organization of people that tries to influence public policy

• Political action committee.
• Organization that campaigns for or against political candidates or legislation

Type of us tax exempt organization created to influence the selection, nomination, and election of candidates in office

Interest group rep who seeks to influence legislation that will benefit their organization through political persuasion

• Activities of a group or organization that seeks to influence legislation and
• persuade political leaders to support their group position

• Something of value that can't be withheld from a nonmember of a group,
• like a tax write off or a better environment

Potential members fail to join a group because they can get benefits without contributing to the effort

• Not given a role in the constitution to make influence or policy,
• allows govt to level the playing field

• May strife political speech
• , interest groups are not necessary

• In 2004 nearly $4 million was spent on lobbying for every member of congress,
• medical interests not only were among the top spenders for lobbying activities but also were the source of significant campaign contribtuons to D's and R's

• In 1992, reps from the auto industry accompanied president Bush to lobby the japanese for more favorable trade regulations,
• national womens law centre was important in seeing title 9 be enforces fully

• In 1991,122 groups testified or filed prepared statements for/against the nomination of clarence Thomas for the supreme court
• upon hearing the news of William rehnquists illness in 2004 many interest groups got ready to lobby

When stories are selected or slanted to please advertisers

When stories are elected or slanted to please corporate owners of media

Tendency to report what everyone else is reporting, and to avoid stories that will offend

In 2003, a study released by Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting stated the network news disproportionately focused on pro-war sources and left out anti-wat sources

In the 1960's the liberal media stations refused to report anything about the Soviet Union to prevent offending followers

• Green party,
• libertarian party,
• and the reform party

• Parties in states select delegates in primary elections.
• These delegates from the respective states attend the national party to nominate a presidential candidate for their party

• Movement that starts with a small number of people but quickly catches on.
• Not endorsed by a party or corporation, but starts on its own by the people in a local level

Package that is allowed to raise and spend unlimited amounts of money on corporations, unions, individuals, and associations

• They choose what and when to report stories.
• puts out ideas, opinions and facts for a large group of people to hear about to form their own opinions on