AP Government



AP Government

Midterm

Key Terms Review

Chapter 7 Public Opinion

Public Opinion-

Poll-

Exit Poll-

Political Socialization-

Elite-

The Family-

Religion-

Gender Gap-

Schooling/Information/Education-

Social Class***-

Race/Ethnicity***-

Region***-

Political Ideology-

Determining Ideology-

Liberal (FDR)-

Conservative (Goldwater)-

Libertarian-

Populist-

Political Elites-

Elites and Opinion-

Neoliberal-

Neoconservative-

Chapter 8 Political Participation

Voting-Age Population-

Registered Voters-

Who and the How?

Poll tax, literacy test, white primary, grandfather clause-

15th Amendment-

Voting Rights Act of 1964-

19th Amendment-

26th Amendment-

Voting Rights Act 1970-

Motor Voter Law 1993-

Historical and Current Voter Turnout-

Australian Ballot-

Reasons for Non-Voting/Low Turnout-

Causes of Participation-

Elites/Activist Participation-

Other 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 Structure-

National Party Structure-

National Committee-

National Chairman-

Primary System-

Primary vs. Caucus-

Who participates?

National Conventions-

Purpose-

Delegates-

Super delegates-

Types of Parties-

Political Machines (and decline of)-

Ideological Parties-

Solidary Parties-

Sponsored Party-

Personal Following-

Two Party System (why is sustains?)

Plurality vs. Majority-

Winner-take-all-

Minor Parties-

Ideological-

One-issue-

Economic Protest-

Factional-

Chapter 10 Elections/Campaigns

Presidential vs. Congressional Campaigns-

Incumbent-

Coattails-

Running for President-

PAC-

Congressional Elections-

Apportionment-

Reapportionment-

Malapportionment-

Gerrymandering-

Who decides?

Sophomore Surge-

Primary vs. General Election-

Closed vs. Open Primary-

Runoff-

Position Issue-

Valence Issue-

TV, Debates, Direct Mail, Internet-

Campaign Financing-

PAC-

Individual Contribution-

Independent Group (527)-

Hard Money-

Soft Money-

Public Funding-

Federal Campaign Reform Acts ’72, ’74-

Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act 2002 (McCain-Feingold)-

Winning Presidential Race-

Party ID-

Issues-

Prospective vs. Retrospective-

Campaign-

Democrat and Republican Coalition-

Realignment-

Chapter 11 Interest Groups

Proliferation-

Federalist #10-

Rise of Interest Groups in US-

Kinds of Interest Groups-

Institutional Interest-

Membership Interests-

Incentives-

Solidary-

League of Women Voters-

NAACP-

Material-

AARP-

Purposive-

Ideological Interest groups-

Public-Interest Lobby-

Ralph Nadar-

Staff-

Social Movements-

Environmental- (Sierra Club, Wilderness Society etc-0

Feminist- (LWV, NOW, NARAL) *ERA

Union- (AFL-CIO)

Funding-

Foundation Grants- (Rockefeller, Carnegie)

Federal Grants-

Direct Mail-

Activities of Groups- (Lobbying)

Information Providers-

Cues-

Money Givers-

PAC’s-

Grassroots Lobbying-

“Revolving” Door-

Regulation-

1st Amendment-

1946 Federal Regulation of Lobbying Act-

1995 Law-

Chapter 12 The Media

New Media-

Journalistic History-

Gate Keeper-

Score Keeper-

Watchdog-

Regulation of Media-

Print Media-

Libel-

Obscenity-

Incitement-

Confidentiality-

Freedom of Information Act-

Broadcast Media-

FCC-

Fairness Doctrine-

Equal Time-

Routine Stories-

Feature Stories-

Insider Stories-

President and The Press-

Adversarial Press-

“Bully Pulpit”-

C-SPAN-

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