UGA Pols 1101 Lynch Exam 2 |74 Questions
and Answers
Strict Scrutiny Test - --Form of judicial review that courts use to determine the
constitutionality of certain laws
-To pass strict scrutiny, the legislature must have passed the law to further a "compelling
governmental interest," and must have narrowly tailored the law to achieve that interest.
-Intermediate scrutiny - -To pass intermediate scrutiny, the challenged law must further
an important government interest by means that are substantially related to that interest
-Rational Basis Test - -the courts will uphold a law if it is rationally related to a legitimate
government purpose.
-Public Opinion - -Citizens' view on politics and government actions
-Latent Opinion - -An opinion formed on the spot when needed
-Why are public opinions important? - -1. Citizens actions are driven by their opinions.
2. Helps explain behavior of political leaders, parties and actors.
3. Key to understanding what motivates citizens and officials
-Sources of Opinions - --Personal and Public Events
-Family ideals
-Occupation
-Liberal - --Supports stronger government programs and market regulations
-Left side of the political spectrum
-Democrats
-Conservatives - --Supports lower taxes, free markets and limited government
-Right side of political spectrum
-Republicans
-Rally around the flag events - -short-run popular support of the president during periods
of international crisis or war
-Ideology - -A cohesive set of idea and beliefs used to organize and evaluate the political
world
-Polarization - -Moving away fro moderate positions and toward either end of the political
spectrum
, -Predicting presidential elections with public opinion - --If people like the president, likely
to get reelected
-If the economy is good, president does well in election
-Mass Media - -Sources that provide information to the average citizen, such as
newspapers, tv networks, radio stations and websites.
-Federal Communications Commission (FCC) - -A government agency created in 1934 to
regulate American radio stations and later expanded to regulate tv, wireless
communications technologies and other broadcast media
-Fairness Doctrine - -An FCC regulation requiring broadcast media to present several
points of view to ensure balanced coverage
-Media Effects - -The influence of media coverage on average citizens' opinions and
actions
-Filtering - --Also called agenda-setting
-the influence of public opinion that results from journalists' and editors' decisions about
which of many potential news stories to report
-Slant - -The imbalance in a story that covers one candidate or policy favorably without
providing similar coverage of the other side
-Priming - -The influence on the public's general impressions caused by positive or
negative coverage of a candidate or issue
-Framing - -The influence on public opinion caused by the way a story is presented or
covered, including the details, explanations, and context offered in the report.
-Political Parties - -Organization that run candidates for political office and coordinate the
actions of officials elected under the party banner
-Party Organization - --dedicated to electing the party's candidates
-political party's leaders and workers at the national, state and local levels
-Parties in Government - -Alliance of current officeholders cooperating to shape public
policy
-Parties in the electorate - -Composed of those voters who identify with the party and
regularly vote for its nominees
-American Party Systems - --A period in which the names of the major political parties,
their supporters, and the issues dividing them have remained relatively stable
-Republicans vs. Democrats
and Answers
Strict Scrutiny Test - --Form of judicial review that courts use to determine the
constitutionality of certain laws
-To pass strict scrutiny, the legislature must have passed the law to further a "compelling
governmental interest," and must have narrowly tailored the law to achieve that interest.
-Intermediate scrutiny - -To pass intermediate scrutiny, the challenged law must further
an important government interest by means that are substantially related to that interest
-Rational Basis Test - -the courts will uphold a law if it is rationally related to a legitimate
government purpose.
-Public Opinion - -Citizens' view on politics and government actions
-Latent Opinion - -An opinion formed on the spot when needed
-Why are public opinions important? - -1. Citizens actions are driven by their opinions.
2. Helps explain behavior of political leaders, parties and actors.
3. Key to understanding what motivates citizens and officials
-Sources of Opinions - --Personal and Public Events
-Family ideals
-Occupation
-Liberal - --Supports stronger government programs and market regulations
-Left side of the political spectrum
-Democrats
-Conservatives - --Supports lower taxes, free markets and limited government
-Right side of political spectrum
-Republicans
-Rally around the flag events - -short-run popular support of the president during periods
of international crisis or war
-Ideology - -A cohesive set of idea and beliefs used to organize and evaluate the political
world
-Polarization - -Moving away fro moderate positions and toward either end of the political
spectrum
, -Predicting presidential elections with public opinion - --If people like the president, likely
to get reelected
-If the economy is good, president does well in election
-Mass Media - -Sources that provide information to the average citizen, such as
newspapers, tv networks, radio stations and websites.
-Federal Communications Commission (FCC) - -A government agency created in 1934 to
regulate American radio stations and later expanded to regulate tv, wireless
communications technologies and other broadcast media
-Fairness Doctrine - -An FCC regulation requiring broadcast media to present several
points of view to ensure balanced coverage
-Media Effects - -The influence of media coverage on average citizens' opinions and
actions
-Filtering - --Also called agenda-setting
-the influence of public opinion that results from journalists' and editors' decisions about
which of many potential news stories to report
-Slant - -The imbalance in a story that covers one candidate or policy favorably without
providing similar coverage of the other side
-Priming - -The influence on the public's general impressions caused by positive or
negative coverage of a candidate or issue
-Framing - -The influence on public opinion caused by the way a story is presented or
covered, including the details, explanations, and context offered in the report.
-Political Parties - -Organization that run candidates for political office and coordinate the
actions of officials elected under the party banner
-Party Organization - --dedicated to electing the party's candidates
-political party's leaders and workers at the national, state and local levels
-Parties in Government - -Alliance of current officeholders cooperating to shape public
policy
-Parties in the electorate - -Composed of those voters who identify with the party and
regularly vote for its nominees
-American Party Systems - --A period in which the names of the major political parties,
their supporters, and the issues dividing them have remained relatively stable
-Republicans vs. Democrats
