Study Sheet for Test Six
Chapter 17: Elections and Voting
Section 1: Election Campaigns
Electing the President
Electoral Votes and the States
Campaign Strategy
Campaign Organization
Using Television
Using the Internet
Financing Election Campaigns
Regulating Campaign Financing
The FEC
Public Funding
Private Funding
Campaign Law and the Internet
Section 2: Expanding Voting Rights
Early Limitations on Voting
Woman's Suffrage
African American Suffrage
The Fifteenth Amendment
Grandfather Clause
Literacy Test
Poll Tax
Voting Rights Act
The 26th Amendment
Section 3: Influences on Voters
Personal Background of Voters
Age
Other Background Influences
Cross-Pressured Voters
Loyalty to Political Parties
Strong v. Weak Party Voters
Independent Voters
Issues in Election Campaign
The Candidate's Image
Propaganda
Profile of Regular Voters
Profile of Nonvoters
Citizenship
Residency
Registration
Chapter 18: Interest Groups and Public Opinion
Section 1: Interest Group Organization
"Factions"
Power of Interest Groups
Defining Interest Groups
Purpose of Interest Groups
Political Power
Leadership and Membership
Business and Labor Groups
Agricultural Groups
Other Groups
Robert Dahl and "Who Governs?"
Mancur Olson and "The Logic of Collective Action"
Section 2: Affecting Public Policy
The Work of Lobbyists
Who are Lobbyists?
Providing Useful Information
Drafting Bills
Interest Groups Seek Support
Media Campaigns
Letter Writing
Limitations
The Rise of Political Action Committees (PACs)
How PACs Began
Laws Governing PACs
Federal Election Commission (FEC)
Supreme Court Decisions (Buckley)
PACs and the Groups They Serve
Affiliated PACs
Nonconnected PACs
Leadership PACs
Strategies for Influence
Trading Support for Access
Influencing Elections
How Much Influence?
Transforming Supporters into Advocates
Section 3: Shaping Public Opinion
The Nature of Public Opinion
Diversity
Communication
Significant Numbers
Political Socialization
Family and Home
Schools
Peers
Social Characteristics
The Mass Media
Other Influences
Political Efficacy
Political Culture
Context For Opinion
Screening Information
Ideology and Public Policy
Liberal
Conservative
Moderates and Libertarians
Section 4: Measuring Public Opinion
Traditional Methods
Political Party Organizations
Interest Groups
Media
Letters
Straw Polls
Scientific Polling
Sample Populations
"universe"
Representative Sample
Random Sampling
Sampling Error
Sampling Procedures
Poll Questions
Mail and Phone Polls
Interpreting Results
Public Opinion and Democracy
Chapter 19: The Mass Media
Section 1: How Media Impact Government
The President and the Media
News Releases and Briefings
Press Conferences
Other Means
Media Events
Media and Presidential Campaigns
Nominating Process
Campaign Advertising
Financing TV Advertising
Political Parties
Congress and the Media
Confirmation Hearings
Oversight
Personal Business
C-SPAN
The Court and the Media
Remoteness of Judges
Technical Issues
Setting the Public Agenda
Issue Awareness and Competition
Attitudes and Values
Section 2: Regulating Print and Broadcast Media
Protecting the Media
Free Press Guaranteed
Libel
The Right to Gather Information
The Right of Access
Protection of Sources
Regulating Broadcast Media
The FCC
Content Regulation
Ownership Regulation
Telecommunication Act of 1996
Media and National Security
Section 3: The Internet and Democracy
Key Features of the Internet
Widespread
Interactivity
Global Scope
Gathering Information
Political Web Sites
Partisan
Tracking Legislation
Electronic Mailing Lists
E-Government
Impact On Citizen Participation
Communicating with Officials
Action Alerts and Petitions
Grassroots Web Sites
Volunteering
Blogs
E-Voting
Challenges for Public Policy
Offensive Content
Taxing E-Comment
Also:
Please know all articles and other readings assigned since the last test. Good luck!