| A | B |
|---|
| Civil Rights Acot of 1964 | prohibited registration requirements in voting |
| Fairness Doctrine | scrapped in 1987, media must give air to opposing views on the same issue |
| Literacy Laws | Unconstitutional; were passed in Southern States after the Civil War--aimed to prevent freed slaves from voting |
| Mass media | TV, radio, newspapers--linkage institutions |
| Motor Voter Act of 1993 | can register to vote when getting your driver's license |
| Photo Ops | Hey, here I am, take my picture in this oh so flattering environment |
| Political Socialization | facotrs that determine voting behavior: family, religion, ethnicity |
| Poll Tax | Prohibited by the 24th Amednment; had the effect of disenfranchising many African Americans |
| Public Opinion Polls | scientific surveys aimed at gauging public preferneces on candidates and issues |
| Simpson-Marzzoli Act of 1987 | resulted in more than 2 million illegal aliens being allowed to apply for legal status |
| Solid South | Dominance of the Democrats in the South following the Covil War |
| Sound bites | 30 or 60 second statements by politicians aired on the news |
| Suffrage | the right to vote |
| Information Superhighway | the internet |
| Talking Heads | politicians who use sound bites to present a superficial look at policy positions rather than an in-dpeth approach |
| Voting Rights Act of 1965 | made the 15th Amendment a reality; had to eliminate poll taxes and literacy requirements |
