Identify the characteristic of a populist regime and apply these characteristics to a real-life example.
What will be an ideal response?
Some characteristics of a populist regime include vague ideologies, support for the military, promotion of nationalism, and support from urban workers. Students can discuss the development and success of populist movements in Western Europe and the United States in the past decade.
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How has the Internet changed news reporting? How has it changed political campaigns and elections? What effect does the Internet have on other news media?
What will be an ideal response?
According to the framers, the purpose of the news media—newspapers, in their day—was to serve as a mechanism allowing citizens to rebel against their government
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The ______ states that Western European party systems became frozen following the extension of universal suffrage in most countries during the 1920s.
A. Duverger’s theory B. freezing hypothesis C. Michels’s iron law of oligarchy D. strategic effect of electoral laws
Direct contributions by a PAC to a federal candidate are still limited to
A) $100 in each election. B) $500 in each election. C) $1000 in each election. D) $3500 in each election. E) $5000 in each election.