Alexander Hamilton and the Federalists. A majority of adults gain their political information from a. direct experience. Media executives, news editors, and prominent reporters who direct the flow of news are referred to as a. spin doctors. A critical election is one in which a. A means of removing an officeholder before his or her term is up 17.
Public opinion is defined as a. the collected attitudes of citizens on a given issue or question.
Private ownership of the media in the United States makes the American news industry a. dependent on advertising revenues. Political parties are distinguished from interest groups in American politics by the fact that only parties a. sponsor candidates for office under their name. The process by which one becomes aware of politics, learns political facts, and forms political values is called a. political socialization. The voter registration laws in the United States tend to a. promote high voter turnout. The actual printed ballot d.