Government Quiz 6? - Lecture 7

Media: multiple ways that people obtain information about politics and the world.

What are the three functions of media?

• Inform

• Observe

• Shape Political Agendas

Priming: more about describing a subject factually, but utilizing a negative light

Framing: more about slanting the message

The Internet:

• 1995, 1% of population was active on internet

• Now, 85% of population has access to internet

Fake News: news that is not true, designed to push an agenda

• With internet news, anything you disagree with can be fake news (that makes no sense but ok)

Social Media: allows people to be more active in the news, as it immediately occurs.

New Corporations are Companies

• If they sensationalize a topic, and get more clicks than the
  competitor that doesn’t, they will do it again. In this regard, the endless cycle of news sensationalism is caused entirely by the consumer.

Constitutional Amendments: XI, XII, XIII, XIV, XV

• XI: Protects states from being sued by other states, introduces federal judicial powers

• XII: process of elections

• XIII: ended slavery

  • Section 1: slavery nor involuntary servitude cannot exist within the US

  • Section 2: Congress has the power to enforce this amendment

• XIV:

  • Section 1: Birthright Citizenship

  • Section 2: Changes 3/5, a state’s representation in Congress can be reduced if the state denies the right to vote to any of its male citizens

  • Section 3: Eliminates Confederacy within Federal government

  • Section 4: reparations are illegal

  • Section 5: Congress has the ability to enforce any provisions of this article

• XV:

  • Section 1: voting advancement laws for non-white makes

  • Section 2: Congress can enforce this.