AP Gov Watergate and the Media Questions With Solutions 100% Correct
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Watergate
AP Gov Watergate and the Media Questions
With Solutions 100% Correct
Executive privilege the power claimed by the President of the United States and other
members of the executive branch to resist certain subpoenas and other interventions by the
legislative and judicial branches of governmen...
AP Gov Watergate and the Media Questions
With Solutions 100% Correct
Executive privilege the power claimed by the President of the United States and other
members of the executive branch to resist certain subpoenas and other interventions by the
legislative and judicial branches of government to access information and personnel relating to
the executive branch
US v. Nixon (1974) a landmark US Supreme Court case with a unanimous 8-0 ruling
against President Richard Nixon, forcing him to turn over tapes that reveals that Nixon had
played a leading-role in the cover-up of Watergate; lead to his resignation
gate keeping (er) Press tells population what is worthy of reporting on
Score Keeping (er) press keeps tabs on stuff like political campaigns, economies being
compared
watch dog investigating personalities and exposing scandals (like watergate)
The Party Press The press in the early years of the republic, the political parties created,
sponsored and controlled newspapers to further their interests, journalists on payroll of fed gov't
, AP Gov Watergate and the Media Questions
With Solutions 100% Correct
Popular Press around the 1890s when changes in society and technology increase, there
was an increase in self-suppporting, mass-readership daily newspapers, paper printing became
cheap and quick, telegraph helped spread news around to major cities
Associated Press (1848) had to present stories objectively
influence on the newspaper came from publishers and editors, not political parties
Magazines of Opinion "yellow journalism," magazines arose that discusses issued of
public policy, start of investigative reporting thanks to muckrakers, big newspapers bought out
competition—› less need for sensationalism
Electronic Journalism radio (1920s) and TV (1940s) changed how news was gathered and
reported, public officials could talk directly to public, chapter to do than newspaper reporting,
less news can go out on radio or TV and news segments have to be brief
"big three" (ABC, NBC, and CBS) covered everything about political campaigns
The internet ultimate free market in political news, plays a big role in politics, voters and
political activists can communicate thanks to the internet
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