Vocabulary 1
Critics of interest groups feel that well-funded groups have an unfair _____________ over others.
Advantage
To be an effective lobbyist, one must have a good understanding of how the ______________ works.
Government
The people who take polls.
Pollster
A one-sided point of view.
Bias
To try and get government officials to support a group's goals.
Lobby
A group of people who make laws for a state or country.
Legislature
Business interest groups represent the interests of the owners of businesses, whereas ________ _________ represent the interests of employees.
Labor Unions
Factors that are important in affecting public opinion
Age, gender, income, hobbies, race, religion, occupation.
Considering all viewpoints.
Impartial
The people who lobby politicians
Lobbyists
People with a similar point of view who work together to promote that point of view.
Interest Groups
If laws that affect their interest groups are broken, lobbyists may initiate ______ action on the groups' behalf.
Court
Two methods of measuring public opinions.
NAME ONE
Analyzing the results of an election OR public opinion poll
1. Economic interest group
2. Particular interest groups for an ethnic group, age group or gender
3. Specific causes interest groups
A function of an interest group
1. Bring issues and concerns to the attention of the public, lawmakers, and policymakers.
2. Represent the interests and concerns of specific groups.
3. Supporting of political candidates who favor their interests.
Federal law requires that former elected __________ wait a certain amount of time before becoming lobbyists.
Officials
The attitudes of a large group of people on a particular issue or person.
Public Opinion
Interest groups try to influence __________ by making people aware of issues and changing their attitudes.
Public Opinion
Political candidates and interest groups often get famous people to support them.
Most interest groups can be described as ______.
biased
______________ interest groups are among the most powerful.
Economic
Sources of news information that are widely distributed, including television, radio, newspapers, and magazines.
Mass Media
Pollsters usually question a group of people selected at random all over the US. What is this called?
A Random Sample
A technique that presents only one side of an issue by distorting the facts.
Stacked Cards
Pollsters generally use random sampling because:
it reflects the characterization (or generalizes) of the entire population.