Shaping Public Opinion
Name two things that influence a persons' views?
Accept Reasonable Answers: Ex. Family, Friends, Personal Experience
The time honored way in which public officials measured public opinion was the volume of these that they received?
What are letters, faxes, emails, calls
Political Parties and Interest groups are similar but they differ in this regard?
What is electing candidates vs supporting candidates
Lobbyists help the government process in these two ways, name one of them?
What are providing statistics or information and what is helping draft legislation.
Groups of people who share common goals and organize to influence government and policy?
What are interest groups
The internet, magazines, movies, and books are referred to as?
What is the Mass Media
An unscientific way of gauging public opinion where people voluntarily respond to a poll?
What is a Straw Poll
Interest groups follow the old principle of what?
What is "There is strength in numbers"
Usually the most affective/influential interest groups are what type?
What are single issue interest groups
What is Push Polling
A Person's belief that they can have an impact on government?
What is Political Efficacy
In conduction a poll the group of people to be studied is called a what?
What is a universe
Through interest groups people communicate what to the Government?
What is What they want or what they support
What is the difference between a PAC and a Super PAC?
Direct contact with a government official is known as this?
What is Lobbying
A set of basic beliefs and values about a nation and its government that most citizens share?
What is political culture
The measurement of how much the sample results might differ from the sample universe?
What is a sampling error
An interest group who focuses their work on supporting policies that they believe will benefit the public?
What is a Public Interest Group
What court case paved the way for Super PAC's?
What is Citizens United
Paid representatives of interest groups?
What are Lobbyists
How an individual learns their political beliefs and attitudes?
What is Political Socialization
Interviewing voters as they leave the polls?
What is exit polling
This French visitor noted that America provided many options to be involved in Government?
Who is Alexis de Tocqueville
The first political action committee was formed during this presidential election? Give either the candidate or the year of the election?
What is 1944 and Who is FDR
The attitudes and ideas that a significant number of Americans hold about government and political issues?
What is Public Opinion