Government in which the real power of government is in the hands of its citizens
What is a democracy
100
A group of people who share similar beliefs
What is a political party
100
Titles, vertical axis, horizontal axis, legend, and trends are ways of interpreting these
What are graphs
200
Information that is connected to what you are looking for.
What is relevant information
200
Documents or pieces of information that are NOT considered private or confidential.
What is public record
200
Government where citizens elect "representatvies: as their government leaders
What is a representative democracy
200
People in a district
What are constituents
200
See government as the best position to resolve the nation's problems versus their opposition who are identified by their dislike of big government
What are Democrats
300
The position from which something is seen.
What is perspective
300
A method of gathering information from a small sample of the population.
What is a survey
300
Held to select government officials and representatives
What is an election
300
The institutional actions and procedures that are involved with the government carrying out its functions
What is the public policy process
300
Organized group of individuals who share a particular goal and try to influence public policy
What is an interest group
400
A statement by a person expressing his or her own beliefs.
What is an opinion
400
Factual information usually held by and accepted in the scientific community as necessary to validate research findings.
What is research data
400
People that offer to serve in government
What are candidates
400
One of the ways in which interest groups can influence legislation and bring the issues that concern their group to the attention of legislative decision makers
What is lobbying
400
Titles, legends, compasses roses, and scales are ways of interpreting these
What are maps
500
A prejudice a person may have
What is bias
500
Groups of individuals that advocate or work on behalf of or strongly support a particular issue, cause or piece of legislation
What are pressure groups, lobby groups or interest groups
500
An organized effort to influence voters
What is campaign?
500
Goals of a political party announced to attract voters to that philosophy
What is a party platform
500
Titles, columns and rows are ways of interpreting these