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Chapter 11
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Civics
9th Grade
01/31/2013

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Interest Group
Definition
People who unite to promote their beliefs about an issue
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Electronic Media
Definition
Radio, TV, and Internet
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Pollster
Definition
Person whose job is to conduct surveys regularly
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Public Agenda
Definition
Issues gov't leaders focus on the most
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Political Action Committee
Definition
Group that collects money from its members to support candidates.
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Public Opinion
Definition
Ideas and attitudes most people hold about a particular issue or person.
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Lobbyist
Definition
Representative of an interest group who contacts gov't officials directly
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Print Media
Definition
Newspapers, Magazines, Newsletters, and books.
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Nonpartisan group
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Impartial public interest group working on issues such as voter education.
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Public Opinion Poll
Definition
Survey asking individuals questions about their attitudes
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Libel
Definition
False information published to harm someone's reputation
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Lobbyist
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Representative of an interest group who contacts government officials directly
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Mass Media
Definition
Internet, TV, Radio, newspapers, and books
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Malice
Definition
evil intent
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political action committee
Definition
group that collects money from its members to support candidates
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Leak
Definition
info secretly passed on to reporters
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public interest group
Definition
group that supports causes that affect the lives of Americans in general
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public opinion poll
Definition
survey asking individuals questions about their attitudes
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nonpartisan group
Definition
impartial public interest group working on issues such as voter education
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pollster
Definition
person whose job is to conduct surveys regularly
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interest groups
Definition
try to persuade people- including pubic officials- toward a certain point of view
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nonpartisan
Definition
impartial
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types of mass media
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TV, radio, newspapers, magazines, recordings, movies, Internet web sies, and books
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libel
Definition
publication of info that will harm someone's reputation
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political action committee
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collects money from members and uses it to support some candidates and oppose others
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leak
Definition
to pass on info secretly
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prior restraint
Definition
gov't censorship of material before it's published
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lobbyist
Definition
representative of an interest group who contacts lawmakers or other gov't officials directly
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public opinion poll
Definition
survey
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public agenda
Definition
issues that receive the most time, money, and effort from gov't leaders
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