Civics chapter 18 – Flashcards
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mass media
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television, radio, and the internet
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peer groups
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political socialzation factor
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conservative
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beilives in limited government
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political culture
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shared beilelfs about the nation
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liberal
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beilives in an active national goverment
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public opinion
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includes the ideas and attitudes a significant number of Americans hold about government and political issues
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political efficacy
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term refers to a persons attitude about wether he or she can affect politics
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mass media
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Stereotypes can be created or discredited by
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ideology
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is a shared set of basic beliefs about life, culture, government, and society.
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moderates
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americans believe themselves to be
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federal election commission
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regulator of PACS
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media campaigns
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used by interest groups to create public support
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527 organization
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issue advocacy group
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lobbyists
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represtatives of interest groups
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affiliated and independent
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types of PACs
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lobbying
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interest groups try to influence government through
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affiliated PAC
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political action committee that is tied to a corporation or a labor union
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council for a livable world
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example of an independent PAC
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access to lawmakers they support
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interest groups know that campaign contribtions will assure them
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reelection
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PAC support for an incumbent often means
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sample
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group who gives opinions
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poll
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snapshot of public opinion
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straw poll
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has a biased sample
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sampling error
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decreases as sample size increases
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cluster sample
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grouped by geographical divisions
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straw polls
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unscientific attemps to measure public opinion are made through
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universe
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conducting scientific polls,the group of people to be studied is called
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represtitative sample
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small group of people typical of the larger group to be studied is called a
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random sampling
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technique in which everyone has an equal chance of being selected
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election results
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exit polls are used to predict
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NAM
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business-related interests groups
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the Grange
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labor- related interest group
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interest group
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shares common goals
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Sierra Club
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oldest farm interest group
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AFL-CIO
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enviromental interest group
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interest groups
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enities support candidates who favor thier ideas, but they do not nominate candidates
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unifying the members
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interest group leaders strengthen the political power of thier groups by
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the economy
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buisness and labor interest groups are concerned with issues regarding
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public-interest group
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Ralph Naders Public Citizen, Inc., is an example of a
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foreign-interests groups
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groups may be seeking military aid, economic aid, or favorable trade agreements.
