Mass Media, Public Opinion, interest groups

What is an Interest Group?

• A group of people who share common goals and organize to influence government policy
• The ideas and attitudes that signifcant number of americans hold about government and political issues
• Technique which everyone in a group has equal chance of being selected
• A measurement of how much the sample results might differ from sample universe

What does it mean to lobby?

• A measurement of how much the sample results might differ from sample universe
• To persuade government officials to support the polices their interest group favors
• The ideas and attitudes that signifcant number of americans hold about government and political issues
• A group of people that is to be studied

Which of these groups is not an interest group?

• AARP
• NRA
• Democratic Party
• NOW

Interest Groups focus on what?

• Winning Elections
• Making Money
• Influencing Government
• Flying

Interest Groups focus on what?

• Winning Elections
• Making Money
• Influencing Government
• Flying

What is the goal of the NAACP?

• Have more fair gun laws in America
• To fight for civil rights for African Americans
• Prevent Americans from smoking
• Fight against prohibition

What is the NRA in favor of?

• Having more fair laws for gun owners in America
• Supporting migrant workers
• Fighting for the rights of African Americans
• All of the above

What does PETA want?

• less Cows in the world
• more fur coats
• Better treatment of animals
• To destroy the world

Which two groups have the strongest impact on political socialization in the United States?

• mass media/family
• schools/family
• income/family
• race/schools

Approximately 98% of American households own at least one television.

• True
• False