PUBLIC POLICY 10/26

seeking to influence legislators to vote for or against a bill

• campaigning
• lobbying
• policy making
• participating

joining interest groups

• ways individuals influence public policy
• ways interest groups influence public policy

Which is not an influence that the media has on public policy and policymakers?

• focusing the public attention on specific issues
• offering a forum in which opposing viewpoints are communicated
• holding government officials accountable to the public
• sticks to the political center on controversial issues

Reading the paper or a political article shows that you are being what type of voter?

• ignorant
• negligent
• informed
• partisan

Government officials use the media to communicate with the public. 

• True
• False

Public Agenda is influenced by the media in which of the following ways?

• focusing attention on selected issues
• voting
• running for public office
• using propaganda

What do people hope to gain by joining interest groups?

• Increase their influence on government policies
• Make connections to help their career
• Make contacts so they can run for office
• Win bonus gifts that the groups give

What is one way that lobbyists influence government?

• Preparing their own drafts of bills
• Recruiting volunteers through direct mail
• Selling political advertisements
• Staging public protests

What is a forum?

• Place to contact elected officials
• Place to increase the interconnected lines of business and trade
• Place where public issues can be discussed
• Place to campaign

Accountable means...

• To be responsible for the consequences of ones' actions
• To depend on others
• To be reliable in any situation