Chapter 9

The aggregation of views shared by a segment of society on issues of interest or concern

• Public Opinion
• Public Policy
• Political Socialization
• Special Interest Group

Choices the government makes in response to certain issues

• Public Opinion
• Public Policy
• Political Socialization
• Special Interest Groups

The process by which people gain their beliefs

• Public Opinion
• Public Policy
• Political Socialization
• Special Interest Groups

How do you measure public opinion?

• With a ruler
• Through News Stories
• Through a pole
• With a poll

What is an association of people who hold similar views or goals, try to influence public policy, and are sometimes called advocacy groups?

• Interest Groups
• Political Action Committees
• Political Parties
• Public Opinion Specialists

What is an organization created to raise and contribute money legally to the campaigns of political candidates?

• Interest Group
• Political Action Committee
• Political Party
• Public Opinion Specialist

Interest groups that are devoted to fight a SINGLE issue are known as what kind of interest group?

• Labor
• Business
• Agriculture
• Cause-based

When an interest group contacts public officials to persuade them to support the group’s interest, they are carrying out what function of an interest group?

• Informing Public Opinion
• Endorsing Candidates
• Lobbying
• Grass Roots Politics

An organization that tries to elect its members to public office to promote public policy.

• Interest Group
• Political Action Committee
• Political Party
• Public Opinion Specialists

A set of ideas and goals about society and the role of government defines a political party's...

• Ideology
• Public Policy
• Public Opinion
• Lobbying Agenda