Propaganda, Bias, Symbolism, & Monitoring the Government

Which of the following is a way to influence government?

• Stay home and watch TV

• Contribute to a political campaign

• Go fishing

• Napping

Group of individuals with common interests who seek to influence public policy related to that issue directly:

• Interest Group

• Political Party

• Propaganda

• Symbolism

Keeping track of everything legislatures and government agencies are doing that might impact an interest groups area of focus.

• Lobbying

• Monitoring

• Campaigning

• Publicity

People who are hired by interest groups to speak to legislators about a particular interest in order to influence new laws or government regulations.

• Monitors

• Lobbyists

• Candidates

• Lawyers

The action of interest groups talking to legislators, hoping to educate them about an interest so they will vote for laws and support policies that support their interest.

• Monitoring

• Lobbying

• Campaigning

• Suing

Interest groups make donations to candidates to help them get elected.

• Monitoring

• Lobbying

• Campaigning

• Suing

Interest groups go to court to promote their causes by filing

• lawsuits

• campaign forms

• proposed bills

• grass roots campaigns

Interest groups using advertising, press releases, TV, websites, radio, or publishing articles to influence public opinion:

• Monitoring

• Litigation

• Lobbying

• Publicity

Interest groups using publicity to influence public opinion:

• grass roots lobbying

• legislative lobbying

• election campaigning

• Lawsuits

Providing information that supports your cause while ignoring alternate ideas

• bias

• propaganda

• symbolism

• grass roots