Interest Groups/Media/Public Policy

What is an important difference between interest groups and political parties?

• Interest groups have more members than political parties.

• Interest groups have platforms addressing all issues of public concern.

• Interest groups are organized to elect their candidates to political office.

• Interest groups attempt to influence government directly on particular issues.

Which of the following is NOT one of the ways in which the media affect politics?

• by providing information on both parties
• by contributing to election campaign funds
• by focusing public attention on particular issues
• by providing in-depth coverage of national issues.

Which best describes the main objective of a lobbyist?

• To raise campaign funds for political parties.

• To influence public decision-making for the common good.

• to influence state legislators or members of congress on issues

• to advise political candidates on how to manager their election campaigns

What are elected officials doing when they use the media to hold news conferences?

• Communicating with the public

• Giving an opinion poll

• Enforcing laws

• Passing laws

The views held by the general population concerning a particular issue is

• public opinion

• mass media

• propaganda

• poll

Which of these are factors that can affect public opinion?

• family & friends

• the media

• education & income

• historic events (i.e. Great Depression)

The most common forms of mass media listed below are

• newspapers

• magazines

• social media and the Internet

• radio and television

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

One of the ways in which lobbyists make themselves valuable to decision makers is by

• threatening to campaign against them in upcoming elections.
• providing information and expertise whenever asked.
• providing bribes.
• inviting them to parties.

Communication aimed at convincing others of a particular idea or position is

• Propaganda

• Bias

• slogan

• Name-calling