SS.7.C.2.10

What are the 3 ways that the media monitors and influences government?

• choose issues that get attention

• endorse candidates for office

• pick stories people will talk about and take action on

• expose government misconduct

• raise money through political action committees (PACs)

What are the 3 ways that interest groups monitor and influences government?

• Provide information (often biased)

• endorse candidates for office

• pick stories people will talk about and take action on

• expose government misconduct

• raise money through political action committees (PACs)

What are ways individuals can influence and monitor the government?

• run for political office

• attend civic meetings

• vote

• petition the government

• lobby senators and representatives

What is the connection between politicians and the media?

• The media doesn't need politicians. It sets the public agenda on its own.

• Politicians don't need the media. They can campaign without the help of the press.

• Politicians depend on the media to get their message out but are worried that the media will cover them negatively.

• The media covers politicians positively if that person has paid them for advertisements.

What is the main purpose of lobbyists?

• pooling money to give to candidates running for office

• giving info to convince politicians to support their interest group's positions with their decisions

• providing politicians with biased information to increase the common good

• endorsing candidates that support their personal views and agree with their platform

What is the main purpose of Political Action Committees (PACs)?

• pooling money to give to candidates running for office

• convincing politicians to support their interest group's positions with their decisions

• providing politicians with unbiased information to increase the common good

• endorsing candidates that support their personal views and agree with their platform

What is the media?

• Organization concerned with a particular issue. Gather people and resources to support public policies that help members.

• Political organization that promotes the cause of a particular interest group, usually through raising money

• the source of news and info about current events

What is an interest group?

• Organization concerned with a particular issue. Gather people and resources to support public policies that help members.

• Political organization that promotes the cause of a particular interest group, usually through raising money

• the source of news and info about current events

What is a Political Action Committee (PAC)?

• Organization concerned with a particular issue. Gather people and resources to support public policies that help members.

• Political organization that promotes the cause of a particular interest group, usually through raising money

• the source of news and info about current events

What is the most important thing that a political debate can teach a voter about a candidate?

• How much support the candidate already has
• What kind of TV personality the candidate has
• Where the candidate stands on certain issues
• Whether the candidate is comfortable on camera