CIVICS: Impact of Media & Interest Groups

The public _______ is a place where society discusses the issues that affect everyone.

• forum

• sphere

• arena

• environment

The public _______ is a to-do list of issues that much of the public agrees are a priority.

• inventory

• agenda

• syllabus

• register

Public ______ is the stance and set of actions the government takes on an issue.

• opinion

• regulation

• legalization

• policy

________ groups gather people and resources to support public policies that help their members.

• Interest

• Policy

• Governmental

• Congressional

Match the types of interest groups to their definition:

• Focuses on one narrow topic, such as immigration or drunk driving.

• PUBLIC INTEREST

• Promotes policies based on a set of core political or religious beliefs.

• ECONOMIC INTEREST

• Advocates for people in a particular profession, such as doctors, lawyers, and teachers.

• SINGLE-ISSUE

• Focuses on topics that affect the general public like education, the environment, and politics.

• ECONOMIC INTEREST

• Promotes the economic interests of their members in business, labor, and trade organizations.

• IDEOLOGICAL

Interest groups hire _____ to meet with members of the government and discuss the group’s issues and concerns.

• representatives

• activists

• lobbyists

• advocates

______ refers to methods of communicating with a massive number of people.

• Mass media

• Social networking

• Call pulling

• Billboarding

In its role as __________, the media decides which stories and issues are important enough to receive public attention—and which aren’t.

• gatekeeper

• moderator

• arbiter

• censor

_______ means favoring one view over another. 

• Bias

• Justice

• Discrimination

• Impartiality

In its role as a _________, the media keeps an "eye" on the government for wrongdoing.

• watchdog

• guardian

• protector

• monitor