Chapter 18&19: Interest Groups, Public Opinion, and Mass Media

How have Americans organized to pressure all levels of the government?

What is not one of the main principals that interest groups are founded on?

• They are centered around a few issues or specific problems.

• They nominate Political Candidates

• They are not focused on geographic locations.

• They unite common attitudes around the country.

An interest group's funding and expertise come from

What major interest group works to defend individual rights and liberties in the Constitution?

• ACLU

• ABA

• AMA

• NRA

What is the most effective techniques used by interest groups?

• Lobbying

• Media Attention

• Political Action Committtees

• Protest

The main goal of the Lobbying Legislation passed in 1995 was.....

• control all lobbyist

• stop all lobbying

• Limit the power of lobbying

• prevent illegal influence on congress members

Select all that are the main sources on which elected officials rely to give them clues on what the public is thinking.

• Mass media

• Scientific Poling

• Interest Groups

• Political Parties

Which is one of the main categories that public opinion can be grouped into?

• Diversity

• Family and Home Influence

• Peer Groups

• School Groups

a political ideology that focuses on a smaller role in the government's interference in the economy and in solving social problems.

a political ideology that promotes the government's role in actively promoting health, education, and justice.