Influencing Public Opinion

Unfair preference for or dislike of something (Showing preference to one side)

The use of something to represent something else (example Flag represents the USA)

U.S has two party system. They disagree on role and responsibilites of governemnt

• Political Parties

• Interest Groups

• Lobbyists

• Democrat

Group of people who share a point of view and promote the issue. Influence political parties

• Political parties

• Party Platform

• Interest Groups

• Politial Ads

Represent interest groups and contact lawmakers

• Politaical Ads

• Interest Groups

• Third Parties

• Lobbyists

Prefer more government involvement, liberal, Pay for education

• Democrat

• Republican

• Third Party

• Independent

Prefer less government regulation, conservative, reduce taxes for businesses. Began to stop the spread of slavery.

• Republican

• Democratic

• Third Party

• Lobbyist

A series of statements describing the party's core beliefs and its positions on various issues

• Watchdog

• Party Platform

• Interest Groups

• Lobbyists

Media Organization that exposes illegal practices or waste.

• Watchdog

• Bias

• Symbolism

• Mrs. Izquierdo's Organizaton