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chapter 11 vocabular
Civics
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the ideas and attitudes that most people hold about elected officials, candidates, government, and political issues | Public Opinion |
| mechanisms of mass communication, including television, radio, newspapers, magazines, recordings, movies, and books | Mass Media |
| a group of people who share a point of view about an issue and unite to promote their beliefs | Interest Group |
| a survey in which individuals are asked to answer questions about a particular issue or person | Public Opinion Poll |
| a specialist whose job is to conduct polls regularly | Pollster |
| Print Media | |
| radio,television, and the internet | Electronic Media |
| Public Agenda | |
| the release of secret government information by anonymous government officials to the media | Leak |
| government censorship of material before it is published | Prior Restraint |
| written untruths that are harmful to someone's reputation | Libel |
| evil intent | Malice |
| Public Interest Group | |
| free from party ties or bias | Nonpartisan |
| political organization established by a corporation, labor union, or other special-interest group designed to support candidates by contributing money | Political Action Committee (PAC) |
| representative of an interest group who contacts lawmakers or other government officials directly to influence their policy making | Lobbyist |
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