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governmenttest5
government chapter 10 test review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| public policy | is the sum of governments goals and sections made in response to public opinion |
| public opinion | those opinions held by private persons which governments find it prudent to heed |
| liberalism | has generally referred to policies that favor government authority |
| conservatism | has referred to a reluctance to expand government authority |
| moderates | whatever its bearer wants it to mean, middle man |
| domestic policy | frequently involves economics, law , education, health environment, and civil liberties |
| foreign policy | includes diplomacy, trade relations and war |
| agenda | the agenda reflects the relative importance of issues |
| opinion polls | surveys of what the public thinks about particlar subjects, were not unknown before the 1930's |
| represenative sample | an accurate representation of the population involved in an opinion poll |
| straw polls | do not attempt to use valid sampling techniques, but are conducted for a variety of purposes, especially to liven up boring news stories |
| interest groups | (pressure groups) to influence government officials bout some political issue or group of issues |
| AFL-CIO | the largest labor union, 13 million members, blue collar guy is the worker |
| single-interest groups | concerned with a particular issue such as abortion or gun control |
| lobbying | the attempt to influence public officials in support of a special interact |
| political action parties(PAC) | to work in behalf of candidates deemed favorable to its goals |
| Amicus curiae | "friend of the court" may testify or file brief in an attempt to influence the courts decision |
| C-SPAN | a public service network created by the american cable television industy |
| internet | computer network originally developed by the U.S. Department of Defense as a means of decentralizing information |
| prior retraint | government cannot review and censor information before it is presented to the public |
| Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) | gives the media as well as the private individuals broad power to investigate files of the federal bureaucracy |
| shield laws | legal protection of confidentiality of media |
| exit laws | surveys taken as voters leave polling places. |
| libel | is published false statements that inquire ones reputation |
| slander | is a oral communication that does the same |
| obscenity | also does protect socially offensive communication. |
| Federal Communications Commissions | radios and TV are regulated and licensed by this |
| propaganda | simply using various techniques to select and manipulate information so as to persuade or influence people effectively. |
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