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9th grade civics
chapter 9 vocab civics
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| public policy | All of the many goals that a government pursues in all of the many areas of human affairs in which it is involved |
| trade association | Interest groups within the business community |
| labor union | An organization of workers who share the same type of job, or who work in the same industry, and press for government policies that will benefit their members |
| public interest group | An interest group that seeks to institute certain public policies of benefit to all or most people in this country whether or not they belong to or support our organization |
| propaganda | A technique or persuasion aimed at influencing individual or group behaviors to create a particular belief, regardless of its validity |
| single interest group | Political action committees that concentrate their efforts exclusively on one issue |
| lobbying | Activities by which group pressures are brought to bear on legislators, the legislative process, and all aspects of the public-policy making process |
| grass roots | Of of or from the people, the same average voters. |