American Government and Politics Today, Brief Edition, 2014-2015

136 PART TwO • THE POlITICS OF AMERICAn dEMOCRACy daisies. As she held a daisy, she pulled the petals off and quietly counted to ...

CHAPTER SIx • PublIC OPInIOn, POlITICAl SOCIAlIzATIOn, And THE MEdIA 137 Spin An interpretation of political events that is fa ...

138 PART TwO • THE POlITICS OF AMERICAn dEMOCRACy Bias An inclination or a preference that interferes with impartial judgment. A ...

CHAPTER SIx • PublIC OPInIOn, POlITICAl SOCIAlIzATIOn, And THE MEdIA 139 To be sure, many media outlets have an explicit polit ...

140 PART TwO • THE POlITICS OF AMERICAn dEMOCRACy Television, print media, and the Internet provide a wide range of choices for ...

CHAPTER SIx • PublIC OPInIOn, POlITICAl SOCIAlIzATIOn, And THE MEdIA 141 agenda setting 119 bias 138 consensus 117 divided opi ...

142 PART TwO • THE POlITICS OF AMERICAn dEMOCRACy testyourself LO1 Define public opinion, consensus opinion, and divided opinion ...

143 17 Learning OutcOmes The six Learning Outcomes (LOs) below are designed to help improve your understanding of this chapter. ...

144 PART Two • The PolITIcs of AmeRIcAn DemocRAcy Political Party A group of political activists who organize to win elections, ...

chAPTeR seven • InTeResT GRouPs AnD PolITIcAl PARTIes 145 Social Movement A movement that represents the demands of a large segm ...

146 PART Two • The PolITIcs of AmeRIcAn DemocRAcy Labor Movement The economic and political expression of working class interest ...

chAPTeR seven • InTeResT GRouPs AnD PolITIcAl PARTIes 147 Public employee unions. The degree of unionization in the private sect ...

148 PART Two • The PolITIcs of AmeRIcAn DemocRAcy of members of Congress share their profession. In terms of funds spent on lobb ...

chAPTeR seven • InTeResT GRouPs AnD PolITIcAl PARTIes 149 Public Interest The best interests of the overall community; the natio ...

150 PART Two • The PolITIcs of AmeRIcAn DemocRAcy to make governmental institutions more responsive to the needs of the public. ...

chAPTeR seven • InTeResT GRouPs AnD PolITIcAl PARTIes 151 Direct Technique An interest group technique that uses direct interact ...

152 PART Two • The PolITIcs of AmeRIcAn DemocRAcy Most lobbyists today are professionals. They are either consultants to a compa ...

chAPTeR seven • InTeResT GRouPs AnD PolITIcAl PARTIes 153 islators and government officials are often more impressed by contacts ...

154 PART Two • The PolITIcs of AmeRIcAn DemocRAcy Independent A voter or candidate who does not identify with a political party. ...

chAPTeR seven • InTeResT GRouPs AnD PolITIcAl PARTIes 155 Party Organization The formal structure and leadership of a political ...