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What government agency regulates broadcast media? |
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Federal Communications Commission |
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Can present day government officials can't have second jobs as lobbyist? |
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What is a technique that only presents one side of an issue? |
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Mass Media can be made up of television, radio, or newspapers. But can it be a letter from a friend? |
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Who uses lobbyists to help them influence government officials? |
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What is a Glittering Generality? |
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a statement that sounds good but is meaningless |
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strength of public opinion on a given issue |
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Intrest groups that work to benefit al or most of society are known as what? |
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To learn about public opinion, pollsters usually do what? |
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question a randomsample of people from across the nation |
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convincing people that everone agrees with intrest groups viewpoint |
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The Supreme Court has ruled the key to first amendment protection is what? |
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freedom from prior restraint, or government cansorship of material before it is published |
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What has a major influence on peoples opinion? |
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people's backgrouns and life experiences have a major influence on their opinions |
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