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Civics Chapter 11 notes
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7th Grade
10/19/2011

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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?
Definition
no
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What is a technique that only presents one side of an issue?
Definition
stacked cards
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Mass Media can be made up of television, radio, or newspapers. But can it be a letter from a friend?
Definition
no
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Who uses lobbyists to help them influence government officials?
Definition
Intrest Groups
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What is a Glittering Generality?
Definition
a statement that sounds good but is meaningless
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What is intensity?
Definition
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?
Definition
public intrest groups
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To learn about public opinion, pollsters usually do what?
Definition
question a randomsample of people from across the nation
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What is a bandwagon?
Definition
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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