#82 - Unit 1: Civic Participation & Skills

political process

• related to the acquisition of governmental power and influencing governmental decision making

• related to the institutional actions and procedures involved with the government carrying out its functions

• a condition that is recognized by society as needing correction through group effort

• various means of mass communication

public policy processes

• related to the acquisition of governmental power and influencing governmental decision making

• related to the institutional actions and procedures involved with the government carrying out its functions

• a condition that is recognized by society as needing correction through group effort

• various means of mass communication

societal problem

• related to the acquisition of governmental power and influencing governmental decision making

• related to the institutional actions and procedures involved with the government carrying out its functions

• a condition that is recognized by society as needing correction through group effort

• various means of mass communication

media

• related to the acquisition of governmental power and influencing governmental decision making

• related to the institutional actions and procedures involved with the government carrying out its functions

• a condition that is recognized by society as needing correction through group effort

• various means of mass communication

political party

• organized group that seeks to win elections in order to influence the activities of government

• a group of people with common goals who organize to influence government

• record required by law to be kept such county tax records, a report issued by a state agency or the Congressional Record

• designed to represent the opinions of a population by conducting a series of questions with a particular sample

interest group

• organized group that seeks to win elections in order to influence the activities of government

• a group of people with common goals who organize to influence government

• record required by law to be kept such county tax records, a report issued by a state agency or the Congressional Record

• designed to represent the opinions of a population by conducting a series of questions with a particular sample

public record

• organized group that seeks to win elections in order to influence the activities of government

• a group of people with common goals who organize to influence government

• record required by law to be kept such county tax records, a report issued by a state agency or the Congressional Record

• designed to represent the opinions of a population by conducting a series of questions with a particular sample

public opinion survey

• organized group that seeks to win elections in order to influence the activities of government

• a group of people with common goals who organize to influence government

• record required by law to be kept such county tax records, a report issued by a state agency or the Congressional Record

• designed to represent the opinions of a population by conducting a series of questions with a particular sample

research data

• data collected (typically from universities or research institutes) for the purpose of answering a proposed question or testing a hypothesis

• interest groups/lobbies that produce literature and maintain websites to outline their positions on public policy issues

• determining believability by considering qualifications/reputation of the writer; circumstances in which the source material was created; internal consistency and agreement with other credible sources; use of supporting evidence and logical conclusions; and evidence of bias or unstated assumptions

• inducing others into accepting a point of view by means of reasoning and argumentation

advocacy groups

• data collected (typically from universities or research institutes) for the purpose of answering a proposed question or testing a hypothesis

• interest groups/lobbies that produce literature and maintain websites to outline their positions on public policy issues

• determining believability by considering qualifications/reputation of the writer; circumstances in which the source material was created; internal consistency and agreement with other credible sources; use of supporting evidence and logical conclusions; and evidence of bias or unstated assumptions

• inducing others into accepting a point of view by means of reasoning and argumentation