Chapter 11/12 Final

people who unite to promote their beliefs about an issue

• interest group
• public opinion
• public opinion poll
• pollster
• print media

radio, TV, and the internet

• electronic media
• public opinion
• interest group
• public opinion poll
• pollster

person whose job is to conduct surveys regularly

• pollster
• public opinion
• interest group
• public opinion poll
• print media

issues government leaders focus on the most

• public agenda
• public opinion
• interest group
• public opinion poll
• pollster

group that collects money from its members to support candidates

• political action committee
• public opinion
• interest group
• public opinion poll
• pollster

the ideas and attitudes most people hold about a particular issue or person

• public opinion
• interest group
• public opinion poll
• pollster
• print media

representative of an interest group who contacts government officials directly

• lobbyist
• public opinion
• interest group
• public opinion poll
• pollster

newspapers, magazines newsletters, and books

• print media
• public opinion
• interest group
• public opinion poll
• pollster

impartial public interest group working on issues such as voter education

• nonpartisan group
• public opinion
• interest group
• public opinion poll
• pollster

a survey asking individuals questions about their attitudes

• public opinion poll
• public opinion
• interest group
• pollster
• print media