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Government Chapter 9
Term | Definition |
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Public opinion | Opinions from the people on any subject. |
Public policy | The government's goal and actions made in response to public issues. |
Foreign policy | Public policies to international matters. |
Domestic policy | Public policies of internal concern for the nation. |
Opinion polls | Surveys of public thought on a particular subject. |
Representative sample | An accurate survey of people from all around on one subject. |
Pressure groups | Groups that share a like opinion on a political issue. |
Special intrest groups | Groups that share a like opinion on a political issue. |
Lobbying | Trying to influence public officials. |
Mass media | Reaching thousands or millions of people through radio, television, newspaper, and magazines for a persons political campaign. |
Propagnda | The use of various techniques to select and manipulate information so that it may persuade or influence people effectively. |