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Unit 2 Vocab Frontload

Unit 2 Vocab Frontload. Public Opinion & Political Linkage Institutions. Ms. Ramos. Campaign. competition by rival political candidates &/or organizations for public office/ support for issue/election/ vote. http://www.stanislaussheriff.com/crime_pr/megans_l/index.htm. Ms. Ramos. Factions.

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Unit 2 Vocab Frontload

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  1. Unit 2 Vocab Frontload Public Opinion & Political Linkage Institutions Ms. Ramos

  2. Campaign • competition by rival political candidates &/or organizations for public office/ support for issue/election/ vote http://www.stanislaussheriff.com/crime_pr/megans_l/index.htm Ms. Ramos

  3. Factions • group of people connected by a shared belief or opinion w/i larger group “…number of citizens, whether amounting to a majority or a minority of the whole, who are united and actuated by some common impulse of passion, or of interest” - Federalist 10 (Madison) http://www.flickr.com/photos/70323761@N00/2554176915 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/449114.The_Federalist_Papers Ms. Ramos

  4. Ideology • Set of beliefs a person holds that shapes the way they behave & view the world http://matadornetwork.com/bnt/2008/10/22/left-or-right-how-political-ideology-shapes-your-moral-worldview/ http://www.gamespot.com/pages/unions/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=24732109&union_id=8318 http://thesituationist.wordpress.com/2007/09/10/ideology-is-back-and-the-divides-are-still-deep/ Ms. Ramos

  5. Interest Group • Org of ppl who share an interest, work to protect, and promote interest by influencing the gov http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/1087-american-association-of-retired-persons http://tomhunttheworld.com/about.html http://gov106.blogspot.com/ Ms. Ramos

  6. Lobbying • Trying to persuade a gov official http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08163/888856-114.stm http://tpa.typepad.com/campaign/grassroots-lobbying.html Ms. Ramos

  7. Mass Media • Communication that reaches LARGE numbers of people http://www.liberatemedia.com/blog/is-social-media-now-mass-media/ Ms. Ramos

  8. Platform • Set of issues and positions that one takes on them • Click on symbol to go to platform-in-brief http://www.examiner.com/democrat-in-manchester/nh-s-share-the-pain-budget-dems-vs-gop http://electionkatz.wikispaces.com/Republicans Ms. Ramos

  9. Political Action CommitteePAC • Org, often connected to an IG, that donated $ to political campaigns http://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/toppacs.php?cycle=2010&party=A Ms. Ramos

  10. Political Parties • Group of like-minded ppl who work together to win elections & control gov http://www.elcivics.com/political-parties-usa http://yborcitystogie.blogspot.com/2009_12_01_archive.html Ms. Ramos

  11. Political Socialization • Process where people’s political attitudes and opinions are formed http://itdontmakesense.blogspot.com/2009_09_13_archive.html Ms. Ramos

  12. Propaganda • Persuasion aimed at influencing one’s behavior to create a belief- regardless of truth http://www.howtheychangeyourmind.com/pages/propaganda.html Ms. Ramos

  13. Public Opinion • Collective opinion of many different people http://www.lib.washington.edu/subject/History/bi/hst388-absher/po.html Ms. Ramos

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