Chapter 11 and 17 Study Guide

	1.	The FBI uses wiretapping technology for the Internet called ____________________________.  (17)

	2.	________________________________________ includes the ideas and attitudes that most people hold about the government and political issues.   (11)

	3.	A well-constructed poll question should be_______________________________.   (11)

	4.	________________________________________________ makes it easier for citizens to interact with the government through the Internet.   (17)

	5.	_________________________________________ groups often use the Internet to spread propaganda about ideas that are far from the political center.   (17)

	6.	Most presidents employ a _______________________________________ whose job is to conduct polls regularly.   (11)

	7.	A _____________________________ is an owner’s exclusive right to control, publish, and sell an original work.   (17)

	8.	The _______________________________________________________-_ Act makes it illegal to develop software that will bypass computer codes on copyrighted material.   (17)

	9.	Internet purchases often allow buyers to avoid paying sales tax, which causes state and local governments to lose _________________________________.  (17)

	10.	The primary goal of interest groups is to influence______________________________________.   (11)

	11.	The Internet allows citizens to have direct, personal contact with candidates through _____________________________.  (17)

	12.	Many schools rely on _________________ software to prevent students from using the Internet for prohibited activities.   (17)

	13.	If you buy or sell something on the World Wide Web, you are engaging in_______________________.   (17)

	14.	Elected officials sometimes _______________ information to the press to test public reaction to an idea or policy.   (11)

	15.	________________________________ provide lawmakers with tremendous amounts of information.   (11)

	16.	Web sites established by independent citizens to voice their support of a candidate are considered __________________________________ sites.   (17)

	17.	_________________________________________ governments, such as China, are finding ways to limit online political communications.   (17)

	18.	The mass media plays an important _______________________________ role by exposing government misconduct.   (11)

	19.	Radio, television, and the Internet are considered _______________________________ media.   (11)

	20.	Most newspapers, magazines, and Web sites keep a collection of old articles called their ____________________.  (17)

	21.	People who share a point of view about an issue sometimes form an ___________________ to promote their beliefs.   (11)

	22.	Television, radio, newspapers, magazines, recordings, movies, and books are called________________________.   (11)

	23.	By their very nature, interest groups are _______________________________.  (11)

	24.	Which term refers to things people create, such as books, movies, music, and software?   (17)

	25.	A _____________________________________________ is an Internet discussion forum that allows you to read postings on a particular topic and post your own thoughts.   (17)

	26.	The __________________________________________-_ is a mass communication system of millions of networked computers worldwide.   (17)