Civics
Chapter 17
Citizenship and the Internet
(p. 384-399)

	1.	___________________________________________ makes it easier for citizens to interact with the government through the Internet.

	2.	Web sites established by independent citizens to voice their support of a candidate are considered ______________________________________ sites.

	3.	________________________________ groups often use the Internet to spread propaganda about ideas that are far from the political center.

	4.	__________________________________________ governments, such as China, are finding ways to limit online political communications.

	5.	Which term refers to things people create, such as books, movies, music, and software?

	6.	Internet purchases often allow buyers to avoid paying sales tax, which causes state and local governments to lose _____________________________________.

	7.	Many schools rely on ______________________________ software to prevent students from using the Internet for prohibited activities.

	8.	The Internet allows citizens to have direct, personal contact with candidates through __________________________________.

	9.	Most newspapers, magazines, and Web sites keep a collection of old articles called their _______________________________________.

	10.	A ______________________________________________ is an Internet discussion forum that allows you to read postings on a particular topic and post your own thoughts.

	11.	The _______________________________________________ is a mass communication system of millions of networked computers worldwide.

	12.	The FBI uses wiretapping technology for the Internet called ____________________________.

	13.	A ______________________________________________ is an owner’s exclusive right to control, publish, and sell an original work.

	14.	The _________________________________________________________________ Act makes it illegal to develop software that will bypass computer codes on copyrighted material.

	15.	If you buy or sell something on the World Wide Web, you are engaging in ____________________________.