Civics
Chapter 11
Influencing Government

	1.	Television, radio, newspapers, magazines, recordings, movies, and books are called

	2.	Most presidents employ a __________________________ whose job is to conduct polls regularly.
	3.	A well-constructed poll question should be…

	4.	Elected officials sometimes ________________ information to the press to test public reaction to an idea or policy.

	5.	The mass media plays an important _____________________________ role by exposing government misconduct.

	6.	________________________________ provide lawmakers with tremendous amounts of information.

	7.	___________________________________ includes the ideas and attitudes that most people hold about the government and political issues.

	8.	People who share a point of view about an issue sometimes form an __________________________ ____________________ to promote their beliefs.

	9.	Radio, television, and the Internet are considered ____________________________________ media.

	10.	By their very nature, interest groups are…

	11.	The primary goal of interest groups is to influence...

	12.	How does the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protect the media?

Influencing Government
Answer Section

SHORT ANSWER

	1.	ANS:	
mass media.

DIF:	Easy	REF:	259	STO:	CIV.EPS10.a		

	2.	ANS:	
pollster

DIF:	Average	REF:	261	STO:	CIV.HPS1.c

	3.	ANS:	
unbiased.

DIF:	Easy	REF:	262	STO:	CIV.HPS1.c

	4.	ANS:	
leak

DIF:	Average	REF:	266	STO:	CIV.HPS1.c

	5.	ANS:	
watchdog

DIF:	Average	REF:	266	STO:	CIV.EPS10.a		

	6.	ANS:	
Lobbyists

DIF:	Average	REF:	272	STO:	CIV.HPS1.c

	7.	ANS:	
Public opinion

DIF:	Average	REF:	258	STO:	CIV.HPS1.c

	8.	ANS:	
interest group

DIF:	Easy	REF:	259	STO:	CIV.HPS1.c

	9.	ANS:	
electronic

DIF:	Easy	REF:	264	STO:	CIV.EPS10.a		

	10.	ANS:	
biased.

DIF:	Easy	REF:	270	STO:	CIV.HPS1.c

	11.	ANS:	
public policy.

DIF:	Easy	REF:	272	STO:	CIV.HPS1.c

ESSAY

	12.	ANS:	
The First Amendment protects the freedom of the press, meaning not only print media but radio, television, and the Internet (electronic media). The Supreme Court has ruled that the key to this First Amendment protection is freedom from prior restraint, or government censorship of material before it is published. Generally, the government cannot tell the media what or what not to publish. This means that reporters and editors are free to decide what they will say, even if it is unpopular or embarrassing to the government or to individual politicians. The press may not, however, publish false information that will harm someone’s reputation.

DIF:	Challenging	REF:	268	STO:	CIV.HPS1.a