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AP Gov Unit #5 Vocab: Parties, Elections, Interest Groups and Media Part 3
This deck covers key vocabulary and concepts related to political parties, elections, interest groups, and media as part of AP Government Unit #5.
Single-Issue Groups
association focusing on one specific area of public policy, often a moral issue about which they are unwilling to compromise.
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Key Terms
Term
Definition
Single-Issue Groups
association focusing on one specific area of public policy, often a moral issue about which they are unwilling to compromise.
Government Interest Groups
organization acting on behalf of local, state, or foreign governments
Lobbying
interacting with government officials in order to advance a group’s public policy goals
Revolving Door
the movement of individuals between government and lobbying positions
Amicus Curiae Brief
a brief filed by someone who is not a party to a case in an attempt to persuade the court to agree with the arguments set forth in the brief
Iron Triangle
coordinated and mutually beneficial activities of bureaucracy, Congress, and interest groups to achieve shared policy goals
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
Single-Issue Groups | association focusing on one specific area of public policy, often a moral issue about which they are unwilling to compromise. |
Government Interest Groups | organization acting on behalf of local, state, or foreign governments |
Lobbying | interacting with government officials in order to advance a group’s public policy goals |
Revolving Door | the movement of individuals between government and lobbying positions |
Amicus Curiae Brief | a brief filed by someone who is not a party to a case in an attempt to persuade the court to agree with the arguments set forth in the brief |
Iron Triangle | coordinated and mutually beneficial activities of bureaucracy, Congress, and interest groups to achieve shared policy goals |
Issue Network | webs of influence between interest groups, policymakers, and policy advocates. |
Grassroots Lobbying | mobilizing interest group members to pressure their representatives by contacting them directly through phone calls, email, and social media |
Protest | a public demonstration designed to call attention to the need for change |
Civil Disobedience | the intentional refusal to obey a law to call attention to its injustice |
News Media | a broad term that includes newspapers, magazines, radio, television, radio, internet sources, blogs, and social media postings |
Social Media | forms of electronic communication that enable users to create and share content or to participate in social networking |
Agenda Setting | the media’s ability to highlight certain issues and bring them to the attention of the public |
Mass Media | sources of information that appeal to a wide audience, including newspapers, radio television, and Internet outlets. |
Wire Service | an organization that gathers and reports on news and then sells the stories to other outlets |
Investigative Journalism | an approach to newsgathering in which reporters dig into stories, often looking for instances of wrongdoing |
Broadcast Media | outlets for news and other content that rely on mass communications technology to bring stories directly into people’s home |
Media Consolidation | the concentration of ownership of the media into fewer corporations |
Partisan Bias | the slanting of political news coverage in support of a particular political party or ideology |
Horse-Race Journalism | coverage of political campaigns that focuses more on the drama of the campaign than on policy issues |