Transcript Day 85 - Waverly-Shell Rock School District

Civics
Daily Lessons
While you were gone
Civics - Make-up Assignments
Mr. Cook/Mrs. Colvin Room 214
Student-_____________ Date Absent- Jan. 7 Date Due-______
Please attach your make-up work to this sheet when you hand it in!
Homework:
• Ch. 11.1 Notes,
11.2 Notes and 11.3
Notes- Jan. 8
• Semester Test
Review- Wed. Jan 9
• Semester Test- Jan.
10 or 11 (Chapters
1-11)
In Class Work:
25 min.
Ch. 11.1
– In Class Reading and work
on Chapter 11.
– Read and work on
worksheets
– We will go over the
vocabulary and some
answers at the beginning of
the class. You are
responsible for the rest of
the worksheet
– On Line Quiz- sections 1-3,
your own.
• Examination:
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Date and Period you will take the
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Signature:____________
Day #85
• Homework due today-
Section 3
Ch. 11
Ch. 11.3
– Reading Quiz
– Go over 11.3
homework
– Coop- back of
homework
– On Line Quizsection 3 on the
overhead if time.
Ch. 11.1 Vocabulary
CHAPTER 11 KEY TERMS
SECTION 11.1 Terms definitions
Public opinion
[273]
The total of the opinions held concerning a
particular issue
Mass media
[273]
Various forms of communication that
transmit information to large numbers
of people
Propaganda
[273]
Poll
[276]
Influence
[273]
Shaping public opinion
Ideas spread to influence people
A survey to measure public opinion
To change, or have an effect on
Can be shaped by many factors including
family, friends, teachers, mass media,
and propaganda
Measuring public opinion
One way is by conducting a public opinion
poll
Factor
[273]
A cause
Concealed propaganda
[274]
Presented as fact and its sources are kept
secret
Ch. 11.1 Vocabulary
CHAPTER 11 KEY TERMS
Revealed propaganda
[274]
Testimonials
[274]
SECTION 11.1 Terms definitions
Makes readers or listeners aware that
someone is trying to influence them
Endorsements from famous people
Bandwagon
“Everybody’s doing it!”
[275]
Method appeals to people’s desire to do
what their friends and neighbors are
doing
[“peer pressure” factor]
Name Calling
[275]
Using an unpleasant label or description to
harm a person, group, or product
Glittering Generalities
[275]
Uses words or vague statements that
sound good but have little real
meaning
Plain-Folks Appeal
[276]
Designed to show people that, as one of
them, the candidate can best
represent their interests
Card Stacking
[276]
Uses facts that support only one side of a
particular product, idea, or candidate
[stacks the cards against the truth]
CHAPTER 11
6 Propaganda Techniques
Propaganda is speech that is meant to persuade.
A variety of techniques are used to persuade people and to shape
public opinion.
• 1 Testimonial
• Bono of the rock
band U2 tells
about his work in
Africa while
lobbying the U.S.
government to
send aid to the
continent.
• 2 Bandwagon
• Organizations
persuade young
people to vote by
showing
celebrities, like
Natalie Portman,
who support their
causes.
• 3 Name Calling
• The Harry S.
Truman campaign
for president
criticizes
opponents.
• 4 Glittering
Generalities
• Former Attorney
General John
Ashcroft gives a
speech on the
Patriot Act that
includes an
emotional appeal to
the ideal of
liberty.
• 5 Plain-Folks
Appeal
• California Governor
Arnold
Schwarzenegger
appeals for
transportation
funding by picking
up a rake and
helping workers fill
potholes.
• 6 Card Stacking
• One newspaper
uses card stacking
to show only one
version of the
disputed 2000
presidential
election, which was
undecided for
weeks.
Homework
11.1
Homework
11.1
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Public Opinion Poll – 2005 – CBS News- 1,100 adults
(pg 277)
What is public opinion and how is it shaped?
Public Opinion and How It Is Shaped
1.Recall: What are two examples of ways
that information might be inaccurate or
misleading?
2. Identify Cause and Effect: How can
distinguishing between fact and opinion
help voters participate in the democratic
process?
3. Evaluate: Which type of sources do you
find to be the most reliable for obtaining
facts?
What is propaganda, and what are six
common propaganda techniques?
Propaganda techniques
1.Recall: How do political parties use
propaganda?
2.Make Judgments: Do you think propaganda
can be a good thing? Why or why not?
How is public opinion measured?
Measuring Public Opinion
1.Recall: What might happen if a poll is
conducted using an unrepresentative sample
of the public?
2.Predict: If you conducted a poll that
resulted in mostly undecided responses, what
might you do next?
CHAPTER 11 KEY TERMS
SECTION 11-2 TERMS definition
Interesting groups
[278]
Organizations of people with a common interest
that try to influence government policies and
decisions
Lobby
[278]
Interest group or pressure group
Lobbyist
[279]
A person who is paid by a lobby or interest group
to represent that group’s interests
Public interest groups
[279]
Groups that seek to promote the interest of the
general public
Types of interest groups
[279]
Include business associations, labor unions, farm
organizations, veteran’s organizations,
teachers’ associations, and consumer
groups; some represent the economic
interests of their members
Economic-interest groups
Seek to influence government policies that affect
their industry or professions [National
Association of Manufacturers, United Mine
Workers of America, American Farm Bureau
Federation,
Power
[280]
Some groups may have better organization and
funding and be more powerful that others in
influencing public officials and the public
Lobbyist Disclosure Act of 1995
[280]
Tightened regulations by closing many loopholes,
or ways of evading the law
Homework
11.2
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Homework
11.2
Coop
11.2
What are interest groups, and what are the
different types of interest groups?
What is an Interest Group?
1.Identify: Name an interest group that
focuses on the economic interests of its
members?
2. Describe: How do interest groups try to
influence government decisions?
3. Make Judgments: To what type of
interest group would you like to belong?
How do Lobbyists try to influence
government and public opinion?
Lobbyists Influence Government
1.Sequence: What does Congress do after it
listens to both sides of an issue from
lobbyists?
2.Draw Conclusions: Why might labor groups
favor an increase in minimum wage, while
business groups oppose it?
Do interest groups have too much power?
Interest Groups and Power
1.Recall: Name two things that a lobbyist
must reveal to the government.
2.Elaborate: Why do you think that lobbyists
need to reveal who they work for and how
much they spend on lobbying?
CHAPTER 11 KEY TERMS
SECTION 11-3 Terms - definitions
Volunteers
[285]
Individuals who work without pay to help
others
Political action committees (PACs)
[286]
Groups that collect voluntary contributions
from members and use this money to fund
candidates that their committees favor
Citizen responsibility
[282]
To participate in political activities; vital to the
preservation of a democratic government
Participate in government
[282]
In at least four (4) way: speaking out on public
issues, participating in a community action
group, working on a political campaign,
and VOTING
Voting
[282]
Is democracy in action; the single most
important opportunity for citizens to
participate in government; an important
RESPONSIBILITY
Why few people vote
[284]
Apathy, or lack of interest or concern about the
issues, discourages many people; do not
register do not eligible to vote; may not
like any of the candidates running for
office
Every vote counts
Results of the 2000 presidential election;
outcome in Florida’s electoral votes made
George W. Bush the winner with 271
electoral votes to Al Gore’s 266
National 2000 presidential election
[285]
Bush became the first president in more than
100 years who did not win the popular
Homework
11.3
Homework
11.3
SECTION 3
Reading the Section
1. Answers may include: speaking out on
public issues, participating in a community action
group, working on a political
campaign, and voting.
2. Answers may include: apathy, not registered, illness,
dislike of all candidates, no
transportation to polling place, out of
town during election, not meeting residency
requirements, belief that one vote
does not make a difference.
Post-Reading Quick Check
1. PACs collect voluntary contributions from
members and use them to fund the candidates the
committee favors.
2. Answers may include: write letters, make
phone calls, fax information, make office
visits, etc.
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What are four ways that all citizens can
participate in government?
Four Ways Citizens Can Participate in
Government
1.Recall: What are four ways to participate
in government?
2. Describe: How can you make your opinion
on issues known to your officials?
3. Evaluate: What do you think the most
effective way to discuss an issue with a
government official might be?
Why is voting important, and why do so few
U.S. citizens vote?
Voting is important
1.Recall: Is this statement true or false?
“The United States has one of the lowest
voter turnouts of any democratic country in
the world.”
2.Rank: Do you agree or disagree with the
statement “Voting is probably the most
important opportunity for Citizens to
participate in government”? Why or Why
not?
How do volunteers and interest groups help
political campaigns?
Taking Part in Political
Campaigns
1.Recall: How old must you be to vote?
2.Identify Cause and Effect: What might be
the benefits of volunteering for a political
candidate even if you are not old enough to
vote?