Transcript File Gov11&12Review1

Chapter 11 & 12
Review
What is a lobbyist?
What is a lobbyist?
A person paid to represent the
particular interests of a group
These people use money donated by
their members to fund their favorite
candidates
These people use money donated by
their members to fund their favorite
candidates
Political Action Committees
What do public interest groups do?
What do public interest groups do?
They promote the interest of the
general public…PTA is an example
What is the sum total of what
everyone thinks about a specific
issue?
What is the sum total of what
everyone thinks about a specific
issue?
Public Opinion
What is propaganda?
What is propaganda?
Ideas that are spread with the
specific purpose to influence
people
A program lists only the casualties of
the War in Iraq, and never
mentions any of the
accomplishments of the American
soldier. This is called…
A program lists only the casualties of
the War in Iraq, and never
mentions any of the
accomplishments of the American
soldier. This is called…
Card Stacking (propaganda)
The federal government gets most of
their money from…
The federal government gets most of
their money from…
individual income tax
Why do governments tax us?
Why do governments tax us?
To raise money
What is “revealed propaganda”?
What is “revealed propaganda”?
Making people aware that you are
clearly trying to influence them
What do interest groups do?
What do interest groups do?
They try to influence public policy,
they sometimes support a specific
candidate, but they are not a
political party because they usually
only support one or two specific
interests
If you wanted to fool someone via
propaganda, you would use what
kind?
If you wanted to fool someone via
propaganda, you would use what
kind?
“Concealed Propaganda”
When you break the law, this is the
type of tax you have to pay
When you break the law, this is the
type of tax you have to pay
a fine
The total of the interest we owe on
the money we borrowed to pay for
things that the taxes collected don’t
cover, is called the
The total of the interest we owe on
the money we borrowed to pay for
things that the taxes collected don’t
cover, is called the
National Debt
When they take a general sample of
what people think of an issue
When they take a general sample of
what people think of an issue
A Public Opinion Poll
This is a collection of all the forms of
communication that are used to try
to influence us.
This is a collection of all the forms of
communication that are used to try
to influence us.
The Mass Media
What is a tariff?
What is a tariff?
A tax on goods that are shipping into
this country
Oh, NO! We’ve run out of money!
What is this called?
Oh, NO! We’ve run out of money!
What is this called?
A deficit
The money that is raised through
tariffs, taxes, fines, user fees, etc is
called
The money that is raised through
tariffs, taxes, fines, user fees, etc is
called
Revenue
Do you remember the address for
your US Senator was? You might
want to commit that information to
memory.
This is another name for an interest
group
This is another name for an interest
group
a Lobby
ie. The tobacco lobby, the hi-tech
lobby, the environmental lobby
The End