Ce.5 Vocab

2. A representative from an interest group who contacts lawmakers or other government officials directly to influence their policy making
5. These organizations raise money to donate to candidates based on whether they support the PAC’s views on an issue
6. A person who seeks or is nominated for an office
8. A written statement that expresses their political view
10. Political view that favors bigger gov and has less traditional views
12. Changing the way that campaigns are run
13. Political view that favors a smaller gov and has more traditional views
15. Information, usually false or misleading, that is deliberately repeated over and over in an attempt to influence votes or public opinion on an issue

1. An organization of people with an interest in a particular public issue
3. A consistent tilt to favor one side of an issue, while ignoring or discounting evidence that supports the other side
4. The course of action the government takes in response to an issue or problem
7. The term for all forms of communication, including radio, TV, newspapers, books, magazines, the Internet, recordings and movies, etc.
9. Political view that citizens who fall in between liberal and conservative view
11. The organized effort by a candidate to win support in an election
14. A group formed to make a guided course of action
15. A geographic area that contains a specific number of voters