Civics Unit 3 Vocab Flashcards
(32 cards)
Bandwagon
Propaganda technique encouraging the viewer to like something or someone because everyone else does.
Bias
A preference, opinion or attitude that favors one way of thinking or feeling over another.
Cardstacking
Propaganda technique involving the use of showing one-sided information.
Deliberate
To think about or discuss issues and decisions carefully.
Editorial
An opinion based item generated by the editor or editorial board of a newspaper or other media.
Glittering Generalities
Propaganda technique using short phrases or words to promote positive feelings or emotions.
Impact
To have a strong effect on something or someone.
Influence
Having an effect or impact on the actions, behavior, opinions, etc., of another or others.
Interest Group
A group of people who are concerned with a particular issue and who try to influence legislators to act in their favor, also known as a special interest group.
Issue
A subject that is under debate by two or more parties.
Lobbying
Participating in activities in order to influence government officials.
Lobbyist
A person who participates in activities in order to influence government officials.
Media
Plural form of the word “medium,” refers to various means of communication. For example, television, radio, newspapers and the Internet (web) are different types of media. The term can also be used to describe news organizations as a whole group.
Monitor
To watch, keep track of, or check usually for a special purpose.
Name Calling
Propaganda technique using negative words to associate with a product or person.
Nonprofit Organization
A group organized on a local, national or international level to perform a variety of services related to an issue or variety of issues; funding goes toward the issue instead of making a profit.
Perspective
Point of view.
Petitioning The Government
The right to ask the government to solve a problem or to express an opinion about how the government is being run.
Plain Folks
Propaganda technique conveying that a candidate is a “regular” person, just like everyone else.
Political Action Committee (PAC)
An independent political organization that promotes the cause of a particular interest group, usually through raising money and campaigning to elect candidates who support the group’s views.
Political Communication
The use of media to convey messages or information related to government issues, campaigns or public offices.
Political Party
An organization that tries to get political power by electing members to public office so that their political ideas can become laws or policies.
Propaganda
The method of spreading ideas or information for the purpose of helping or hurting an institution, a cause, or a person.
Public Agenda
A list of issues that much of society agrees are a priority.
