civics vocab
...- devices that attempt to collect information by asking people questions. straw vote - polls that seek to read the public’s mind simply by asking the same question of a large number of people. sample - a representative slice of the public. random sample - a certain number of randomly selected people who live in a certain number of randomly selected places. quota sample - a sample deliberately constructed to reflect several of the major characteristics of a given population. medium - a means of communications, something which transmits information. public agenda - the public issues on which people’s attention is focused. sound bite - short, sharply focused reports that can be aired in 30 or 45 seconds.ter 8 Vocab Public affairs - Those events and issues that concern the people at large, e.g., politics, public issues, and the making of public policies. Public opinion - The complex collection of the opinions of many different people: the sum of all of their views. mass media - Those means of communication that reach large audiences, especially television, radio, printed publications, and the internet. peer group - people with whom one regularly associates, including friends, classmates, co-workers, and neighboors. opinion leader - any person who, for any reason, has an unusually strong influence on the views of others. mandate - the instructions or commands a constituency gives to its elected officials. public opinion poll - devices that attempt to collect information by asking people questions. straw vote - polls that seek to read the public’s mind simply by asking the same question of a large number of people. sample - a representative slice of the public. random sample - a certain number of randomly selected people who live in a certain number of randomly selected places. quota sample - a sample deliberately constructed to reflect several of the major characteristics of a given population. medium - a means of communications, something which transmits information. public agenda - the public issues on which people’s attention is focused. sound bite - short, sharply focused reports that can be aired in 30 or 45 seconds.ter 8 Vocab Public affairs - Those events and issues that concern the people at large, e.g., politics, public issues, and the making of public policies. Public opinion - The complex collection of the opinions of many different people: the sum of all of their views. mass media - Those means of communication that reach large audiences, especially television, radio, printed publications, and the internet. peer group - people with whom one regularly associates, including friends, classmates, co-workers, and neighboors. opinion leader - any person who, for any reason, has an unusually strong influence on the views of others. mandate - the instructions or commands a constituency gives to its elected officials. public opinion poll ...