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political process

related to the acquisition of governmental power and influencing governmental decision making

public policy processes

related to the institutional actions and procedures involved with the government carrying out its functions

societal problem

a condition that is recognized by society as needing correction through group effort

various means of mass communication

political party

organized group that seeks to win elections in order to influence the activities of government

a group of people with common goals who organize to influence government

record required by law to be kept such county tax records, a report issued by a state agency or the Congressional Record

public opinion survey

designed to represent the opinions of a population by conducting a series of questions with a particular sample

data collected (typically from universities or research institutes) for the purpose of answering a proposed question or testing a hypothesis

advocacy groups

interest groups/lobbies that produce literature and maintain websites to outline their positions on public policy issues

credibility of sources

determining believability by considering qualifications/reputation of the writer; circumstances in which the source material was created; internal consistency and agreement with other credible sources; use of supporting evidence and logical conclusions; and evidence of bias or unstated assumptions

inducing others into accepting a point of view by means of reasoning and argumentation

making concessions to settle differences

settling differences through a discussion of issues