Advocacy Groups (Applied)
public agenda
a "to do list" of the actions that people want government to take
random sample
a group of people that are selected randomly in order to take a poll
Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)
a group of people with a common cause
public sphere
a place where society discusses the issues that affect everyone
public opinion poll
a poll taken to collect the public's thought on a given topic
advocacy group
a set of people dedicated to creating change based on their concerns or interests
activism
action to bring about political or social change
why do people join advocacy groups?
because the members want the government to do something about the topic/issue that they care about
public policy
law, regulation, or court decision
advocacy
supporting a cause
public opinion
the collective opinion of a lot of people on some issue/problem
margin of error
the difference in answers that could result of taking a different random sample and asking them the same polling question