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| ideology | a body of ideas or views of the world that reflect the social needs, values, and ideas of and individual or group |
| liberal | a person expressing political vviews or policies that favor the use of governmental power to promote individual liberties and social progress |
| conservative | a person expressing political views that generally favor traditional values, the status quo, and the idea that government should stay out of the affairs of private citizens |
| moderate | a person opposed to extreme views; one whose political attitudes are between those of a conservative and a liberal |
| radical | a person with extremely liberal political views who favors rapid and widespread change to the current political and social order |
| reactionary | a person with extremely conservative political views who favors the widespread changes necessary to return to an earlier governement or society |
| public opinion | the attitudes expressed by citizens of a country about government and politics |
| straw poll | an unofficial vote or poll indicating the trend of opinion about a candidate or issue |
| sample | in polling, a small number of people drawn from and analyzed as representative of the total population to be surveyed |
| mass media | those sources of information and means of communication- such as radio, television, magazines, and the internet- that reach large numbers of the public |
| prior restraint | the government censorship of information before it is published or broadcasted |
| shield law | a law that provides journalists from being compelled to reveal confidential sources of information against their will |
| libel | written statement that defame a person's character, damage his or her reputaion, or expose him or her to public ridicule |
| equal time doctorine | the Federal Communications Commission requirement that equal radio or television airtime must be made available to opposing candidates running for public office |
