| A | B |
|---|
| a means of communication that transmits some kind of information | medium |
| private organization that works to affect public policy in order to benefit its members' concerns | interest group |
| portion of a population that can represent the whole population | sample |
| a sharply focused, short report that can be aired in roughly 30 to 40 seconds | sound bite |
| a poll that tries to assess opinion simply by asking the same question to a large number of people | straw vote |
| In a(n) * people are polled based on percentages that are set to reflect the makeup of the overall group. | quota sample |
| Because so many people were listening to the poet's political verses, he had become a(n) * | opinion leader |
| In American politics a(n) * refers to the instructions or demands a constituency gives to its elected officials. | mandate |
