Assignment 1: This will be very simple. I want you to choose an interest group(one interest Group) for your paper. I want you to write a one page double spaced paper that is MLA formatted simply describing the basics. Which interest group did you choose, why did you choose it. Some basic background information like what types of policies do they represent, whether or not they tend to endorse candidates.
“One specific Interest Group only ”

Assignment 2: Please see attached file each questions are worth 10 points, hence answers excpected accordingly

Week 5 quiz 1.) What are three factors that contribute to political socialization? How do they play a role in developing people’s political views?

2.) What is an opinion poll? How is it carried out? How do politicians use polls?

3.) What is a leading question? Why do pollsters try to avoid them? What is a push poll? What are they used for?

4.) What is polarization? What are two factors that people believe contribute to political polarization? How do people think they leads to polarization?

5.) Why is a substantial sample size necessary to conduct an opinion poll? What is it mean for a poll to have a margin of error?

6.) What were some effects of the movement of the media to online media sources?

7.) What are the effects of the advertisement driven media found in private media? What effects do they have on politics?

8.) What is a news aggregator? Why might someone use a news aggregator to get their news?

9.) What’s the effect social media has on people’s news media consumption?

10.) How does online media lead to political polarization? What are the factors that lead to people becoming divided as a result of the media that they consume online?