USG.SS.2.A
Describe the processes used by individuals, political parties, interest groups, or the media to affect public policy.
United States Government · Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · TEKS 2010
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processesindividualspolitical partiesinterest groupsmediapublic policy
Skills
- describe (the processes used by individuals to affect public policy) #dok2
- describe (the processes used by political parties to affect public policy) #dok2
- describe (the processes used by interest groups to affect public policy) #dok2
- describe (the processes used by the media to affect public policy) #dok2
- explain (how different groups and individuals influence public policy outcomes) #dok3
Learning Targets
- I can identify individuals, political parties, interest groups, and the media as participants in the political process. #dok1
- I can list examples of public policy. #dok1
- I can describe the processes individuals use to influence public policy (e.g., voting, petitioning, lobbying). #dok2
- I can describe the processes political parties use to affect public policy (e.g., campaigning, endorsing candidates, setting platforms). #dok2
- I can describe the processes interest groups use to influence public policy (e.g., lobbying, grassroots mobilization, litigation). #dok2
- I can describe the processes the media uses to affect public policy (e.g., reporting, framing issues, shaping public opinion). #dok2
- I can explain how individuals, political parties, interest groups, and media interact and influence public policy using real-world examples. #dok3
- I can analyze how different processes impact the development and outcome of public policy decisions. #dok3
Big Ideas
- Various actors—including individuals, political parties, interest groups, and the media—use specific processes to influence the development and implementation of public policy.
- Understanding the methods by which different groups influence policy helps explain how the U.S. political system responds to and shapes public needs and opinions.
Essential Questions
- What are the main ways individuals, political parties, interest groups, and the media can affect public policy?
- How do the processes used by these groups differ, and which are most effective in shaping policy?
- Why is it important for a democracy to have multiple avenues for influencing public policy?
- In what ways do the actions of the media impact public policy?
- How can citizen participation make a difference in the formation of public policy?