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- Q1
What is the main purpose of lobbyists?
pooling money to give to candidates running for office
endorsing candidates that support their personal views and agree with their platform
giving info to convince politicians to support their interest group's positions with their decisions
providing politicians with biased information to increase the common good
60s - Q2
What is the media?
Political organization that promotes the cause of a particular interest group, usually through raising money
Groups of people who share common interests
The source of news and info about current events
Organization concerned with a particular issue. Gather people and resources to support public policies that help members.
60s - Q3
What is an interest group?
The source of news and info about current events
Having a one-sided point of view
Political organization that promotes the cause of a particular interest group, usually through raising money
Organization concerned with a particular issue. Gather people and resources to support public policies that help members.
60s - Q4
What is the best reason that press releases from a politician or a government agency are not always the best source of public information about an issue?
They are not covered by news outlets
They may be released too late to be useful
They give too much detail to be useful
They may present only one point of view about an issue
60s - Q5
You want to get a law passed on requiring gas detectors in all houses. What type of group would you most likely organize to help reach the goal?
Focus Group
Political Party
Interest Group
City Council
60s - Q6
Which of the following is an example of the media exercising its "watchdog' role over government?
A local television news report about a city councilman taking bribes
A local radio talk show about uniforms in school
A televised debate between presidential campaigns
A newspaper story about the building if a new highway
60s - Q7
What influencing technique spreads ideas with the purpose of persuading viewers to think/feel a certain way??
symbolism
propaganda
bias
media
60s - Q8
Which type of communication is shown in this poster?
biased
symbolism
propaganda
informational
60s - Q9
A preference, opinion or attitude that favors one way of thinking or feeling over another
symbolism
interest group
bias
propaganda
60s - Q10
Everything you see on the media is factual information
falsetrueTrue or False60s
