Question 1

What is the main purpose of lobbyists?

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endorsing candidates that support their personal views and agree with their platform

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pooling money to give to candidates running for office

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giving info to convince politicians to support their interest group's positions with their decisions

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providing politicians with biased information to increase the common good

Question 2

What is the media?

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The source of news and info about current events

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Political organization that promotes the cause of a particular interest group, usually through raising money

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Groups of people who share common interests

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Organization concerned with a particular issue. Gather people and resources to support public policies that help members.

Question 3

What is an interest group?

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Organization concerned with a particular issue. Gather people and resources to support public policies that help members.

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The source of news and info about current events

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Having a one-sided point of view

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Political organization that promotes the cause of a particular interest group, usually through raising money

Question 4

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?

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They may present only one point of view about an issue

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They are not covered by news outlets

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They may be released too late to be useful

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They give too much detail to be useful

Question 5

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?

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Interest Group

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Focus Group

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Political Party

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City Council

Question 6

Which of the following is an example of the media exercising its "watchdog' role over government?

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A local television news report about a city councilman taking bribes

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A local radio talk show about uniforms in school

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A televised debate between presidential campaigns

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A newspaper story about the building if a new highway

Question 7

What influencing technique spreads ideas with the purpose of persuading viewers to think/feel a certain way??

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propaganda

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symbolism

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bias

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media

Question 8

Which type of communication is shown in this poster?

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propaganda

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biased

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symbolism

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informational

Question 9

A preference, opinion or attitude that favors one way of thinking or feeling over another

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bias

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symbolism

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interest group

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propaganda

Question 10

Everything you see on the media is factual information

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false

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true

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