INTEREST GROUPS & THE MEDIA (Unit Test) - P5

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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is an important difference between interest groups and political parties?
Back
Interest groups attempt to influence government directly on particular issues.
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Which of the following is NOT one of the ways in which the media affect politics?
- by providing information on both parties
- by contributing to election campaign funds
- by focusing public attention on particular issues
- by providing in-depth coverage of national issues
Back
by contributing to election campaign funds
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Which title completes the diagram about the American political system? Options: How interest groups decide an issue, How interest groups engage in electioneering, How interest groups use publicity to win support, How interest groups lobby state and federal legislators
Back
How interest groups engage in electioneering
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Sarah felt very strongly about an issue in the news. She wrote to her representative in Congress and expressed her feelings on the issue. Then she wrote a short editorial for the local newspaper and sent it off. Which statement describes Sarah's activities?
Back
She was acting as a lobbyist.
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Based upon the information in the graph, where should a candidate spend the most campaign funds for advertising? Options: newspaper, television, Internet, radio
Back
television
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Based on the graph, how have Americans' sources of news changed since 1992?
Back
The Internet is gradually replacing newspapers as a source of news.
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Which group on the table would be mostly likely to support a ban on deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico?
Back
Interest Group 2
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