Chapter 6-Politics, Media and Public Policy

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What is the minimum age requirement for a person to run for the office of President of the United States?

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35 years old

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What is the minimum age requirement for a person to run for the U.S. House of Representatives?

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25 years old

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Which of the following is a requirement for someone running for the U.S. Senate? Must have lived in the U.S. for at least 14 years, Must be at least 35 years old, Must live in the state they represent, Must be born on U.S. soil

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Must live in the state they represent

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What is one of the qualifications for a person to run for Governor in Florida?

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Must be at least 30 years old

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Which role of the media is most relevant in this scenario? A news site chooses to put articles about a celebrity scandal on their home page while their articles about the environment are small side links.

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Gatekeeper

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Which media role is being demonstrated here? A newspaper publishes a series of investigative reports on government corruption, leading to several officials being charged.

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Watchdog

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Identify the media role in this example: A news channel frequently covers stories that align with the political views of its owners, often ignoring opposing viewpoints.

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Biased

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Which role of the media is most relevant in this scenario? A journalist on social media posts often about the terrible pollution in the city. People respond to the posts by signing petitions for better restrictions on factories and forming clean up crews to pick up litter.

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Agenda-setter

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What propaganda technique is being used here?

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Namecalling

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What propaganda technique is being used here? Options: Plain Folks, Namecalling, Transfer, Glittering Generality

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Transfer