Political Parties, Interest Groups, and the Media

Who tends to favor the group's rights over the individual's rights?

• Liberals
• Conservatives
• Moderates
• Fascists

Which one of the two major parties is the “liberal” party?

• Democratic
• Republican
• Libertarian
• Pineappletarian

Kanye is a younger black man who lives in an urban area. Kanye is more likely to be a:

• Prohibitionist
• Republican
• Green
• Democrat

Chuck is a white man, in his 70’s, and lives in a rural area.  Chuck is more likely to be a:

• Democrat
• Socialist
• Republican
• Libertarian

Whichever party has fewer elected members is called the [-------] party.

• Minority
• Majority
• Democratic
• Green

Everybody’s opinions put all together make up what we call [-------].

• The news
• Public opinion
• Current events
• Private opinion

When the media decides which stories/issues are important enough to receive attention, the media acts as a:

• Gatekeeper
• Watchdog
• Bystander
• Ally

When the media decides what we should think about, just by deciding what will or won’t be reported on, the media is engaging in:

• Pink elephants
• Watchdogging
• Agenda setting
• Horseplay

When the media acts as a watchdog, it is:

• Keeping tabs on government & other powerful figures
• Making money from advertisements
• Deciding what stories will or won't be reported on
• Brainwashing people

Organizations that gather people and resources to support public opinion policies that help their members are called [-------].

• Media outlets
• Legislatures
• Charities
• Interest groups