Interest Groups and the Media

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Social Studies
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6th - 7th Grade
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Rachel Lyne
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What is an important difference between interest groups and political parties?
Interest groups have more members than political parties.
Interest groups have platforms addressing all issues of public concern.
Interest groups are organized to elect their candidates to political office.
Interest groups attempt to influence government directly on particular issues.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Which title completes the diagram?
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
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?
She was acting as a lobbyist.
She was forming her own political party.
She was starting her own special interest group.
She was participating directly in government.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Use the graph to answer this question: Based upon the information in the graph, where should a candidate spend the most campaign funds for advertising?
Newpaper
Television
Internet
Radio
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Based on the graph, how have Americans' sources of news changed since 1992?
People no longer obtain news information from television.
The Internet is gradually replacing newspapers as a source of news.
More people are now listening to news on the radio than previously.
There has been a significant decline in the readership of news magazines.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Which group on the table would be most likely to support a ban on deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico?
Interest Group 1
Interest Group 2
Interest Group 3
Interest Group 4
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