Unit 2 Quiz Review-Civics

In which of the following instances is the media carrying out its role as a watchdog?

• Major TV and radio station broadcast the president’s State of the Union message.

• A newspaper prints an article about the corrupt practices of an elected official.

• A magazine interviews a senator about her views regarding the minimum wage.

• A television station provides live coverage of a major snowstorm.

Which best describes the main objective of a lobbyist?

• To advise political candidates on how to run their election campaigns.

• To raise campaign funds for political parties

• To influence state legislators or members of congress on issues.

• To influence public decision-making for the common good.

Issues that receive the most time, money, and attention from government leaders make up the______________

• Mass media

• Public interest group

• Public opinion

• Public agenda

Which of the following is a source of public opinion?

• Pollsters

• Surveys

• The mass media

• Regulatory commissions

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 article for the local newspaper and sent it off. Which statement best describes Sarah’s activities?

• She was participating directly in government

• She was starting her own special interest group

• She was forming her own political party

• She was acting as a lobbyist

Which issue represents a basic disagreement between Democrats and Republicans?

• Whether Americans should unite behind the nation against global terrorism.

• Whether monopoly capitalism should be replaced by state ownership.

• Whether current uses of natural resources should be radically replaced by a greater focus on future sustainability.

• Whether higher levels of taxation should be imposed to pay for more public services.

How would you classify a political system in which two parties usually get most of the votes in elections?

• A two-party system.

• A multi-party system.

• A parliamentary democracy.

• A single-party system.

All of the following are NATURAL BORN citizens except

• a person born in North Carolina to immigrants
• a person born in England to American citizens
• a person born in Germany on a US military base
• a person who immigrated to the US as a 2 year old 

What are the names of the two major political parties in the United States today?

• Green and Libertarian

• Socialist and Communist

• Democrats and Repubilcans

• Libertarians and Constitutionalists

The conversation below is part of a political discussion.

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Lou: I am going to vote for the candidate who will support cutting government spending.

Bob: Yes, we spend too much on some programs.

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Which party’s candidates are these voters most likely to support?

• Democratic

• Green

• Republican

• Socialist