Unit 7 Civics Study Guide

Which best describes how media coverage influences elections?

• It tells people how not to vote.

• It covers only favored candidates.

• It gives voters an impression of the candidates.

• It always aims to bias voters.

One way that campaign workers communicate information during a campaign is by

• making speeches.

• canvassing a neighborhood.

• donating money.

• volunteering at the polls.

Progressivism could best be described as a political ideology that

• believes a strong military presence is critical for a nation.

• seeks out unprecedented and different ways to manage government.

• stresses traditional approaches to issues in government.

• values individual freedom over government involvement.

Why is it important to have media coverage of government elections?

• It may be the only accessible source of information on the issues and candidates for a particular group of people.

• It helps people have a comprehensive understanding of all of the issues.

• It introduces the public to only the candidates who have the best chance of winning.

• It encourages people to vote for the right candidate based on the media’s informed opinions.

Do news entities provide only the facts? Why or why not?

• Yes, news entities provide facts and leave it to the individual to interpret them.

• No, news entities present only opinion-based information.

• Yes, news entities report the facts, not what they think.

• No, news entities offer opinions, debate, and interpretations of events.

Which of these is a way in which politicians, particularly on the state and national level, would most likely interact with citizens online?

• through instant messaging

• by connecting on social media

• through local town-hall meetings

• by private messages

The main purpose of a political campaign is either to get an issue passed or

• a verdict overturned.

• an officeholder removed.

• a law revoked.

• a candidate elected.

When campaign workers are canvassing neighborhoods, one of their goals is to

• identify voters who will support their candidate.

• sell campaign buttons door to door.

• determine the income level of a community.

• find out which candidate voters have selected.

In a direct primary, voters

• select a nominee through a delegate.

• debate as a group to nominate a candidate.

• vote for a nominee themselves, not through a delegate.

• vote for their candidate of choice in the general election.

Laws are passed to regulate the funding of political campaigns in an effort to ensure that

• only a handful of candidates run for office.

• all candidates who run for office have equal funding.

• corporations and the wealthy cannot donate an excessive amount.

• candidates focus on the day’s controversial issues.