Current Issues Final Exam Review

A political ideology that supports lower taxes, 2nd Amendment rights, and less or “smaller” government

• Liberal Ideology

• Conservative Ideology

A political ideology that tends to support welfare programs, gun control, and more government action or “big” government

• Liberal Ideology

• Conservative Ideology

An economic ideology that believes in government control of the means of production/regulation and no private ownership.

• Communism

• Socialism

• Capitalism

An economic ideology in which some of the means of production are regulated by the government, but private ownership still exists.

• Communism

• Socialism

• Capitalism

An economic ideology that believes in the free market economy, private ownership, and the value of competition.

• Communism

• Socialism

• Capitalism

News reporting that chooses ONLY to use experts who agree with their perspective on a topic.

• Bias by spin

• Bias by selection of sources

• Bias by labeling

Which is NOT bias?

• Multiple sources of information or experts from both sides

• Reporting who chooses to use unflattering pictures on someone they are reporting on

• Reporting that incorporates personal opinions

People reject information from multiple sources to the point that they only believe their own beliefs are correct.

• Confirmation Bias

• Bias by Selection of Sources

• Bias by Omission

A textbook a historian wrote about Ancient Rome is a _______________ source.

• Primary

• Secondary

The Diary of Anne Frank about the Holocaust is a ________________ source.

• Primary

• Secondary