Mass Media and Interest groups

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.

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

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.

Which best describes the main objective of a lobbyist?

• To raise campaign funds for political parties.

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

• to influence state legislators or members of congress on issues

• to advise political candidates on how to manager their election campaigns

Which propaganda technique is used in this political communication?

• making a false analogy

• appealing to readers' fears

• presenting an opinion as fact

• smearing an opponent's character

The most common forms of mass media listed below are

• newspapers

• magazines

• social media and the Internet

• radio and television

What does it mean to lobby?

• A measurement of how much the sample results might differ from sample universe
• To persuade government officials to support the polices their interest group favors
• The ideas and attitudes that signifcant number of americans hold about government and political issues
• A group of people that is to be studied

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

People whose job it is to meet with members of the government and discuss a groups issues & concerns are called [----].

• Politicians
• Lobbyists
• Interest groups
• Mr. Jud's current job

How can individuals participate in politics and influence public policy?

• Vote and/or campaign for candidiates
• Join an interest group
• Express opinions
• All of the choices