Civics EOC Reporting Category #3 Review

How do modern Democrats and Republicans view taxation?

• Republicans tend to favor tax increases to support new social programs more than

  Democrats.

• Democrats tend to favor tax increases to support new social programs more than

  Republicans.

• Democrats tend to favor tax decreases, while Republicans tend to favor keeping tax rates the

  same.

• Republicans tend to favor tax increases, while Democrats tend to favor keeping tax rates the

  same.

According to the information on the posters, which individual would more likely vote for Aleksi Alho?

• A voter concerned about leadership experience

• A voter concerned about women’s rights

• A voter concerned about protecting the rights of the accused

• A voter concerned about rising unemployment in the state

According to the information on the posters, what is one reason Petra could be considered more

qualified than Aleksi to be elected to the U.S. Senate?

• Her business experience

• Her political experience

• Her lobbyist experience

• Her educational experience

• Group rally event and emailing the representative

• Calling citizens by phone and letters to citizens

• An online petition and letters to citizens

• Emailing the representative and an online petition

James Madison wrote that “liberty is to faction what air is to fire.” After reading this, Jack points out that the Founders would have wanted more restrictions on lobbyists, special-interest

groups, and media influencing the government. What would be a good counterargument?

• The media, despite its biases, are best able to monitor the government when they are free.

• Lobbyists will balance one another in government influence if they are subject to fewer laws.

• Political ads, despite their biases, are best able to inform citizens when there are no

  regulations.

• Elected officials are better able to measure public opinion if there are no interfering factions

How can the information on this poster best be categorized?

• Factual

• Advertisement

• Propaganda

• Entertainment

What is primary goal of this propaganda poster?

• To encourage people to move to government lands

• To discourage people from moving to government lands

• To encourage people to move to California

• To discourage people from moving to California

Which should be Flora’s final step in attempting to encourage her community to provide low cost flu shots?

• Identify public policy alternatives by talking to her doctor about options to locate funding for

  shots.

• Outline her citizen-action plan to the local health department proposing it offer a low-cost

  vaccination clinic.

• Conduct background research by visiting reliable web sites to read about side effects of flu

  shots.

• Evaluate public policy alternatives by speaking to federal health officials about similar

  efforts in other communities.

Evelyn is preparing to speak to her fellow city council members about trash collection in the city. She looks at a chart made by her aide. Which argument could she make in favor of using the

current city trash-collection service instead of a private service?

• Residents will pay less if the city service collects trash

• There will be more jobs available if the city service collects trash.

• Recycling will increase if the city service collects trash

• Can replacement will be easier if the city service collects trash.

Which conclusion can be drawn from the views?

• Minimum wage changes impact both small business owners and employees.

• Minimum wage changes impact small-business owners more than employees.

• Minimum wage changes impact employees more than small-business owners.

• Minimum wage changes have little impact employees or small-business owners.