Unit 2 Study Guide

The term "Bias" refers to what?

• A person's point of view.

• A person's grade on a test.

• A person's prejudices based on how they grew up.

• A term learned in Science.

The media's traditional role in influencing government is:

• To contribute money to a political campain.

• To provide a form where different points of view are shown.

• To act as a watchdog to make sure the government does what it is supposed to do.

• To broadcast biased points of view towards a person or an event.

In which situation is the media acting like a watchdog in influencing what government does:

• Reporting county food drive

• Reporting on a government scandal

• Broadcasting an election campaign add

• Giving money to someone who has decided to run for office

Over the past 20 years or so, trust in the news has decreased a lot in the eyes of the public. How does this potentially harm democracy?

• By causing the government to control what the public sees on tv.

• By causing the government to not care about what the public sees on tv.

• By causing the government to care less about what it does since the public doesn't watch the news.

• By causing the government to care more about what it does on a daily basis.

Which answer would allow the public to truly see what a politician actually thinks about an issue (when no one is looking or listening)?

• How the politician voted in Congress when they were in office.

• The ratings of a politician by an interest group.

• Campaign flyers that a politician sent out to voters in the mail.

• A television add of the politician by the political party he/she belongs to.

What type of political communication was being credited by this example seen here?

• Political Cartoons

• Editorial in a newspaper

• An opinion piece

• A documentary

What do you think is the main goal of this interest group?

• To elect certain candidates to office.

• To try and control the election.

• To help people improve their lives by voting.

• To influence people who are elected to make different decisions while in office.

What is the purpose of the media as shown in this image?

• To provide a forum to share views.

• To hold politicians accountable for their actions.

• To favor certain candidates over others by interviewing them.

• To allow certain candidates air time and not others.

What type of propaganda is being shown in this image?

• bandwagon

• Transfer

• Testimonial

• plain folks

What is the main job of interest groups?

• To lobby politicians to pass laws to support the groups goals.

• To lobby the media to give candidates money for their campaigns.

• To try and get candidates elected to office.

• To try and catch candidates doing things that would disqualify them from running for office.